Kamala Devi (actress)

Kamala Devi (8 October 1933 – 29 November 2010) was an actress of Indian and British parentage, best known for her roles in the 1960s opposite her then-husband, Chuck Connors.[1] She was born in Bombay (the current Mumbai) in British India.[2] Her mother, Elizabeth,[3] was of English-Welsh descent, and her father, Chandumal Amesur, was an Indian head-and-neck surgeon.[4]

For the Vice President of the United States, see Kamala Harris.

Kamala Devi
Devi with Robert Culp in I Spy, 1966.
Born(1933-10-08)8 October 1933
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India[1]
Died29 November 2010(2010-11-29) (aged 77)
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1958–1968
Spouses
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(m. 1963; div. 1972)​
    Wallace Guberman
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    (m. 1978; div. 1983)​
      Maurie Beaumont
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      (m. 2005; died 2008)​

      In 1963, she married Connors, and they were divorced in 1972.[5]

      Devi became a US citizen on 2 December 1966.[6]

      In 2005, she married Maurie Beaumont, her third husband, who died in 2008.[7]

      Kamala Devi died in Arlington County, Virginia at age 77 on 29 November 2010.

      Filmography and television series
      Year Title Role Notes
      1958 Harry Black Nurse Somola
      1960 Tales of the Vikings Dara
      1961 Aas Ka Panchhi
      1962 Geronimo Teela with Chuck Connors[1]
      1964 The Rogues Glana Lupescu
      The Brass Bottle Tezra
      Arrest and Trial Sandra
      My Three Sons Siranee
      1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Deirdre Purbhani
      1965–1966 Branded Laurette Lansing 3 episodes, with Chuck Connors
      1966 I Spy Felicitas
      1967 Cowboy in Africa M'Koru with Chuck Connors
      The Rat Patrol Sallah

      References
      1. Nixon, Rob (2009). "Geronimo". Turner Classic Movies Spotlight. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
      2. Buscombe, Edward (2006). 'Injuns!': Native Americans in the Movies. Reaktion Books. p. 76. ISBN 9781861895783. kamala devi.
      3. "Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico on March 30, 1963 · Page 12". Albuquerque Journal. 30 March 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
      4. TV Guide. Triangle Publications. 1968. p. 106. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
      5. Aaker, Everett (1997). Television Western Players of the Fifties: A Biographical Encyclopedia of All Regular Cast Members in Western Series, 1949-1959. McFarland. ISBN 9780786402847. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
      6. "Chuck Connors - Kamala Devi". www.riflemanconnors.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
      7. Anonymous (22–23 March 2008). "Maurie S. Beaumont". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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