Biography
Katherine Lester DeMille (born Katherine Paula Lester; June 29, 1911 – April 27, 1995) was a Canadian-born American actress who played 25 credited film roles from the mid-1930s to the late 1940s.
The adopted daughter of director Cecil B. DeMille, she was considered Hollywood royalty and was noted for her dark beauty. Her first credited role was featured in Viva Villa! (1934). She signed a contract with Paramount Pictures and portrayed Princess Alice of France in her father's epic The Crusades (1935) and also starred in The Sky Parade (1936).
DeMille continued her career at 20th Century Fox and other studios until 1941, when she retired to dedicate her time to her family. She returned to films with roles in Black Gold and Unconquered (both 1947) and starred in her final film, The Judge, in 1949. In his autobiography, her father wrote that she "has carried the name deMille on for another generation in motion pictures as a talented actress."
Filmography
all 29
Movies 29
The Judge (1949)
Unconquered (1947)
Black Gold (1947)
Aloma of the South Seas (1941)
Dark Streets of Cairo (1940)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
Isle Of Destiny (1940)
In Old Caliente (1939)
Trapped in the Sky (1939)
Blockade (1938)
Under Suspicion (1937)
Love Under Fire (1937)
The Californian (1937)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
Banjo on My Knee (1936)
The Sky Parade (1936)
Drift Fence (1936)
Hollywood Extra Girl (1935)
The Crusades (1935)
Call of the Wild (1935)
The Black Room (1935)
All the King's Horses (1935)
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
Viva Villa! (1934)
The Trumpet Blows (1934)
Four Frightened People (1934)
Girls About Town (1931)
Son of India (1931)
Madam Satan (1930)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1911-06-29
Deathday1995-04-27 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceVancouver, Canada
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FatherCecil B. DeMille
MotherConstance Adams DeMille
SiblingsRichard de Mille
CitizenshipsUnited States of America, Canada
Also Known AsKatherine Lester DeMille
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