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Dona Drake

Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 11/15/1914 († 74, 06/20/1989) | Miami / City of Miami (United States of America (USA))
Dona Drake (/DO-nə DRAYK/ November 15, 1914 – June 20, 1989) was an American singer, dancer, and film actress in the 1930's and 1940's. She was typically being cast in ethnic roles including Latin American and Middle Easterners. Drake often presented herself as Mexican and went by the names Una Novella and Rita Novella. As Rita Rio, she led a touring all-girl orchestra in the early 1940s, also known as "Dona Drake and her Girl Band", among other names for her musical and dance acts. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Music

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Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switc ...

Star Spangled Rhythm

NR

1942 | 3.0/5 | 1h 39min
Comedy, Music
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Press agent Jimmy Gates gets an idea while watching a New York parade, for a returned war hero Sergeant Buzz McAllister, with his chief client, singer Judy Ames; Dona Drake, leader of an all-girl orch ...

Salute for Three

Certification unknown

1943 | 1h 14min
Comedy, Music
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Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. Soon she demonstrates she is capable of rather depl ...

Beyond the Forest

Certification unknown

1949 | 3.5/5 | 1h 37min
Drama, Thriller
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A down-on-his-luck ex-GI finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. When he's finally released for lack of evidence--after having been beaten up and tortured by the police--he sets out to discov ...

Kansas City Confidential

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1952 | 3.6/5 | 1h 39min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Movies with Dona Drake as Actress(26)

as Mirva1954 Princess of the Nile
as Dolores1953 Son of Belle Starr
as Zelda1953 The Bandits of Corsica
as Narita1953 Down Laredo Way
as Teresa1952 Kansas City Confidential
as Maria Torres1951 Valentino
as Pepita1950 Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Cattle Annie1949 The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Jenny1949 Beyond the Forest
as Connie Martin1949 The Girl from Jones Beach
as Kate Goff1948 So This Is New York
as Laurette Sincee1948 Another Part of the Forest
as Dolores Ortega1946 Without Reservations
as Elena Valdez1946 Dangerous Millions
as herself1945 Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Mary Adams1944 Hot Rhythm
1943 Salute for Three
as Muriel1943 Let's Face It
1943 Sticks and Stones
as Mihirmah1942 Road to Morocco
as herself1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
as herself1941 I Look at You
as Nea1941 Aloma of the South Seas
as Beatrice1941 Louisiana Purchase
as Rita Rio1939 Rita Rio and Her Orchestra
as Mademoiselle Fifi1936 Strike Me Pink

TV Shows/Series with Dona Drake as Actress(2)

1953 City Detective
1952 Adventures of Superman

Full Name: Dona Drake
Born: Sunday, 11/15 1914 (November) in Miami / City of Miami (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 06/20 1989 (June) in Los Angeles (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): William Travilla
Dona Drake frequently works together with these people:
Bob Hope (5x, Actor)
Edith Head (5x, Crew)
Yvonne De Carlo (4x, Actress)
Hans Dreier (4x, Crew)
Wally Westmore (4x, Crew)
Alan Ladd (3x, Actor)
Dorothy Lamour (3x, Actress)
Frank Puglia (3x, Actor)
Buddy G. DeSylva (3x, Crew)
Whitney Ellsworth (3x, Crew)
Blanca Vischer (3x, Actress)
George Bruce (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:491530, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024