Portrait of Elena Verdugo

Elena Verdugo

Acting

Biography

Elena Angela Verdugo was an American actress who began in films at the age of five in Cavalier of the West. Her career in radio, television and film spanned six decades. In her film career she was often typecast in roles as gypsies, harem dancers, peasant girls, Indian maidens and senoritas over the years before TV instigated the second stretch of her career.

Born: April 20, 1925

Place of Birth: Paso Robles, California, USA

Filmography

1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as IIonka (archive footage)

1983
1978
1973
1971
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Consuelo Lopez

1968
How Sweet It Is!

as Vera Wax

1967
Mannix

as Eva Brock

1967
Ironside

as Liz Cervantes

1965
1965
Mona McCluskey

as Alice Henderson

1964
Daniel Boone

as Violet Morton

1963
Petticoat Junction

as Mary Jane Hastings

1963
Redigo

as Gerry

1960
Route 66

as Elena

1959
Law of the Plainsman

as Connie Drake

1959
Rawhide

as Marie Carroyo

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Karen Keddy

1957
Panama Sal

as Sal Regan

1953
The Marksman

as Jane Warren

1952
1952
Jet Job

as Elena Verdugo

1952
1951
1950
Cyrano de Bergerac

as Orange Girl

1950
Snow Dog

as Andrée Blanchard

1950
1949
Sky Dragon

as Connie Jackson

1949
The Big Sombrero

as Estrellita Estrada

1949
The Lost Tribe

as Li Wanna

1949
Tuna Clipper

as Bianca Pereira

1948
El Dorado Pass

as Dolores

1948
Shed No Tears

as Marilyn

1947
1946
Strange Voyage

as Carmelita Lopez

1946
Little Giant

as Martha Hill

1945
The Frozen Ghost

as Nina Coudreau

1944
1941
Belle Starr

as Young Girl (uncredited)

1941
Blood and Sand

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

1940
Down Argentine Way

as Argentine Dancer (uncredited)

1931
Cavalier of the West

as Little Girl