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Lili Damita was born in Blaye, Gironde, France on July 10, 1904. Lili Damita was a singer, film actor and dancer. Death is recorded on March 21, 1994, at the age of 89.
My Take
What fascinates me about Lili Damita is how completely she belongs to a vanished era of cinema. Born in a small wine-country town in Gironde in 1904, she crossed from French stages to thirty-three films in just fifteen years, surviving the brutal transition from silent pictures to sound. That kind of adaptability impresses me far more than raw fame. I imagine an actress who learned to convey everything through a single glance, then had to relearn her craft when voices arrived. She lived until 1994, carrying decades of old-Hollywood memory. I find her quietly heroic, a bridge between two worlds of film.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lili Damita
- Name (Japanese)
- リリー・ダミタ
- Reading
- りりー・だみた
- Born
- July 10, 1904 – March 21, 1994
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Blaye, Gironde, France
- Occupation
- actor / singer / film actor / dancer
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lili%20Damita
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2708193
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lili Damita born?
Born July 10, 1904.
When did Lili Damita die?
Died March 21, 1994, aged 89.
Where was Lili Damita from?
Lili Damita was from Blaye, Gironde, France.
What did Lili Damita do?
Lili Damita worked as actor, singer, film actor, dancer.
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