Derelys Perdue

Derelys Perdue (March 22, 1902 – September 30, 1989) 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 (she had been dancing since the age of six), 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 (1922). 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.