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Laurette Luez(1928-1999)

  • Actress
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Laurette Luez
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Laurette Luez was born on 19 August 1928 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She was an actress, known for D.O.A. (1949), Prehistoric Women (1950) and Kim (1950). She was married to Robert Creel, Gregg G. Tallas and Philip Sudano. She died on 12 September 1999 in Milton, Florida, USA.
BornAugust 19, 1928
DiedSeptember 12, 1999(71)
BornAugust 19, 1928
DiedSeptember 12, 1999(71)
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Known for

Luther Adler, Pamela Britton, and Edmond O'Brien in D.O.A. (1949)
D.O.A.
7.2
  • Marla Rakubian
  • 1949
Laurette Luez in Prehistoric Women (1950)
Prehistoric Women
2.9
  • Tigri
  • 1950
Kim (1950)
Kim
6.5
  • Laluli
  • 1950
Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Laurette Luez in Jungle Gents (1954)
Jungle Gents
5.8
  • Anatta
  • 1954

Credits

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Actress

  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Sophie Costeau
    • 1964
  • The Ballad of a Gunfighter (1964)
    The Ballad of a Gunfighter
    4.8
    • Felina
    • 1964
  • Nancy Kwan and Miyoshi Umeki in Flower Drum Song (1961)
    Flower Drum Song
    6.9
    • TV Mexican Girl (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Man-Trap (1961)
    Man-Trap
    6.0
    • Mexican Woman (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956)
    The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Karamaneh
    • Karamenah
    • 1956
  • The Lineup (1954)
    The Lineup
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    7.9
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • Stories of the Century (1954)
    Stories of the Century
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Felicia
    • 1955
  • John Derek and Elaine Stewart in The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
    The Adventures of Hajji Baba
    5.9
    • Meriam (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • The Mickey Rooney Show (1954)
    The Mickey Rooney Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Samal
    • 1954
  • Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Laurette Luez in Jungle Gents (1954)
    Jungle Gents
    5.8
    • Anatta
    • 1954
  • Robert Taylor, Samia Gamal, and Eleanor Parker in Valley of the Kings (1954)
    Valley of the Kings
    6.0
    • Native Girl (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Your Favorite Story (1953)
    Your Favorite Story
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1954
  • Jock Mahoney in The Range Rider (1951)
    The Range Rider
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mexican Girl
    • 1953
  • Eva Gabor, Paulette Goddard, Robert Hutton, Barbara Lawrence, and Marilyn Maxwell in Paris Model (1953)
    Paris Model
    4.8
    • Lisa
    • 1953

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Kim
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Kim
Jungle Gents
Trailer 0:49
Jungle Gents
Jungle Gents
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Jungle Gents

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 19, 1928
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
  • Died
    • September 12, 1999
    • Milton, Florida, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Robert Creel1956 - August 30, 1983 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Alexander Eden Sudano
  • Parents
      Frank Luiz
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Lux Beauty Soap.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Claimed to have given Marilyn Monroe her stage name. Luez met Norma Jean Baker in an acting class and claimed that it was her suggestion that "Norma Jean" change her name to Marilyn Monroe, theorizing that one should choose an already famous name (Monroe, after President James Monroe) and another already famous name (Marilyn, after Marilyn Miller) to distinguish it.
  • Trademark
    Dark hair and eyebrows and full lips.

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