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Olga Celeste
Deceased

How Did Olga Celeste Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81
GenderFemaleBorn03/04/1888Born inSwedenDied31/08/1969 (aged 81)Died inBurbankCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ29018426 ↗TMDb#4111785 ↗

Olga Celeste trained leopards and pumas for performance in circuses, vaudeville and film. She starred in very early animal films for Selig Polyscope, and was said to have handled animals for 1,000 films, including Nissa the leopard in the Katharine Hepburn film Bringing Up Baby. For most of her career she was associated with the Selig Zoo in Los Angeles.

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Filmography2 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1934CleopatraMovieSlave Girl (uncredited)46
1915A Jungle RevengeMovieDais27