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Elena Angela Verdugo was an American actress who began in films at the age of five in Cavalier of the West (1931). Her career in radio, television, and film spanned six decades.
Birth Name
Elena Angela Verdugo
Born
Monday, 20 April 1925
Died
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | Self | 2014 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Ilonka | 2007 |
| The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan | Self - Velez's Secretary / Herself | 2004 |
| Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Archive Footage | 1999 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Mrs. Coleman | 1983 |
| Emerald Point N.A.S. | Mrs. Padilla | 1983 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| The Boss' Son | Betty | 1978 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | Self | 2014 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Ilonka | 2007 |
| The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan | Self - Velez's Secretary / Herself | 2004 |
| Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Archive Footage | 1999 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Mrs. Coleman | 1983 |
| Emerald Point N.A.S. | Mrs. Padilla | 1983 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| The Boss' Son | Betty | 1978 |
| Break the Bank | Self | 1976 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Celebrity Sweepstakes | Self | 1974 |
| Tattletales | Self | 1974 |
| The Alpha Caper | Hilda | 1973 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Consuelo Lopez | 1971 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Marilyn (segment "Love and the Lady Prisoner") / Wanda (segment "Love and the Modern Wife") | 1969 |
| Angel in My Pocket | Lila Sinclair / Lila | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Consuelo Lopez | 1969 |
| How Sweet It Is! | Vera Wax | 1968 |
| Mannix | Eva Brock | 1967 |
| Ironside | Liz Cervantes | 1967 |
| The Woody Woodbury Show | Self | 1967 |
| Iron Horse | Abigail Bennett | 1966 |
| Mona McCluskey | Alice / Alice Henderson | 1965 |
| Gypsy | Self - actress | 1965 |
| Day of the Nightmare | Miss Devi | 1965 |
| Daniel Boone | Violet Morton | 1964 |
| Many Happy Returns | Lynn Hall | 1964 |
| The New Phil Silvers Show | Audrey | 1963 |
| Petticoat Junction | Mary Jane Hastings | 1963 |
| Redigo | Gerry | 1963 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Elena Madragarra | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Law of the Plainsman | Connie Drake | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Maria Carroyo | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Karen Keddy | 1958 |
| Steve Canyon | Captain Maggie Gallagher | 1958 |
| Panama Sal | Sal Regan | 1957 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Jennifer Smith | 1956 |
| The Rosemary Clooney Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | Rosita / Janice Tuttle | 1955 |
| The Marksman | Jane Warren | 1953 |
| The Pathfinder | Lokawa | 1952 |
| Meet Millie | Millie Bronson | 1952 |
| Jet Job | Marge Stevens | 1952 |
| Thief of Damascus | Neela | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Valerie Varden / Valerie Powers / Self - Cameo / Golf Skit / Ruth Sanders / Marie | 1951 |
| Gene Autry and the Mounties | Marie Duval | 1951 |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | Orange Girl | 1950 |
| Big Town | Millie Johnson | 1950 |
| Snow Dog | Andrée Blanchard | 1950 |
| The Lost Volcano | Nona | 1950 |
| Dangerous Assignment | Karen / Ketti / Lana | 1950 |
| The Lost Tribe | Li Wanna | 1949 |
| The Sky Dragon | Connie Jackson, alias Marie Burke / Connie Jackson | 1949 |
| Tuna Clipper | Bianca Pereira | 1949 |
| The Big Sombrero | Estrellita Estrada | 1949 |
| El Dorado Pass | Dolores | 1948 |
| Shed No Tears | Marilyn | 1948 |
| Song of Scheherazade | Fioretta | 1947 |
| Little Giant | Martha Hill | 1946 |
| The Frozen Ghost | Nina Coudreau | 1945 |
| House of Frankenstein | Ilonka | 1944 |
| Rainbow Island | Moana | 1944 |
| The Moon and Sixpence | Ata | 1942 |
| To the Shores of Tripoli | Spanish Dancer | 1942 |
| Belle Starr | Young Girl | 1941 |
| The Hard-Boiled Canary | Girl | 1941 |
| Blood and Sand | Specialty Dancer | 1941 |
| Down Argentine Way | Argentine Dancer | 1940 |
| Cavalier of the West | Little Girl | 1931 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress - Television | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama | Nominated |
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama | Nominated |
