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Lili Damita (born Liliane Marie-Madeleine Carré; 10 July 1904 – 21 March 1994) was a French-American actress and singer who appeared in 33 films between 1922 and 1937.
After she divorced Flynn in 1942, Lili Damita spent most of her life in Palm Beach, avoiding all discussions of her former husband, and most discussions of her former career.
Lili Damita was born Liliane Marie Madeleine Carré on July 10, 1904, in Blaye, France. As a child she studied ballet and attended school in several different countries. By the age of sixteen she was working as a professional model and dancer.
Lili Damita was a French-American actress, best remembered today for whom she married than for the movies in which she appeared. When the sound revolution arrived in Hollywood, all of the studio's scrambled to find actors who could speak lines and record well.
As the golden age of Hollywood cinema transitioned into modernity, Lili Damita stepped away from the limelight. Her later years were spent away from the public eye, living quietly in Palm Beach, Florida. In 1994, Lili Damita’s vibrant life came to a peaceful end at the age of 89.
Liliane Marie Madeleine Carre (Lili Damita), actress: born Blaye, France 10 July 1904; married secondly 1935 Errol Flynn (died 1959; one son deceased; marriage dissolved 1942), 1962 Allen Loomis...
Lili Damita was 23 years old and on her way to California. Earlier that year Samuel Goldwyn, in Europe looking for another Garbo, had spotted Damita in a film made in her native France and arranged for her to travel to Hollywood, where she was due to star in an adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s The Rescue opposite Ronald Colman.
