Elena Angela Verdugo (April 20, 1925[2] – May 30, 2017) was an American actress who began in films at the age of five in Cavalier of the West (1931).

Verdugo had a starring role as a singer in 1957's Panama Sal, a musical comedy film.

She played business executive Mary Jane Hastings who returns to Hooterville to accept an achievement award, but treats the men of the town—and her smitten male assistant—shabbily.

[7]: 655 In 1971 and 1972, Verdugo was nominated for Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama category.

[9] Verdugo is a descendant of José María Verdugo, a Spanish soldier and recipient of the Rancho San Rafael, a land grant which included what is today the cities of Glendale, Burbank, La Crescenta, La Canada and the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Atwater and Eagle Rock.