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Katherine Victor (born Katena Ktenavea;[1] August 18, 1923 – October 22, 2004) was an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Ron Ormond's Mesa of Lost Women (1953) and Jerry Warren films. She was also known as Katina Vea.[2]
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Katherine Victor | |
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 Victor in Teenage Zombies (1960) | |
| Born | Katena Ktenavea August 18, 1923 Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 2004 (aged 81) West Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills |
| Other names | Katina Vea |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953–2004 |
Early years
Victor was born in the Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, neighborhood of New York City, but she grew up in Los Angeles.[1]
Career
Victor began acting in the late 1940s, working on stage and on radio. Her film debut came in Mesa of Lost Women (1953).[1]
Victor's work for Warren included Teenage Zombies (1959), Creature of the Walking Dead (1965), House of the Black Death (1965), The Wild World of Batwoman (1966), and Frankenstein Island (1981). She also co-starred in The Cape Canaveral Monsters (1960), directed by Phil Tucker.
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 Fred Olen Ray, and a role as Mary Jo Trent in Superguy: Behind the Cape (2004). She also worked in various capacities (generally as continuity director) on a number of Disney animated films and cartoons and productions of other studios.[3]
Personal life
Death
On October 22, 2004, Victor died after suffering a stroke.[4] Her gravesite is at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.[5]
Papers
Victor's papers (1943–2002) are housed at the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California.[6]
References
- Weaver, Tom (2000). Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes: The Mutant Melding of Two Volumes of Classic Interviews. McFarland. p. 386. ISBN 9780786407552. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- Warren, Bill (2017). Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625058. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- Lentz, Harris M., III (2005). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2004: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 363. ISBN 9780786421039. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- Jones, Stephen (2012). The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 16. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 9781780337135. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. pp. 79–80. ISBN 9780786450190. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- "Kathrin Victor papers". Online Archive of California. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
External links
- Katherine Victor at IMDb
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