Here is the biography of Faith Domergue:
Faith Domergue was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Creole mother and Irish-English father. She was adopted at six weeks old and grew up in California, where she was educated at Catholic schools in Santa Monica. Domergue's early interest in acting led her to perform on stage at the Bliss Hayden Theatre, but her promising career was put on hold when she suffered a disfiguring injury in a car accident at the age of 15. She underwent 18 months of intensive plastic surgery and later married Acapulco night club owner and bandleader Teddy Stauffer.
After recovering from her injuries, Domergue was "discovered" by a Warner Brothers talent scout and signed to a contract in 1941. She was later bought out by billionaire Howard Hughes, who became infatuated with the 16-year-old actress and signed her to RKO Pictures. The romantic affair between Hughes and Domergue continued on-and-off until 1943, when Hughes' indiscretions with other stars, including Lana Turner, Ava Gardner, and Rita Hayworth, eventually ended the relationship.
Domergue reclaimed her original name and made her screen debut in Young Widow (1946) opposite Jane Russell. She then starred in Vendetta (1950),a film that was plagued by production problems and ultimately failed to take off. The film noir Where Danger Lives (1950) was also released around the same time, but it too performed poorly at the box office.
In the 1950s, Domergue began freelancing at other studios, appearing in westerns and horror films. She starred in the sci-fi classic This Island Earth (1955),which has become a cult favorite. She also appeared in It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) and Cult of the Cobra (1955).
In the 1960s, Domergue concentrated on television, appearing in shows such as Bonanza, Combat!, Perry Mason, and Bronco. She made several films in Italy and got married for a third time to assistant director and theatrical producer Paolo Cossa in 1966. Domergue revisited the horror genre in the 1970s, starring in The House of Seven Corpses (1973).
Despite never quite achieving major stardom, Domergue acquired a cult following due to her involvement in science-fiction films such as This Island Earth. Ironically, she later confessed that she never much cared for the genre.
