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Katherine DeMille is a Actor and Script Supervisor Canadienne born on 29 june 1911 at Vancouver (Canada)

Katherine DeMille

Katherine DeMille
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Birth name Katherine Lester
Nationality Canada
Birth 29 june 1911 at Vancouver (Canada)
Death 27 april 1995 (at 83 years) at Tucson (USA)

Katherine DeMille (June 29, 1911 – April 27, 1995) was a Canadian-born American film actress.

She was born Katherine Paula Lester in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was orphaned as a child by the death of her father, an officer in the Canadian Army who died in World War I combat and the loss of her mother to tuberculosis in 1920. When she was nine years old, she was found in an orphanage and legally adopted by film director Cecil B. DeMille and his wife Constance. She first appeared as an uncredited "Zeppelin Reveler" in Madame Satan (1930), and made thirty film appearances until retiring in 1956.

Biography

DeMille married actor Anthony Quinn on October 3, 1937. They had five children: Christopher (1939-1941), Christina (born December 1, 1941), Catalina (born November 21, 1942), Duncan (born August 4, 1945), and Valentina (born December 26, 1952). Their first child, Christopher, was found drowned in the lily pond of W.C. Fields at age two.

DeMille accepted the 1953 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on behalf of her husband, who was not present at the ceremony. They divorced in 1965 due to his extramarital relationships.

Best films

Aloma of the South Seas (1941)
(Actress)

Usually with

Anne Bauchens
Anne Bauchens
(4 films)
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
(4 films)
Harry Woods
Harry Woods
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Katherine DeMille (26 films)

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Actress

Man from Del Rio, 1h22
Directed by Harry Horner
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Peter Whitney, Douglas Fowley, John Larch, Whit Bissell
Rating63% 3.1940553.1940553.1940553.1940553.194055
This script must be run from the command line
Unconquered, 2h26
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance, Western
Actors Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Howard Da Silva, Boris Karloff, Henry Wilcoxon, Cecil Kellaway
Roles Hannah
Rating67% 3.3931853.3931853.3931853.3931853.393185
Based on Neil Swanson's Unconquered, a Novel of the Pontiac Conspiracy, the film focuses on "Abby" Hale (Paulette Goddard), who is condemned to death by a British court, then offered clemency if she will become an indentured servant in America. There is a bidding competition between Captain Christopher Holden (Gary Cooper) and Martin Garth (Howard Da Silva), which Holden wins. He then sets her free. Unfortunately, Garth is a sore loser; he kidnaps Abby and takes her to the western frontier, where he is involved in illegal arms sales to the Native Americans. Soon, Holden becomes involved in the conflict with the warring tribes and is reunited with Abby; he also has further confrontations with Garth and his henchman (Mike Mazurki).
Aloma of the South Seas, 1h17
Directed by Alfred Santell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on plays, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Lynne Overman, Phillip Reed, Katherine DeMille, Fritz Leiber
Roles Kari
Rating54% 2.724992.724992.724992.724992.72499
Aloma and Prince Tanoa, are promised by the islanders to wed from their childhood, though the two despise each other and fight. Tanoa is sent to the United States for an education and does not return for 15 years after the death of his father. Once crowned, Tanoa's treacherous cousin Revo who has plotted to rule in place of Tanoa since childhood, sees his chance by arming himself and his band with rifles and a light machine gun.
Isle Of Destiny, 1h35
Directed by Elmer Clifton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors William Gargan, Wallace Ford, June Lang, Gilbert Roland, Etienne Girardot, Katherine DeMille
Roles Inda Barton
Rating48% 2.437342.437342.437342.437342.43734
The glamorous heiress and daredevil pilot Virginia Allerton is test-flying her seaplane "The Lady Bird" after some modifications are made by her mechanic Max Raft, who is also on board the plane. They experience problems mid-air when they are caught in a tropical storm, and all the ships in the South Sea area are alerted to their distress.
In Old Caliente, 57minutes
Directed by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Musical, Western
Actors Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lynne Roberts, Katherine DeMille, Jack La Rue, Frank Puglia
Roles Rita Vargas
Rating56% 2.810342.810342.810342.810342.81034
Set after California's Statehood but before the War Between the States, Roy Rogers is working for a wealthy Spanish family. One of their men is secretly betraying the arrival of targets of opportunity to a group of Anglo American bandits but puts the blame on Roy.
Blockade
Blockade (1938)
, 1h24
Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Madeleine Carroll, Henry Fonda, Leo Carrillo, John Halliday, Vladimir Nikolayevich Sokoloff, Robert Warwick
Roles Peasant Woman on Train
Rating56% 2.8056252.8056252.8056252.8056252.805625
Durant la guerre civile espagnole, les amours d'un pauvre paysan, officier républicain, et d'une jeune aventurière, qui espionne au profit de l'ennemi.
Charlie Chan at the Olympics, 1h11
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors Warner Oland, Katherine DeMille, Keye Luke, Pauline Moore, Allan Lane, Paul Panzer
Roles Yvonne Roland
Rating69% 3.4954353.4954353.4954353.4954353.495435
When Chan's oldest son, Lee (Keye Luke), is chosen to compete in the Olympics, Chan is proud as can be. Meanwhile, over the skies of Chan's Honolulu, the "Hopkins plane" is demonstrating an improvement of remote radio control to the US military. However, the aircraft is hijacked by a concealed stowaway, the device stolen, and the test pilot murdered. When Chan, followed by his astute second son, Charlie Jr. (Layne Tom Jr.), tracks down the stowaway, he finds only the man's body.
Ramona
Ramona (1936)
, 1h24
Directed by Henry King, Robert D. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic drama, Adventure, Romance, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Loretta Young, Don Ameche, Kent Taylor, Pauline Frederick, Jane Darwell, Katherine DeMille
Roles Margarita (as Katherine de Mille)
Rating60% 3.0009753.0009753.0009753.0009753.000975
Ramona (Loretta Young), is a half-Indian girl who falls in love with the young man Felipe Moreno (Kent Taylor).
Romeo and Juliet, 2h5
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about suicide, Théâtre, Romeo and Juliet, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Basil Rathbone, Reginald Denny, Edna May Oliver
Roles Rosaline
Rating64% 3.2464853.2464853.2464853.2464853.246485
A Vérone, malgré la haine qui sépare leurs deux familles, Juliette, fille des Capulet et Roméo, issu de la famille Montaigu, s'aiment passionnément. A tel point que les deux jeunes gens décident de se marier secrètement.
Banjo on My Knee, 1h35
Directed by John Cromwell, Otto Brower
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Helen Westley, Walter Catlett
Roles Leota Long
Rating61% 3.098033.098033.098033.098033.09803
Ernie Holley (Joel McCrea) runs away on his wedding night because he thinks he has killed a wedding guest. His father Newt (Walter Brennan) and bride Pearl (Barbara Stanwyck) find him in New Orleans and persuade him to come home.
The Sky Parade, 1h10
Directed by Otto Lovering
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors William Gargan, Katherine DeMille, Kent Taylor, Grant Withers, Syd Saylor, Robert Fiske
Roles Geraldine Croft
Rating24% 1.2133151.2133151.2133151.2133151.213315