Faith Domergue
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Faith Marie Domergue (/doʊˈmɛərɡ/;[7] June 16, 1924, or 1925 – April 4, 1999) was an American film and television actress. Discovered at age 16 by media and aircraft mogul Howard Hughes, she was signed to a contract with Hughes's RKO Radio Pictures and cast as the lead in the studio's thriller Vendetta, which had a troubled four-year production before finally being released in 1950.
Faith Domergue | |
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Born | (1924-06-16)June 16, 1924 or (1925-06-16)June 16, 1925[lower-alpha 1] New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | (1999-04-04)April 4, 1999 (age 73–74) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1941–1974 |
Spouses | Paolo Cossa
(m. 1966; died 1992) |
Children | 2 |
Domergue appeared in science-fiction and horror pictures, such as Cult of the Cobra, This Island Earth, It Came from Beneath the Sea, and The Atomic Man, all released in 1955, earning her a reputation as an early "scream queen". Domergue's later career consisted of B movies, television guest roles, and European productions.