Katherine Victor (born Katena Ktenavea;
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 a number of
Jerry Warren's films. She was also known as Katina Vea.
Early years
Victor was born in the
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, neighborhood of New York City, but she grew up in Los Angeles.
Career
Victor began acting in the late 1940s, working on stage and on
radio. Her film debut came in ''
Mesa of Lost Women'' (1953).
Victor's work for Warren included ''
Teenage Zombies'' (1959), ''
Creature of the Walking Dead
''Creature of the Walking Dead'' is a 1965 horror film re-edited by Jerry Warren from a 1961 Mexican horror film ''La Marca del Muerto'', which translates as ''Mark of the Dead Man''. The original Mexican film was directed by Fernando Cortés, ...
'' (1965), ''
House of the Black Death
''House of the Black Death'' is a 1965 American horror film directed by Harold Daniels, Reginald LeBorgRay, Fred Olen (1991). The New Poverty Row. McFarland and Co. Inc. p. 18. . and Jerry Warren. The film was written by Richard Mahoney, based on ...
'' (1965), ''
The Wild World of Batwoman'' (1966), and ''
Frankenstein Island
''Frankenstein Island'' is a 1981 science fiction film, science fiction horror film produced, written, composed, edited and directed by Jerry Warren and starring John Carradine and Cameron Mitchell (actor), Cameron Mitchell. The plot concerns a gro ...
'' (1981). She also co-starred in ''
The Cape Canaveral Monsters'' (1960), directed by
Phil Tucker, and the TV movie ''Fear No Evil''.
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). From 1960 to 2000, she also worked in various capacities (generally as continuity director/ animation checker) on a number of Disney animated films and cartoons and productions of other studios such as Hanna-Barbera and Filmation.
Personal life
Death
On October 22, 2004, Victor died after suffering a stroke. Her gravesite is at
Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Papers
Victor's papers (1943–2002) are housed at the
Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California.
References
External links
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1923 births
2004 deaths
Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
20th-century American actresses
Actresses from Los Angeles
21st-century American women
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