Faith Domergue
Faith Domergue | |
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Domergue in 1946 | |
| Born | June 16, 1924 or June 16, 1925 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 1999 (age 73–74) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1974 |
| Spouses | Paolo Cossa
(m. 1966; died 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
Faith Marie Domergue (/doʊˈmɛərɡ/; 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.
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.