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.
Known For
Cyrano de Bergerac
(1950)
Orange Girl
House of Frankenstein
(1944)
Ilonka
Blood and Sand
(1941)
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Cavalier of the West
(1931)
Little Girl
Down Argentine Way
(1940)
Argentine Dancer (uncredited)
Belle Starr
(1941)
Young Girl (uncredited)
Blood and Sand
(1941)
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
The Moon and Sixpence
(1942)
Ata
House of Frankenstein
(1944)
Ilonka
Rainbow Island
(1944)
Moana
The Frozen Ghost
(1945)
Nina Coudreau
Little Giant
(1946)
Martha Hill
Strange Voyage
(1946)
Carmelita Lopez
Song of Scheherazade
(1947)
Fioretta
Shed No Tears
(1948)
Marilyn
El Dorado Pass
(1948)
Dolores
The Big Sombrero
(1949)
Estrellita Estrada
The Lost Tribe
(1949)
Li Wanna
Tuna Clipper
(1949)
Bianca Pereira
Sky Dragon
(1949)
Connie Jackson
The Lost Volcano
(1950)
Nona
Snow Dog
(1950)
Andrée Blanchard
Cyrano de Bergerac
(1950)
Orange Girl
Gene Autry and the Mounties
(1951)
Marie Duval
Thief of Damascus
(1952)
Neela
The Pathfinder
(1952)
Lokawa
Jet Job
(1952)
Elena Verdugo
The Marksman
(1953)
Jane Warren
Panama Sal
(1957)
Sal Regan
Day of the Nightmare
(1965)
Miss Devi
How Sweet It Is!
(1968)
Vera Wax
Angel in My Pocket
(1969)
Lila
The Alpha Caper
(1973)
Hilda
The Boss' Son
(1978)
Betty
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
(1984)
Consuelo Lopez
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
IIonka (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
(1995)
Self
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
(2004)
Herself
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
(2014)
Self