Belinda Lee

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England, UK, 1935-06-15

Died: 1961-03-12

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1953	The Runaway Bus	Janie Grey	60
2	1954	Blackout	Phyllis Brunner	60
3	1954	Meet Mr. Callaghan	Jenny Appleby	60
4	1954	The Belles of St. Trinian's	Amanda	63
5	1955	Man of the Moment	Sonia	65
6	1955	Footsteps in the Fog	Elizabeth Travers	70
7	1955	No Smoking		90
8	1956	Who Done It?	Frankie Mayne	52
9	1956	The Feminine Touch	Nurse Susan Richards	60
10	1956	Eyewitness	Penny	67
11	1957	The Secret Place	Molly Wilson	62
12	1957	Miracle in Soho	Julia Gozzi	53
13	1957	Goddess Of Love	Aphrodite	30
14	1957	Dangerous Exile	Virginia Traill	62
15	1958	The Big Money	Gloria	64
16	1958	Nor the Moon by Night	Alice Lang	60
17	1959	The Nights of Lucretia Borgia	Lucretia Borgia	0
18	1959	This Desired Body	Lina	60
19	1959	The Chasers	Ghislaine	62
20	1959	Vacations in Majorca	Mary Moore	58
21	1959	The Swindlers	Paula Meyer	62
22	1959	She Walks by Night	Rosemarie Nitribitt	50
23	1960	Marie of the Isles	Marie Bonnard	25
24	1960	Messalina	Valeria Messalina	55
25	1960	Satan Tempts with Love	Evelyn	60
26	1960	World by Night		0
27	1960	Long Night in '43	Anna	69
28	1960	Love, the Italian Way	Adriana Bressan	44
29	1961	Constantine and the Cross	Fausta	51
30	1961	Blood Feud	Ileana Torelli	78
31	1961	Ghosts of Rome	Eileen	72
32	1961	Joseph and His Brethren	Henet	58
33	1963	Women of the World	Herself (archive footage)	53

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1953