Aquanetta was a B-rated movie actress (born as Mildred Davenport) in Ozone, Wyoming in 1921. She was nicknamed the "Venezualan Volcano" by Universal Studios. She starred in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946). Acquanetta also had small parts in Arabian Nights (1942), Jungle Woman (1944), Dead Man's Eyes (1944), Lost Continent (1951) and The Legend ...
August 16, 2004, Ahwatukee, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Place Of Birth
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Height
5' 7" (1.7 m)
Profession
Actress
Spouse
Henry Clive (m. 1950), Jack Ross
Children
Lance Ross, Rex Ross, Jack Ross Jr., tom Ross
Siblings
Horace Davenport
Star Sign
Cancer
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Trademark
1
Intense stare
2
Long black braids, beautiful silver and turquoise jewelry
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Fact
1
Claimed that her father's grandfather "was the illegitimate son of the King of England".
2
Although Universal Pictures tried to present her as an exotic Hispanic, naming her "The Venezuelan Volcano", she was actually born near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Her mother was an Arapaho Indian and her father was white.
3
Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book, "Science Fiction Stars and Horror Heroes" (McFarland & Co., 1991).
4
Appeared in an impressive three-page spread in the 24 August 1942 issue of Life magazine.
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Abandoned her film career after her marriage to car dealer Jack Ross in the late 1950s. They settled in Mesa, AZ, where she appeared quite frequently in her husband's local dealership commercials on TV. They divorced in the 1980s.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Legend of Grizzly Adams
1990
Take the High Ground!
1953
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)
Lost Continent
1951
Native Girl
The Sword of Monte Cristo
1951
Felice
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
1946
Lea, the High Priestess
Dead Man's Eyes
1944
Tanya Czoraki
Jungle Woman
1944
Paula Dupree - the Ape Woman
Captive Wild Woman
1943
Paula Dupree -
Rhythm of the Islands
1943
Luani (as Burnu Acquanetta)
Arabian Nights
1942
Ishya (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Svengoolie
2015
TV Series
Paula Dupree
Coming Soon
1982
Video documentary
from 'Captive Wild Woman' (uncredited)
Known for movies
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) as Lea, the High Priestess
$700,000
