Katherine DeMille: Katherine DeMille. Actress: Black Gold. A dark, exotic beauty, Katherine DeMille was a fascinating screen presence in the 1930s and 1940s. She was born in Canada to a Scottish schoolteacher, Edward Gabriel Lester, and his Italian-Swiss wife, Cecile Bianca Bertha (Colani) Lester. Her father was killed in France during World War I, and her mother, who was terminally ill, traveled to California to find Katherine's paternal grandparents and leave her...
Known For: Black Gold (Sarah Eagle), Unconquered (Hannah(as Katherine De Mille)), The Judge (Lucille Strang), The Black Room (Mashka(as Katherine de Mille))