Dona Drake
In a situation that closely recalls the Fannie Hurst story "Imitation of Life" in which a girl strives to pass for white, beautiful, light-skinned African-American actress/singer/dancer/bandleader Dona (pronounced "dough-nuh") Drake, for the sake of her career, denied her heritage and passed for white (in her case Mexican) for the duration of it. ...
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- Born:
- Nov 15, 1914 In Miami, Florida, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 41
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Superman Flies Again
- Latest Project:
- Series City Detective 2016-03-08
Known For
Filmography
| Series | City Detective | Unknown | 2016-03-08 |
| Movie | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | Unknown | 1985 |
| Series | Studio 57 | Unknown | 1958 |
| Series | Big Town | Unknown | 1955 |
| Series | Soldiers of Fortune | Unknown | 1955 |
| Series | The Lone Wolf | Unknown | 1955 |
| Movie | Superman Flies Again | Unknown | 1954 |
| Movie | Princess of the Nile | Mirva | 1954-07-01 |
| Movie | Bandits of Corsica | Zelda | 1953-02-27 |
| Movie | Son of Belle Starr | Unknown | 1953 |
| Movie | Down Laredo Way | Narita | 1953-08-05 |
| Series | Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Movie | Kansas City Confidential | Unknown | 1952 |
| Movie | Valentino | Unknown | 1951 |
| Series | You Bet Your Life | Unknown | 1951 |
| Movie | Fortunes of Captain Blood | Unknown | 1950 |
| Movie | The Girl from Jones Beach | Unknown | 1949 |
| Movie | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Unknown | 1949 |
| Movie | Beyond the Forest | Unknown | 1949 |
| Movie | So This Is New York | Unknown | 1948 |
| Movie | Another Part of the Forest | Unknown | 1948 |
| Movie | Dangerous Millions | Elena Valdez | 1946-11-27 |
| Movie | Without Reservations | Dolores | 1946-05-13 |
| Movie | Hollywood Victory Caravan | Unknown | 1945 |
| Movie | Hot Rhythm | Mary Adams | 1944-04-22 |
| Movie | Road to Morocco | Mihirmah | 1943-04-08 |
| Movie | Let's Face It | Muriel | 1943-08-05 |
| Movie | Salute for Three | Unknown | 1943 |
| Movie | Star Spangled Rhythm | Unknown | 1942 |
| Movie | I Look at You | Unknown | 1941 |
| Movie | Aloma of the South Seas | Nea | 1941-12-22 |
| Movie | Louisiana Purchase | Unknown | 1941 |
| Movie | Fresh as a Freshman | Chicquita | 1941-01-29 |
| Movie | Sweet and Hot | Unknown | 1940 |
| Movie | Rita Rio and Her Orchestra | Unknown | 1939 |
| Movie | Gals and Gallons | Unknown | 1939 |
| Movie | Sweet Shoe | Unknown | 1938 |
| Movie | Beautiful, But Dummies | Unknown | 1938 |
| Movie | Teddy Bergman's International Broadcast | Unknown | 1936 |
| Movie | Strike Me Pink | Unknown | 1936 |
| Movie | Moonlight and Melody | Unknown | 1935 |