Elena Verdugo
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Ironside
Liz Cervantes
1967
Series
Love, American Style
Wanda
1969
Series
Love, American Style
Marilyn
1969
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Elena Verdugo
1951
Series
Mannix
Eva Brock
1967
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Petticoat Junction
Mary Jane Hastings
1963
Series
Rawhide
Marie Carroyo
1959
Series
Rawhide
Maria Carroyo
1959
Series
Daniel Boone
Violet Morton
1964
Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Consuelo Lopez
1969
Series
Route 66
Elena
1960
Series
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Mrs. Coleman
1983
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Karen Keddy
1958
Series
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Consuelo Lopez
1971
Series
Cavalcade of America
1952
Series
The Bob Cummings Show
Janice Tuttle
1955
Series
The Bob Cummings Show
Rosita
1955
Series
Law of the Plainsman
Connie Drake
1959
Series
The Gale Storm Show
Jennifer Smith
1956
Series
Dangerous Assignment
Lana
1952
Series
Dangerous Assignment
Ketti
1952
Series
Dangerous Assignment
Karen
1952
The Rosemary Clooney Show
Self
1956
Series
Steve Canyon
Captain Maggie Gallagher
1958
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Series
Mona McCluskey
Alice Henderson
1965
Series
General Electric Theater
1953
Series
Redigo
Gerry
1963
The New Phil Silvers Show
Audrey
1963
Film
Blood and Sand
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
1941
Film
House of Frankenstein
Ilonka
1944
Film
Cyrano de Bergerac
Orange Girl
1950
Film
The Marksman
Jane Warren
1953
Film
Belle Starr
Young Girl (uncredited)
1941
Film
How Sweet It Is!
Vera Wax
1968
Film
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
Angel in My Pocket
Lila
1969
Film
The Alpha Caper
Hilda
1973
Film
Thief of Damascus
Neela
1952
Film
Little Giant
Martha Hill
1946
Film
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
1992
Film
The Frozen Ghost
Nina Coudreau
1945
Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Self
2014
Film
Down Argentine Way
Argentine Dancer (uncredited)
1940
Film
Shed No Tears
Marilyn
1948
Film
The Pathfinder
Lokawa
1952
Film
The Lost Volcano
Nona
1950
Film
Rainbow Island
Moana
1944
Film
The Moon and Sixpence
Ata
1942
Film
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
IIonka (archive footage)
1991
Film
Snow Dog
Andrée Blanchard
1950
Film
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Self
1995
Film
The Lost Tribe
Li Wanna
1949
Film
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Consuelo Lopez
1984
Film
Song of Scheherazade
Fioretta
1947
Film
The Boss' Son
Betty
1978
Film
Sky Dragon
Connie Jackson
1949
Film
Gene Autry and the Mounties
Marie Duval
1951
Film
Jet Job
Elena Verdugo
1952
Film
The Big Sombrero
Estrellita Estrada
1949
Film
Cavalier of the West
Little Girl
1931
Film
Tuna Clipper
Bianca Pereira
1949
Film
Day of the Nightmare
Miss Devi
1965
Film
El Dorado Pass
Dolores
1948
Film
Panama Sal
Sal Regan
1957
Film
Strange Voyage
Carmelita Lopez
1946
Film
The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
Self
2004