Belinda Lee
English actress (1935–1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Belinda Lee (15 June 1935 – 12 March 1961) was an English actress.
Belinda Lee | |
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Born | (1935-06-15)15 June 1935 Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England |
Died | 12 March 1961(1961-03-12) (aged 25) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1954–1961 |
Spouse |
A profile for the British Film Institute's Screenonline website asserts: "of all the Rank Organisation's starlets, Belinda Lee stands out as the most notorious, yet paradoxically anonymous, British actress of the 1950s."[1]
Often cast in demure roles in her early career, she was able to demonstrate her dramatic abilities, but 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).