Belinda Lee
Born June 15, 1935 (Age: 90)
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Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England, UK
Biography
Belinda Lee (15 June 1935 – 12 March 1961) was an English actress. Born in Budleigh Salterton, England, Lee was signed to a film contract in 1954 by the Rank Studios after being seen performing as a student of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Often cast in demure roles in her early career, she was able to demonstrate her dramatic abilities, however she found more constant employment when she began to play "sexpot" roles. Typecast as one of several "sexy blondes" she was often compared, unfavourably, to the popular Diana Dors. Typical of these roles was a supporting part in the Benny Hill film Who Done It? (1956). Married to the photographer Cornel Lucas (Renowned BAFTA Award winning film stills and portrait photographer) from 1954 until 1959, it was after their divorce that Lee moved to Italy, where she continued playing voluptuous temptresses in Italian films, yet also found the occasion of credible dramatic performances in Francesco Rosi's immigration drama I Magliari (1959) and Florestano Vancini's intense war story La lunga notte del '43 (1960). She died in a car accident while on holiday near San Bernardino, California. Her ashes are kept at Campo Cestio Catholic Cemetery in Rome, Italy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Belinda Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Belinda Lee (15 June 1935 – 12 March 1961) was an English actress. Born in Budleigh Salterton, England, Lee was signed to a film contract in 1954 by the Rank Studios after being seen performing as a student of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Often cast in demure roles in her early career, she was able to demonstrate her dramatic abilities, however she found more constant employment when she began to play "sexpot" roles. Typecast as one of several "sexy blondes" she was often compared, unfavourably, to the popular Diana Dors. Typical of these roles was a supporting part in the Benny Hill film Who Done It? (1956).
Married to the photographer Cornel Lucas (Renowned BAFTA Award winning film stills and portrait photographer) from 1954 until 1959, it was after their divorce that Lee moved to Italy, where she continued playing voluptuous temptresses in Italian films, yet also found the occasion of credible dramatic performances in Francesco Rosi's immigration drama I Magliari (1959) and Florestano Vancini's intense war story La lunga notte del '43 (1960).
She died in a car accident while on holiday near San Bernardino, California. Her ashes are kept at Campo Cestio Catholic Cemetery in Rome, Italy.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Belinda Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Women of the World
1963
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as Herself (archive footage)
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Age: 27
Joseph and His Brethren
1961
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as Henet
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Age: 26
Ghosts of Rome
1961
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as Eileen
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Age: 25
Blood Feud
1961
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as Ileana Torelli
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Age: 25
Constantine and the Cross
1961
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as Fausta
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Age: 25
Love, the Italian Way
1960
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as Adriana Bressan
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Age: 25
Long Night in '43
1960
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as Anna
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Age: 25
World by Night
1960
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as
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Age: 24
Satan Tempts with Love
1960
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as Evelyn
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Age: 24
Messalina
1960
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as Valeria Messalina
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Age: 24
Marie of the Isles
1960
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as Marie Bonnard
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Age: 24
She Walks by Night
1959
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as Rosemarie Nitribitt
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Age: 24
The Swindlers
1959
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as Paula Meyer
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Age: 24
Vacations in Majorca
1959
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as Mary Moore
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Age: 24
The Chasers
1959
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as Ghislaine
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Age: 23
This Desired Body
1959
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as Lina
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Age: 23
The Nights of Lucretia Borgia
1959
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as Lucretia Borgia
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Age: 23
Nor the Moon by Night
1958
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as Alice Lang
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Age: 23
The Big Money
1958
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as Gloria
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Age: 22
Eyewitness
1956
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as Penny
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Age: 21
The Feminine Touch
1956
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as Nurse Susan Richards
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Age: 21
Who Done It?
1956
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as Frankie Mayne
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Age: 20
Man of the Moment
1955
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as Sonia
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Age: 20
No Smoking
1955
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as
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Age: 20
Footsteps in the Fog
1955
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as Elizabeth Travers
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Age: 20
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
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as Amanda
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Age: 19
Meet Mr. Callaghan
1954
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as Jenny Appleby
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Age: 18
Blackout
1954
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as Phyllis Brunner
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Age: 18
The Runaway Bus
1953
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as Janie Grey
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Age: 17