Katherine DeMille

Biography

Katherine DeMille was an American actress and adopted daughter of director Cecil B. DeMille, born Katherine Paula Lester on June 29, 1911 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She began her film career at 20 with roles in Viva Villa! and The Crusades, later starring in Black Gold and Unconquered before retiring to focus on her family from 1941 until returning to films.