Actor

Debra Paget

25 credited titles on WatchWise

Debra Paget (born Debralee Griffin; August 19, 1933) is an American actress and entertainer. She is perhaps best known for her performances in Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1956) and in Elvis Presley's film debut, Love Me Tender (1956), as well as for the risqué (for the time) snake dance scene in The Indian Tomb (1959).

Debra Paget in one minute

Strongest genre

Drama

$11M · 50% hit rate

Biggest hit

Demetrius and the Gladiators

$26M

Standout efficiency

13.1x

Demetrius and the Gladiators · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$11M

Combined reported budget

$3.1M

Gross / budget

3.7x

Bankability Index

41 / 100

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