Elena Angela Verdugo was an American actress who began in films at the age of five in Cavalier of the West. Her career in radio, television and film spanned six decades. In her film career she was often typecast in roles as gypsies, harem dancers, peasant girls, Indian maidens and senoritas over the years before TV instigated the second stretch of her career.

Filmography

• 1992Dracula in the Movies — (archive footage)
• 1991Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook — IIonka (archive footage)
• 1984The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. — Consuelo Lopez
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King — Mrs. Coleman
• 1978The Boss' Son — Betty
• 1973The Alpha Caper — Hilda
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law — Consuelo Lopez
• 1969Angel in My Pocket — Lila
• Love, American Style — Wanda, Marilyn
• Marcus Welby, M.D. — Consuelo Lopez
• 1968How Sweet It Is! — Vera Wax
• Ironside — Liz Cervantes
• Mannix — Eva Brock
• 1965Day of the Nightmare — Miss Devi
• Mona McCluskey — Alice Henderson
• Daniel Boone — Violet Morton
• Petticoat Junction — Mary Jane Hastings
• Redigo — Gerry
• The New Phil Silvers Show — Audrey
• Route 66 — Elena
• Law of the Plainsman — Connie Drake
• Rawhide — Marie Carroyo, Maria Carroyo
• 77 Sunset Strip — Karen Keddy
• Steve Canyon — Captain Maggie Gallagher
• 1957Panama Sal — Sal Regan
• The Gale Storm Show — Jennifer Smith
• The Bob Cummings Show — Janice Tuttle, Rosita
• General Electric Theater
• 1953The Marksman — Jane Warren
• Cavalcade of America
• Dangerous Assignment — Lana, Ketti, Karen
• 1952Jet Job — Elena Verdugo
• 1952The Pathfinder — Lokawa
• 1952Thief of Damascus — Neela
• 1951Gene Autry and the Mounties — Marie Duval
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
• The Red Skelton Show — Elena Verdugo
• 1950Cyrano de Bergerac — Orange Girl
• 1950Snow Dog — Andrée Blanchard
• 1950The Lost Volcano — Nona
• 1949Sky Dragon — Connie Jackson
• 1949The Big Sombrero — Estrellita Estrada
• 1949The Lost Tribe — Li Wanna
• 1949Tuna Clipper — Bianca Pereira
• 1948El Dorado Pass — Dolores
• 1948Shed No Tears — Marilyn
• 1947Song of Scheherazade — Fioretta
• 1946Little Giant — Martha Hill
• 1946Strange Voyage — Carmelita Lopez
• 1945The Frozen Ghost — Nina Coudreau
• 1944House of Frankenstein — Ilonka
• 1944Rainbow Island — Moana
• 1942The Moon and Sixpence — Ata
• 1941Belle Starr — Young Girl (uncredited)
• 1941Blood and Sand — Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
• 1940Down Argentine Way — Argentine Dancer (uncredited)
• 1931Cavalier of the West — Little Girl

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film — Self
• 2004The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan — Self
• 1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' — Self (archive footage)
• 1995Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces — Self
• Dinah! — Self
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• The Rosemary Clooney Show — Self