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Lili Damita (1904–1994)

Lili was a French Actress who is remembered more for who she married than the movies she appeared in. When the sound revolution came into Hollywood, the studio's scrambled to find actors who could speak lines and record well. It was at this time that Lili burst on the scene. While her accent would always be very noticeable... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (35 titles)
1938 Escadrille of Chance
Edwige (as Lily Damita)
 
1936 The Devil on Horseback
Diane Corday
 
1935 Frisco Kid
Belle
 
1935 Brewster's Millions
Rosalie La Rue
 
1934 Man Stolen
Annette
 
1933 Goldie Gets Along
Goldie LaFarge
 
1932 The Match King
Marta Molnar
 
1932 Une heure près de toi
Mitzi Olivier
 
1932 This Is the Night
Germaine
 
1932 Quand on est belle
Laura Murdock
 
1931 Friends and Lovers
Alva Sangrito
 
1931/II The Woman Between
Julie Whitcomb (as Lily Damita)
 
1931 Fighting Caravans
Felice (as Lily Damita)
 
1931 Le père célibataire (as Lily Damita)
 
1930 Soyons gais
Kitty
 
1929 The Cock-Eyed World
Mariana Elenita
 
1929 The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Camila (La Perichole)
 
1929 The Rescue
Lady Edith Travers
 
1927 Die berühmte Frau
Sonja Litowskaja
 
1927 The Queen Was in the Parlour
Prinzessin Nadya von Kraya
 
1926 Der goldene Schmetterling
Lilian, seine Pflegetochter
 
1926 Geheimnisse einer Seele (uncredited)
 
1926 Fiaker Nr. 13
Lilian
 
1925 Das Spielzeug von Paris
Célimène aka Susana Armard (as Liliane Damita)
 
1925 Prince Charming (as Lily Deslys)
 
1924 The Clairvoyant
Suzanne
 
1924 Une femme dans la nuit (as Lily Damita)
 
1923 Corsica (as Lily Deslys)
 
1922 Maman Pierre
Susy (as Lily Deslys)
 
1922 La fille sauvage
Henriette Villedieu (as Lily Deslys)
 
1922 L'empereur des pauvres
Riquette (as Lily Deslys)
 
1922 La belle au bois dormant
Le Prince (as Lily Deslys)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1938 For Auld Lang Syne (documentary short)
Herself - Arriving Celebrity (uncredited)
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (documentary short)
Herself - Observer
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1935 Starlit Days at the Lido (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1935 Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 9 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1935 A Dream Comes True (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2005 The Adventures of Errol Flynn (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (TV documentary)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Herself - Clip from 'La Fiesta Santa Barbara' (uncredited)
 
1961 I 10 del Texas
 

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Personal Details


Alternate Names:

Liliane Damita | Lily Damita | Lily Deslys | Lily Seslys | Damita del Rojo

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Trivia:

A polyglot. As well as French and English, she was fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and German. She could also speak some Italian and some Hungarian. See more »

Nickname:

Dynamita See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer