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Julia Faye

Actress / Film Actress | * 09/24/1893 († 72, 04/06/1966) | Richmond (United States of America (USA))
Julia Faye Maloney (September 24, 1892 – April 6, 1966), known professionally as Julia Faye, was an American actress of silent and sound films. She was known for her appearances in more than 30 Cecil B. DeMille productions. Her various roles ranged from maids and ingénues to vamps and queens. She was "famed throughout Hollywood for her perfect legs" until her performance in Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926) established her as "one of Hollywood's popular leading ladies." ()
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Julia Faye was born on September 24, 1893 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Samson and Delilah (1949) and The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). She died on April 6, 1966 in Hollywood, California, USA.She appeared in more Cecil B. DeMille movies than any other actress. She appeared in many of his silents, and in every one of his movies from Union Pacific (1939) on. She was Cecil B. DeMille's mistress off-screen for quite some time. The devoted DeMille kept her employed in bit parts long after her career (and their relationship) was over. Off-screen, she was known to be a highly skilled horsewoman.Like many of her contemporaries, her home in Hollywood contained a Chinese room, filled with oriental art objects.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret. The classic story of Samson and Delilah as tol ...

Samson and Delilah

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1949 | 3.3/5 | 2h 14min
Drama, Romance / Love, Adventure
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To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a da ...

The Greatest Show on Earth

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1952 | 3.2/5 | 2h 32min
Drama, Kids & Family, Romance / Love
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Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liber ...

The Ten Commandments

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1956 | 3.9/5 | 3h 40min
Drama, History
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Not-so-smart chatterbox Dulcy Parker does and says all the wrong things, but they right themselves to prove she's not so dumb after all. ...

Not So Dumb

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1930 | 2.7/5 | 1h 16min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Julia Faye

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Julia Faye as Actress(69)

as Elisheba1956 The Ten Commandments
as Birdie1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
as Passenger on Airplane1951 Here Comes the Groom
as Nurse Seymour (uncredited)1950 Where Danger Lives
as Hisham (uncredited)1950 Sunset Boulevard
as Lady Penelope1949 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Reformer1949 Alias Nick Beal
as Haisham1949 Samson and Delilah
as Julia, Housekeeper1949 Red Hot and Blue
as Companion (uncredited)1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Secretary (uncredited)1948 The Big Clock
as Motherly Churchgoer (uncredited)1948 Beyond Glory
as Townswoman (uncredited)1948 Joan of Arc
as Widow Swivens1947 Unconquered
as Nurse (uncredited)1947 The Perils of Pauline
as Wagon Woman1947 California
as Rental Home Owner (uncredited)1947 Fear in the Night
as (uncredited)1946 To Each His Own
as X-Ray Nurse (uncredited)1944 Casanova Brown
as Nurse (Uncredited)1943 So Proudly We Hail
as Guest at Inn (uncredited)1942 Holiday Inn
as Charleston Lady #21942 Reap the Wild Wind
as Dance Club Woman1941 Pacific Blackout
as Wapiskau1940 North West Mounted Police
as Jury Member (uncredited)1940 Remember the Night
as Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)1939 The Spellbinder
as Mame1939 Union Pacific
as Nurse1936 Till We Meet Again
as Mrs. Chichester Jones1931 The Squaw Man
as Mrs. Forbes1930 Not So Dumb
as Marcia Towne1929 Dynamite
as Inmate1929 The Godless Girl
as Margie1927 The Main Event
as Velma1927 Chicago
as Martha1927 The King of Kings
as Queen Victoria1927 The Yankee Clipper
as Josephine1927 The Fighting Eagle
1927 His Dog
as Mariusha1926 The Volga Boatman
as Dolly Foules1925 The Road to Yesterday
as Nell Thompson1925 The Golden Bed
as Anne Broderick1925 Hell's Highroad
as Clara Proctor1924 Don't Call It Love
as Mitzi1924 Changing Husbands
as Bertha Lansell1924 Feet of Clay
as Annette1923 Nobody's Money
as The Mischievous One1923 Adam's Rib
as herself1923 Hollywood
as The Wife of Pharaoh1923 The Ten Commandments
as Elsie Prentiss1922 Saturday Night
as Hallie Livingston1922 Nice People
as Mrs. Drummond1922 Manslaughter
as herself1922 A Trip to Paramountown
as Sadi Bronson1921 The Great Moment
as Mrs. Mallory's First Maid1921 Forbidden Fruit
as Samaran, His Chief Wife1921 Fool's Paradise
as Alice Blair, Banker's Daughter1920 Something to Think About
as 'French' Kate1920 The Life of the Party
as Mrs. Jordan1920 The Six Best Cellars
as Nanette aka Toodles1919 Don't Change Your Husband
as Susan - Maid #21919 Male and Female
as Doric Blint1919 Venus in the East
as Susette1918 Till I Come Back to You
as Lady Mabel1918 The Squaw Man
as Jessie1918 Old Wives for New
as Mabel Brown1918 Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots
as Tecza's Handmaiden1917 The Woman God Forgot
as Bit Role (uncredited)1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as The Daughter1916 The Surf Girl

Full Name: Julia Faye
Born: Sunday, 09/24 1893 (September) in Richmond (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 04/06 1966 (April) in Hollywood (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Illinois State University
Other names for Julia Faye (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Julia Faye Maloney"
Julia Faye frequently works together with these people:
Cecil B. DeMille (58x, Crew)
Anne Bauchens (23x, Crew)
Jeanie Macpherson (19x, Crew)
Hans Dreier (17x, Crew)
Wally Westmore (16x, Crew)
Edith Head (15x, Crew)
Sam Comer (14x, Crew)
William Boyd (14x, Actor)
Clarence Burton (13x, Actor)
Chuck Hamilton (12x, Actor)
Mitchell Leisen (12x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:307507, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024