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Debra Paget

Debra Paget

Acting·1933·40 films

Debra Paget (born Debralee Griffin; August 19, 1933) is an American actress and entertainer. She is perhaps best known for her performances in Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1956) and in Elvis Presley's film debut, Love Me Tender (1956), as well as for the risqué (for the time) snake dance scene in The Indian Tomb (1959).

Filmography

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)Lilia
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow (1950)Sonseeahray
Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror (1962)Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace (1963)Ann Ward
The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)Seetha
The Indian Tomb
The Indian Tomb (1959)Seetha
Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender (1956)Cathy Reno
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)Lucia
House of Strangers
House of Strangers (1949)Maria Domenico
Cry of the City
Cry of the City (1948)Teena Riconti
Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant (1954)Ilene
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours (1951)Ruth
Anne of the Indies
Anne of the Indies (1951)Molly LaRochelle
The Last Hunt
The Last Hunt (1956)Indian girl
This Is Elvis
This Is Elvis (1981)Cathy Reno (archive footage) (uncredited)
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon (1958)Virginia Nicholl
The River's Edge
The River's Edge (1957)Meg Cameron
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring (1949)Alice - College Co-ed (uncredited)
Les Miserables
Les Miserables (1952)Cosette
Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes (1952)Martha Gilbreth
White Feather
White Feather (1955)Appearing Day
Princess of the Nile
Princess of the Nile (1954)Princess Shalimar / Taura the dancer
Stars and Stripes Forever
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)Lily Becker
Most Dangerous Man Alive
Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)Linda Marlow
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (1957)Sharain
Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise (1951)Kalua
Journey to the Lost City
Journey to the Lost City (1960)Seetha
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter (1960)Shila - Cleopatra's Daughter
Why Must I Die
Why Must I Die (1960)Dottie Manson
Seven Angry Men
Seven Angry Men (1955)Elizabeth Clark
The Gambler from Natchez
The Gambler from Natchez (1954)Melanie Barbee
Debra Paget, For Example
Debra Paget, For Example (2016)
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977)Self - Shila - Cleopatra's Daughter (archive footage)
The Making of The Ten Commandments
The Making of The Ten Commandments (2003)Self (archive footage)
Rome, 1585
Rome, 1585 (1961)Esmeralda - zingara
René Deltgen – Der sanfte Rebell
René Deltgen – Der sanfte Rebell (2008)Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis: A Life in Music
Elvis: A Life in Music (2026)Self (archive footage)
Beyond Doubt
Beyond DoubtWoman (archive footage)
Elvis Through the Years
Elvis Through the Years (2007)Self (archive footage)
The Dark, Debra
The Dark, Debra (2020)Debra Paget