Debra Paget is an American retired 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 snake dance scene in The Indian Tomb (1959).
Paget was born in Denver, Colorado, one of five children of Margaret Allen (née Gibson), a former actress (one source says "ex-burlesque queen") and Frank Henry Griffin, a painter. The family moved to Los Angeles, California, in the 1930s to be close to the film industry. Paget was enrolled in the Hollywood Professional School when she was 11. Margaret was determined that Debra and her siblings would also make their careers in show business. Three of Paget's siblings, Marcia (Teala Loring), Leslie (Lisa Gaye), and Frank (Ruell Shayne), entered show business.
Paget had her first professional job at age 8, and acquired some stage experience at 13 when she acted in a 1946 production of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor.
| Date of Birth | 19th August 1933 |
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| Age | 91 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Country | United States of America |
| Current City | Denver |
| Birth Place | Denver |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Spouses | Kung Ling-chie Budd Boetticher David Street |
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| Education |
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| Hollywood Professional School |
| Occupation | actor, film actor, television actor, stage actor |
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