Julia Faye | |
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Born | Julia Faye Maloney September 24, 1892 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | April 6, 1966 Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 73)
Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
Other names | Julia Faye Covell Julia Faye Wallick Julia Faye Merrill |
Alma mater | Illinois State University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1915–1957 |
Spouses | Harold Leroy Wallick
(m. 1913; died 1918)Walter Anthony Merrill
(m. 1935; div. 1936) |
Partner | Cecil B. DeMille |
Julia Faye Maloney[1] (September 24, 1892[2] – April 6, 1966), known professionally as Julia Faye, was an American actress of silent and sound films.[3] She was known for her appearances in more than 30 Cecil B. DeMille productions. Her various roles ranged from maids and ingénues to vamps and queens.
She was "famed throughout Hollywood for her perfect legs" until her performance in Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926) established her as "one of Hollywood's popular leading ladies."[4]