Elena Verdugo

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.

Known For

House of Frankenstein

as Ilonka

Ironside

as Liz Cervantes

Cyrano de Bergerac

as Orange Girl

Blood and Sand

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Mannix

as Eva Brock

Rawhide

as Marie Carroyo

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

as Mrs. Coleman

Petticoat Junction

as Mary Jane Hastings

The Frozen Ghost

as Nina Coudreau

Daniel Boone

as Violet Morton