Dona Drake

Acting

Dona Drake

Born November 15, 1914 · Miami, Florida, USA

Died June 20, 1989 · aged 74

Dona Drake (born Eunice Westmoreland on November 15, 1914) was an African-American singer, dancer, and film actress active in the 1930s and 1940s. Despite her heritage, she often identified as Mexican or of Latin descent to navigate Hollywood’s racial landscape. Over her career, she was frequently cast in ethnic roles, portraying Hispanic, Middle Eastern, and European characters. She performed un…

Known For

Kansas City ConfidentialKansas City Confidential · 1952
Kansas City Confidential
★ 7.01952
MovieCrime
An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.
Another Part of the ForestAnother Part of the Forest · 1948
Another Part of the Forest
★ 7.81948
MovieDramaRomance
This 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard family got that way.
Road to MoroccoRoad to Morocco · 1942
Road to Morocco
★ 6.91942
MovieComedyMusic
Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.
Fortunes of Captain BloodFortunes of Captain Blood · 1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood
★ 7.31950
MovieActionAdventure
When he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to rescue them. They've been taken prisoner by the Spanish Marquis de Riconete who is now using them as slave labor harvesting pearls from the sea.
Without ReservationsWithout Reservations · 1946
Without Reservations
★ 6.31946
MovieComedyRomance
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.
The Bandits of CorsicaThe Bandits of Corsica · 1953
The Bandits of Corsica
★ 6.41953
MovieDramaAction
Siamese twins separated at birth retain a psychic link; each feels the other's pain and happiness.
Star Spangled RhythmStar Spangled Rhythm · 1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
★ 6.21942
MovieComedyMusic
Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade. Things get more complicated when Pop agrees to put together a show for the Navy starring Paramount's top contract players.
Princess of the NilePrincess of the Nile · 1954
Princess of the Nile
★ 7.31954
MovieRomanceAdventure
Shalimar, an Egyptian princess, striving to rid her country of its Bedouin conquerors, forms an alliance with Prince Haidi, son of the Caliph of Bagdad. She practices her intrigues both at the court and, disguised as a dancing girl, in the market place.

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The Girl from Jones BeachThe Girl from Jones Beach · 1949
The Girl from Jones Beach
★ 5.51949
MovieComedy
Glamour artist Bob Randolph is world famous for his paintings of a stunning beauty dubbed "The Randolph Girl". What the world doesn't know is that his pin-up creation is really a composite of parts of the anatomy of 12 different models. In an effort to find one girl who possesses all the proper physical attributes, Randolph and PR man Chuck Donovan pursue Ruth Wilson, a beauteous schoolteacher who prefers to be admired for her brain rather than her curves. Ruth changes her tune, however, when a published photo of her in a swimsuit causes her to be fired by the uptight schoolboard. She sues for reinstatement and in the process learns that swimsuits and sex appeal do have a place in her world, after all. Written by Dan Navarro

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