Derelys Perdue

Who was Derelys Perdue?

Derelys Perdue was an American silent-film actress and popular dancer during the 1920s. Her height was 5' 2.5".

She was born in either Illinois or Kansas City, Missouri. Following high school, she attended a private school for girls.

She began her career as a dancer, gaining much popularity. She first received attention in Hollywood during a stage production entitled Attila and the Huns, with Ramón Novarro playing Attila and Perdue playing one of the Huns.

Perdue went on to appear as a dancer with Novarro in the 1921 film A Small Town Idol. Her first film credit was the 1923 film Daytime Wives. She was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars that year.

Perdue reportedly had a bad professional relationship with fellow actress Grace Darmond, with whom she starred with in A Dangerous Adventure. It was later told that the two women were actually fighting it out for real in several scenes, nearling pulling each other's hair out.

However, she still went on to appear in many more films, including the 1924 film The Last Man on Earth. She later played Mrs. Newlywed in the Newlyweds film series of short comedies 1928 and 1929. Soon enough, though, Perdue's career was beginning to fall apart.