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Belinda Lee
Actor
Born June 15, 1935Died March 12, 1961 (25 years)
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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) from1954 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 Cemetery (Cimitero acattolico) in Rome, Italy.
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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) from1954 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 Cemetery (Cimitero acattolico) in Rome, Italy.
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Known For
Filmography
| 1961 | Joseph and His Brethren · as Henet |
| 1961 | Ghosts of Rome · as Eileen |
| 1961 | Blood Feud · as Ileana Torelli |
| 1961 | Constantine and the Cross · as Fausta |
| 1960 | Love, the Italian Way · as Adriana Bressan |
| 1960 | It Happened in '43 · as Anna |
| 1960 | Satan Tempts with Love · as Evelyn |
| 1960 | Messalina · as Valeria Messalina |
| 1959 | Brevi amori a Palma di Majorca · as Mary Moore |
| 1959 | Marie of the Isles · as Marie Bonnard |
| 1959 | She Walks by Night · as Rosemarie Nitribitt |
| 1959 | The Swindlers · as Paula Meyer |
| 1959 | The Chasers · as Ghislaine |
| 1959 | This Desired Body · as Lina |
| 1959 | The Nights of Lucretia Borgia · as Lucretia Borgia |
| 1958 | Elephant Gun · as Alice Lang |
| 1957 | Dangerous Exile · as Virginia Traill |
| 1957 | Goddess of Love · as Aphrodite |
| 1957 | Miracle in Soho · as Julia Gozzi |
| 1957 | The Secret Place · as Molly Wilson |
| 1956 | The Big Money · as Gloria |
| 1956 | Eyewitness · as Penny |
| 1956 | The Gentle Touch · as Nurse Susan Richards |
| 1956 | Who Done It? · as Frankie Mayne |
| 1955 | Man of the Moment · as Sonia |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Footsteps in the Fog · as Elizabeth Travers |
| 1954 | The Belles of St. Trinian's · as Amanda |
| 1954 | The Runaway Bus · as Janie Grey |
| 1954 | Meet Mr. Callaghan · as Jenny Appleby |
| 1954 | Family Affair · as Violet Hemingway |
| 1954 |