Maria Della Costa (1926 - 2015)

Actress. A pretty brunette, she is remembered for her long career on the Brazilian stage and screen. Born Gentile Maria Marchioro Della Costa to Italian immigrant parents, she was attractive from a young age and had a significant modeling career by the time she was 14. Drawn to the stage, she made her 1944 theatrical […]

Dorothy Dell (1915 - 1934)

Actress who made three movies in 1934 (“Wharf Angel,” “Little Miss Marker,” and “Shoot the Works”) before dying in an automobile accident that summer. (bio by: Find A Grave)

Claudia Dell (1909 - 1977)

Actress. Born in San Antonio, Texas to Oliver W. Smith. She attends school in San Antonio and Mexico City. Claudia’s aunt Mary Dell was an actress in vaudeville. Her first experience as an entertainer was playing her violin for soldiers at Kelly Field during World War I. Claudia finished her education and returned to New […]

Pauline Delaney (1925 - 2007)

Actress. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she had numerous credits in British television and films since the 1950s. After making her big screen debut in the 1958 movie “Rooney”, her other memorable performances include the films “Innocent Sinners”, (1958), “A Question of Suspense”, (1961), “Ambush in Leopard Street”, (1962), “Nothing But the Best”, (1964), “Percy”, (1971), […]

Lise Delamare (1913 - 2006)

Actress.  Born in Colombes, France,  her performing career spanned more than 50 years.  Delamare appeared in classic plays such as “Une Nuit d’Automne,” “Madame Sans-Gêne,” “Cyrano de Bergerac,” “Un Caprice,” “La Machine à Ecrire,” “Dialogues de Carmelites,” “La Folle de Chaillot”,  and “Le Misanthrope.” On screen, she is best remembered in “Les Précieuses Ridicules” (1934), […]

Isabel Martínez Del Valle (1907 - 1990)

Actress. She acted in theater during the 1930s. Her career was short and without much success. She later gained great fame for being the girfriend of celebrated tango singer, composer, and actor, Carlos Gardel. (bio by: Guada)

Dolores Del Rio (1904 - 1983)

Dolores Del Rio Dolores del Rio was the first Mexican movie star with international appeal and had a meteoric career in 1920s Hollywood (an extraordinary accomplishment for an Hispanic female on those years). She came from an aristocratic family in Durango. In the Mexican revolution of 1916, however, the family lost everything they had and […]

Marisa Del Frate (1931 - 2015)

Actress, Singer. A pretty brunette who was a sought after model in her youth, she went on to a successful career in Italian cinema and television. Raised in the Italian Capital, she was attractive from an early age and got her start in show business by modelling, competing in beauty pageants, and appearing on the […]

Virginie Dejazet (1797 - 1875)

Actress. Born in Paris, France, she made her first appearance on the stage at the age of five. In 1820s, she gained popularity performing in roles known as Dejazets and finally she became manager of the Folies-Déjazet Theatre. She continued to perform into her mid 60s, retired in 1868 and then took a touring company […]

Mamtaz “Madhubala” Dehlavi (1933 - 1969)

Bollywood Actress. As a child, Madhubala had a small role in the movie “Basant,” but she attracted a lot of attention and eventually became a star after her work in “Mahal.” Her other movies include “Neel Kamal,” “Amar Prem,” “Chittor Vijay,” and “Paras.” At age 17, she was diagnosed with a heart problem, but she […]

Sandra Dee (1942 - 2005)

Actress. Born Alexandra Zuck, she made her professional debut as a model at age four, was appearing in commercials by age twelve and at the age of fourteen made her first film, “Until they Sail.” In 1958 she won a Golden Globe Award for “Most Promising Newcomer.” She became known for her wholesome roles in […]

Dorothy DeBorba (1925 - 2010)

Actress. She appeared as a child performer in some 30 Hollywood films, memorably as the Little Rascal Dorothy in two dozen “Our Gang” comedy shorts. The child of a musician in Paul Whiteman’s orchestra, little Dorothy made her silver screen bow with the 1930 “A Royal Romance” and was spotted by “Our Gang” producer Hal […]

Julia Dean (1878 - 1952)

Actress. Her film career began in the silent era and transitioned well to the “talkies.” Appeared in Jacque Tourneur’s 1944 thriller “Experiment Perilous.” Played the role of ‘Mrs. Peabody’ in the unusual film-noir “Nightmare Alley” (1947), with Tyrone Power. She was married to stage and silent screen actor Orme Caldara. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family […]

Nancy Deale Greene (1933 - 2004)

Actress. She appeared and acted on stage, film and TV. She was a politically active woman, and was a foreign policy consultant. She was one of the founders of the National Women’s Political Caucus in Los Angeles. She appeared with her husband on the TV series “Bonanza,” and also in John Cassavettes’ independent film “Shadows.” […]

Jo De Winter (1921 - 2016)

Actress. She was an American actress who was best known for her role in Dirty Harry (1971), Gloria (1982) and Bird (1988). Born Juanita Daussat in Sacramento, California. She appeared on Broadway in Children of a Lesser God, and onstage in Europe in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Between 1965 and 2002 she made […]

