Julia Faye Biography

Fast Facts

• Made her screen acting debut in the film "The Lamb" in 1915
• Got her start when she visited an old friend in Hollywood and was introduced to Christy Cabanne, who convinced her mother to let her be in movies after discovering that the two had lived next door to each other in St․ Louis
• Best known for her role as Hisham in "Samson and Delilah" and as Mariusha in "The Volga Boatman․"
• Briefly appeared on two TV series towards the end of her career: "Lux Video Theatre" in 1956 and "Perry Mason" in 1963
• Appeared in more Cecil B․ DeMille films than any other actress, including several of his silent films and all of his talkies beginning with "Union Pacific" in 1939
• Was one of Cecil B․ DeMille's mistresses for several years, and he continued to put her in his films even after their relationship had ended
• Appeared in both the 1923 and 1956 versions of "The Ten Commandments," playing the Pharaoh's Wife in the former and Elisheba in the latter