Photo: Alexander Binder / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / film actor / dancer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lili%20Damita
Frequently asked questions
When was Lili Damita born?
July 10, 1904 – March 21, 1994.
Where is Lili Damita from?
Lili Damita is from Blaye, Gironde, France.
What does Lili Damita do?
Lili Damita works as actor, singer, film actor, dancer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.