Lucie De Vienne (1902 - 1973)

French-Canadian actress. She appeared in the films, “Les Enfants du Silence” (1962) and “La Mercier assassinee” (1958), and on the televison series, “La Pension Velder” (1958-1960). (bio by: K)

Tamara De Treaux (1959 - 1990)

Actress. She was one of several actors who played the part of the Extra Terrestrial in the film “ET.” She also appeared as the character “Greedigut” in the movie “Ghoulies.” A friend of author Armistead Maupin, best known for his Tales of the City books, she was the inspiration for Cadence Roth, the protagonist in […]

Blanca De Silos (1914 - 2002)

Spanish Stage and Screen Actress. She appeared in films such as “Raza” (1942), “Mariona Rebull” (1947), “Sin Uniforme” (1950), and “Hola Robinson” (1959). (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Lya De Putti (1970 - 1931)

Actress.  Exotic,  darkly sensual star of international  silent films.  She is best remembered as Emil Jannings’ faithless trapeze artist mistress in the German classic “Variety” (1925).  Reputedly descended from Hungarian nobility,  she was born Amalia de Putti in what is now Vesce,  Slovakia.  At 16 she entered into an arranged marriage with a local magistrate, […]

Lorella De Luca (1940 - 2014)

Actress. She made her film debut at the age of fifteen in the Federico Fellini’s film ‘Il bidone’ (1955). Later, she attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. In 1952, he obtained a role in Dino Risi’s film ‘Povera ma Bella’. The film’s success, made her one of the most popular actresses in the […]

Rina De Liguoro (1892 - 1966)

Actress. Born Elena Caterina Catardi, she studied piano with Maestro Luigi Finizio graduating at the Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella in Naples. She made her debut as a pianist at the age of twenty-five and soon became a valued concert performer. In 1918, she married the actor Wladimiro De Liguori son of film director […]

Georgette De Leon (1906 - 1997)

Actress of the silent screen.  Family links:  Spouse:  Joseph De Leon (1903 – 1979)* *Calculated relationship Inscription:In loving memory of our beloved parents

Amelia De La Torre (1905 - 1987)

Noted Spanish stage and screen actress. She make her debut on stage at the age of 20. In the 1950s, she triumphed in plays such as “El Jardín de los Cerezos,” “Dulce Pájaro de Juventud” and “Madre Coraje.” She also appeared in the films “Plácido” (1961), “La Celestina” (1968), and “La Vaquilla” (1985). She was […]

Marguerite de La Motte (1902 - 1950)

Marguerite de La Motte The actress Marguerite de la Motte made an education as a dancer, among others she was also taught by the great ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. She already joined the film business in 1918 and in her first movie she already appeared at Douglas Fairbanks’ side in “Arizona” (18). Together with Fairbanks […]

Isabel De Castro (1931 - 2005)

Actress. She was born in Lisbon, Portugal. She worked in Portuguese and Spanish cinema. She is best remembered for her films “Ladrao, Precisa-se!”(1946) “Barrio” (1947), “Brigada Criminal” (1950), “Almas en Peligro” (1952), “La Hija del Mar” (1953), “El Presidio” (1954), “O Dinheiro dos Pobres” (1956), “Fado Corrido” (1964), “O Destino Marca a Hora” (1970), “Jogo […]

Yvonne De Carlo (1922 - 2007)

Actress. Born Peggy Yvonne Middleton in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, she attended dancing school supported by her mother, and at 18 they traveled to Hollywood where she worked as a both a hat check chorus girl until she won a bit part in a musical short “I Look at You,” in 1941. She appeared unbilled […]

Katharina De Bruyn (1940 - 1993)

Bavarian Actress. Popular in movies and television, she appeared in “Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl” (1980). She had many supporting roles on television such as “Der Kommissar,” “Derrick,” and “Der Alte.” (bio by: Markus Brunner) Cause of death: Breast cancer

Shannon Day (1896 - 1977)

Actress. Beginning her career as a teenager on the Broadway stage as a “Zeigfeld Girl” in “The Follies”, she went on to be a silent motion picture star, appearing in numerous productions. First appearing in director Cecil B. DeMille’s “Forbidden Fruit” in 1921, she would have roles in films such as “The Affairs of Anatol” […]

Edith Day (1896 - 1971)

Singer, Actress. A star of both the Broadway and West End stage, she is remembered for creating the title role in the 1919 musical hit “Irene”. Though little is recorded of her early years it is known that she first appeared on Broadway in the 1916 “Pom Pom” then made her silver screen debut in […]

Marjorie Daw (1902 - 1979)

Actress. Sister of actor Chandler House. By the time she was 16, Daw was leading lady to Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in such films as “The Knickerbocker Buckaroo” (1918) and “His Majesty the American.” (1919) Daw retired from films when sound came in, (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Spouses:  A. Edward Sutherland (1895 – 1973)*  Myron […]