Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1935-06-15
Day of Death
1961-03-12
Place of Birth
Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England, UK
Belinda Lee
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.
Filmography (33)
Women of the World
1963
Joseph and His Brethren
1961
Ghosts of Rome
1961
Blood Feud
1961
Constantine and the Cross
1961
Love, the Italian Way
1960
Long Night in '43
1960
World by Night
1960
Satan Tempts with Love
1960
Messalina
1960
Marie of the Isles
1960
She Walks by Night
1959
The Swindlers
1959
Vacations in Majorca
1959
