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name: "Debra Paget"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 August 1933"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T03:15:20.062542+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Debra Paget

Actor. Born 19 August 1933 in Denver, États-Unis.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 August 1933, Denver, États-Unis
- **Also known as:** Debralee Griffin, دبرا پاجت
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_Paget, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239854, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656428/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/48958

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Ten Commandments*](https://film.one/film/the-ten-commandments.md) (67)

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## Biography

Debra Paget is an American actress. Born Debralee Griffin on 19 August 1933 in Denver, Colorado, she made her film debut in *Cry of the City* (1948) at the age of fifteen. She gained early prominence opposite James Stewart in the western *Broken Arrow* (1950) and was signed to a contract with 20th Century Fox.

Paget is known for her role as Lilia in Cecil B. DeMille's *The Ten Commandments* (1956) and as Cathy Reno in Elvis Presley's debut film *Love Me Tender* (1956). Other credits include *Demetrius and the Gladiators* (1954), *The Tiger of Eschnapur* (1959) and *The Indian Tomb* (1959). She also appeared in the horror films *Tales of Terror* (1962) and *The Haunted Palace* (1963).

Her acting career ended in the mid-1960s. She later hosted a religious programme on the Trinity Broadcasting Network.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Ten Commandments* (1956), Fi1m 67, as Lilia — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ten-commandments.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Dark, Debra* (2020), as Debra Paget
- *Debra Paget, For Example* (2016), Actor
- *This Is Elvis* (1981), as Cathy Reno (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as Juliet, Helen Harper
- *The Haunted Palace* (1963), as Ann Ward
- *Tales of Terror* (1962), as Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- *Rome, 1585* (1961), as Esmeralda - zingara
- *Most Dangerous Man Alive* (1961), as Linda Marlow
- *Cleopatra's Daughter* (1960), as Shila - Cleopatra's Daughter
- *Journey to the Lost City* (1960), as Seetha
- *Why Must I Die* (1960), as Dottie Manson
- *Johnny Ringo* (1959), series, as Agnes St. John
- *The DuPont Show with June Allyson* (1959), series, as Eve Barnes
- *Riverboat* (1959), series, as Lela Russell
- *The Indian Tomb* (1959), as Seetha
- *The Tiger of Eschnapur* (1959), as Seetha
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Azuela, Laura
- *From the Earth to the Moon* (1958), as Virginia Nicholl
- *Omar Khayyam* (1957), as Sharain
- *The River's Edge* (1957), as Meg Cameron
- *Love Me Tender* (1956), as Cathy Reno
- *The Ten Commandments* (1956), as Lilia — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ten-commandments.md)
- *The Last Hunt* (1956), as Indian girl
- *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, as Mary Connors
- *Seven Angry Men* (1955), as Elizabeth Clark
- *White Feather* (1955), as Appearing Day
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Mara Robinson
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Maria, Natalie
- *The Gambler from Natchez* (1954), as Melanie Barbee
- *Princess of the Nile* (1954), as Princess Shalimar / Taura the dancer
- *Demetrius and the Gladiators* (1954), as Lucia
- *Prince Valiant* (1954), as Ilene
- *Stars and Stripes Forever* (1952), as Lily Becker
- *Les Miserables* (1952), as Cosette
- *Belles on Their Toes* (1952), as Martha Gilbreth
- *Anne of the Indies* (1951), as Molly LaRochelle
- *Fourteen Hours* (1951), as Ruth
- *Bird of Paradise* (1951), as Kalua
- *Broken Arrow* (1950), as Sonseeahray
- *House of Strangers* (1949), as Maria Domenico
- *It Happens Every Spring* (1949), as Alice - College Co-ed (uncredited), Alice (uncredited)
- *Cry of the City* (1948), as Teena Riconti

## Gallery

- ![Debra Paget](https://film.one/media/person/1239042/gallery-96d7516a79f4.jpg) Debra Paget — 20th Century Fox, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Debra_Paget.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Debra Paget in 1958](https://film.one/media/person/1239042/gallery-fac31f71b18b.jpg) Debra Paget in 1958 — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Debra_Paget_1958.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actress Debra Paget in a 1954 publicity photograph.](https://film.one/media/person/1239042/gallery-3c99484f784d.webp) Actress Debra Paget in a 1954 publicity photograph. — Publicity photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Debra_Paget_in_1954.webp?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actress Debra Paget in a 1954 publicity photograph.](https://film.one/media/person/1239042/gallery-f7b9f6f2d6d3.webp) Actress Debra Paget in a 1954 publicity photograph. — Publicity photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Debra_Paget_in_1954_%28cropped%29.webp?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Debra Paget](https://film.one/media/person/1239042/gallery-7fd289cda7e3.jpg) Debra Paget — Image via TMDB
- ![Debra Paget](https://film.one/media/person/1239042/gallery-667fc14b1ee5.jpg) Debra Paget — Image via TMDB
- ![Debra Paget](https://film.one/media/person/1239042/gallery-a85dcfa03c96.jpg) Debra Paget — Image via TMDB
- ![Photo of Elvis Presley and Deborah Paget from the 1957 film Love Me Tender.](https://film.one/media/person/1239042/gallery-985a2a5c66f2.jpg) Photo of Elvis Presley and Deborah Paget from the 1957 film Love Me Tender. — 20th Century Fox, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Elvis_Presley_Deborah_Paget_Love_Me_Tender_1957.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Debra Paget](https://film.one/media/person/1239042/gallery-d14b8b34cb41.jpg) Debra Paget — Image via TMDB
- ![Debra Paget](https://film.one/media/person/1239042/gallery-17bcaf3a1850.jpg) Debra Paget — Image via TMDB
- ![Debra Paget](https://film.one/media/person/1239042/gallery-18ee1289f0ec.jpg) Debra Paget — Image via TMDB

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