Katherine Victor (born Katena Ktenavea; August 18, 1923 – October 22, 2004) was an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in

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's ''

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'' (1953) and a number of

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's films. She was also known as Katina Vea.

Early years

Victor was born in the

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, neighborhood of New York City, but she grew up in Los Angeles.

Career

Victor began acting in the late 1940s, working on stage and on

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. Her film debut came in ''

'' (1953). Victor's work for Warren included ''

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'' (1959), '' Creature of the Walking Dead'' (1965), ''

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'' (1965), ''

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'' (1966), and '' Frankenstein Island'' (1981). She also co-starred in '' The Cape Canaveral Monsters'' (1960), directed by Phil Tucker, and the TV movie ''Fear No Evil''. During the 1970s, Katherine (who used the film name Kathrin) co-starred in indie filmmaker Brian Pinette's ''The Centerfold'' and ''From Caviar to Coleslaw'' which was written for her and filmed on location in Houston, Texas. She recorded two songs for the film ''From Caviar to Coleslaw'': "The Winds of Change" and "Did I Love Too Much?". Her later films included ''Bikini Summer'' (1991), a supporting role in '' Fugitive Rage'' (1996) directed by

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, and a role as Mary Jo Trent in ''Superguy: Behind the Cape'' (2004). From 1960 to 2000, she also worked in various capacities (generally as continuity director/ animation checker) on a number of Disney animated films and cartoons and productions of other studios such as Hanna-Barbera and Filmation.

Personal life

Death

On October 22, 2004, Victor died after suffering a stroke. Her gravesite is at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Papers

Victor's papers (1943–2002) are housed at the

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in Beverly Hills, California.

References

External links

* 1923 births 2004 deaths Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-1920s-stub