Yvette Duguay

Yvette Dugay (born Audrey Lee Pearlman; June 24, 1932 – October 14, 1986) was an American actress. She was often credited as Yvette Duguay.

Early years Dugay was born in Paterson, New Jersey, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Pearlman. Her family decided to move to Hollywood when Duguay was two years old, Her filmography spans 40 years. Her career began when she was only six months old, modeling for baby talcum powder. She portrayed a Native American woman, Starfire, in the Western film Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) that starred Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan. Cattle Queen turned out to be one of her most recognizable roles. Duguay also portrayed a Native American character, Minnehaha, in another film, Hiawatha (1952), in which she starred opposite Vince Edwards.

Her other credits include The Great Caruso (1951) starring Mario Lanza, the film noir The People Against O'Hara (1951), opposite Spencer Tracy and James Arness, The Cimarron Kid (1952), Francis Covers the Big Town (1953), and "The Zorro" as Mariana The Domino Kid (1957).

She also played a Native American woman in an episode of Bronco (1959), a Warner Bros. television series starring Ty Hardin. Her last role was playing the Lone Woman in 1960 on the series Cheyenne.

Death Dugay died of bladder cancer in Marina del Rey, California, United States, on October 14, 1986, at the age of 54. She was cremated at Angeles Abbey in Compton, California, through the Neptune Society; her ashes are in an unknown location.