Katherine Victor (born Katena Ktenavea;[1] 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.[2]
Early years
Victor was born in the Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, neighborhood of New York City, but she grew up in Los Angeles.[1]
Career
Victor began acting in the late 1940s, working on stage and on radio. Her film debut came in Mesa of Lost Women (1953).[1]
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[citation needed] 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.[4]