Belinda Lee
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-06-15 in Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England, UK
Died
1961-03-12
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.
Most Known For
Footsteps in the Fog
as Elizabeth Travers
Messalina
as Valeria Messalina
Constantine and the Cross
as Fausta
The Swindlers
as Paula Meyer
Blackout
as Phyllis Brunner
Joseph and His Brethren
as Henet
Love, the Italian Way
as Adriana Bressan
The Runaway Bus
as Janie Grey
The Belles of St. Trinian's
as Amanda
Ghosts of Rome
as Eileen
Long Night in '43
as Anna
The Chasers
as Ghislaine
The Secret Place
as Molly Wilson
Eyewitness
as Penny
Who Done It?
as Frankie Mayne
Meet Mr. Callaghan
as Jenny Appleby
Miracle in Soho
as Julia Gozzi
Blood Feud
as Ileana Torelli
Vacations in Majorca
as Mary Moore
Dangerous Exile
as Virginia Traill