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Debra Paget

Debra Paget (born Debralee Griffin; August 19, 1933) is an American actress and entertainer. She is perhaps best known for her performances in Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1956) and in Elvis Presley's film debut, Love Me Tender (1956), as well as for the risqué (for the time) snake dance scene in The Indian Tomb (1959).

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Born
Aug 19, 1933
Birthplace
Denver, États-Unis
Known For
Acting

Biography

Debra Paget (born Debralee Griffin; August 19, 1933) is an American actress and entertainer. She is perhaps best known for her performances in Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1956) and in Elvis Presley's film debut, Love Me Tender (1956), as well as for the risqué (for the time) snake dance scene in The Indian Tomb (1959).

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Filmography

Movies

Cry of the CityTeena Riconti
1948
House of StrangersMaria Domenico
1949
It Happens Every SpringAlice - College Co-ed (uncredited)
1949
It Happens Every SpringAlice (uncredited)
1949
Broken ArrowSonseeahray
1950
Anne of the IndiesMolly LaRochelle
1951
Bird of ParadiseKalua
1951
Fourteen HoursRuth
1951
Belles on Their ToesMartha Gilbreth
1952
Les MiserablesCosette
1952
Stars and Stripes ForeverLily Becker
1952
Demetrius and the GladiatorsLucia
1954
Prince ValiantIlene
1954
Princess of the NilePrincess Shalimar / Taura the dancer
1954
The Gambler from NatchezMelanie Barbee
1954
Seven Angry MenElizabeth Clark
1955
White FeatherAppearing Day
1955
Love Me TenderCathy Reno
1956
The Last HuntIndian girl
1956
The Ten CommandmentsLilia
1956
Omar KhayyamSharain
1957
The River's EdgeMeg Cameron
1957
From the Earth to the MoonVirginia Nicholl
1958
The Indian TombSeetha
1959
The Tiger of EschnapurSeetha
1959
Cleopatra's DaughterShila - Cleopatra's Daughter
1960
Journey to the Lost CitySeetha
1960
Why Must I DieDottie Manson
1960
Most Dangerous Man AliveLinda Marlow
1961
Rome, 1585Esmeralda - zingara
1961
Tales of TerrorHelene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
1962
The Haunted PalaceAnn Ward
1963
Kolossal - The Magnificent MacistiSelf - Shila - Cleopatra's Daughter (archive footage)
1977
This Is ElvisCathy Reno (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
The Making of The Ten CommandmentsSelf (archive footage)
2003
Elvis Through the YearsSelf (archive footage)
2007
René Deltgen – Der sanfte RebellSelf(archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
Debra Paget, For Example
2016
The Dark, DebraDebra Paget
2020

Television

The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 2 eps
1950
Climax!Maria · 1 eps
1954
Climax!Natalie · 1 eps
1954
MGM ParadeSelf · 1 eps
1955
The 20th Century Fox HourMary Connors · 1 eps
1955
The MillionaireMara Robinson · 1 eps
1955
The Steve Allen ShowSelf · 1 eps
1956
Johnny RingoAgnes St. John · 1 eps
1959
RawhideAzuela · 1 eps
1959
RawhideLaura · 1 eps
1959
RiverboatLela Russell · 1 eps
1959
The DuPont Show with June AllysonEve Barnes · 1 eps
1959
Burke's LawJuliet · 1 eps
1963
Burke's LawHelen Harper · 1 eps
1963

Photos

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