Steffi Duna

Biography: At age 11, Hungarian actress Steffi Duna was already a ballet dancer with the Budapest Opera; she then went on tour as a dancer and player in many musical stage productions in many European capitols. This led her to appear in two British films before heading for Hollywood in the 1930s, where she was usually cast as an exotic leading lady. In 1935 she performed an unforgettable song and dance in La Cucaracha, a Technicolor short. In 1940, she married actor Dennis O'Keefe and retired from films. They remained married until his death in 1968.