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Dawn Addams

Dawn Addams

Biography

Victoria Dawn Addams (21 September 1930 – 7 May 1985) was a British actress, particularly in Hollywood motion pictures of the 1950s and on British television in the 1960s and 1970s. She became a princess in 1954 (until 1971). Addams was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Ethel Mary (née Hickie) and Captain James Ramage Addams, of the Royal Air Force. Her mother died when she was young, and she spent her early life in Calcutta, India. Addams' face and physique attracted the attention of talent agents. In December 1950, she signed a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Her film career began with a role in Night into Morning (1951), and her subsequent MGM films included Singin' in the Rain (1952), Plymouth Adventure (1952), Young Bess (1953) and the female lead opposite Peter Lawford in The Hour of 13 (1952). She played David Niven's daughter in The Moon Is Blue (1953), a film which helped loosen the system of censorship of Hollywood which had been in place since 1934. She also embarked on a USO tour the same year to help entertain troops in Korea. She worked steadily in films during the remainder of the 1950s, including a heavily publicised role as Richard Carlson's model girlfriend in the science fiction film Riders to the Stars (1954) and the female lead opposite actor-director-filmmaker legend Charlie Chaplin in his final comedy to star himself, A King in New York (1957). During the 1960s and 1970s, she appeared mainly in British TV shows and French films. She was a semi-regular on the instructional series En France (1962) and the leading lady in several episodes of The Saint (1962–69), which starred Roger Moore as Simon Templar. Among her last film credits were two British horror films, The Vampire Lovers (1970) and The Vault of Horror (1973), and she was also a regular in the British sitcom Father, Dear Father (1971–1973). One of her last television roles was in the science fiction serial Star Maidens (1977). Addams retired in the early 1980s, dividing her remaining years between Europe and the United States. She married Don Vittorio Emanuele Massimo, Prince of Roccasecca, in 1954; the wedding was the subject of a cover story in Life magazine. They separated four years later, though they did not formally divorce until 1971. Their son, Prince Stefano (b.1955), married Atalanta Foxwell, daughter of film producer Ivan Foxwell and Lady Edith (Lambart), granddaughter of the 9th Earl of Cavan. In 1974 she married retired businessman Jimmy White. Addams died in 1985 in a London hospital at age 54 from lung cancer.

Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1930-09-21

Place of Birth

Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, UK

Cast


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    The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

    The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

    19606.1 / 10

    The Vampire Lovers

    The Vampire Lovers

    19706.4 / 10

    The Silent Enemy

    The Silent Enemy

    19585.6 / 10

    The Black Tulip

    The Black Tulip

    19646.3 / 10

    Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'

    Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'

    20036.0 / 10

    A King in New York

    A King in New York

    19576.8 / 10

    The Robe

    The Robe

    19536.8 / 10

    Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

    19528.1 / 10

    Come Dance with Me!

    Come Dance with Me!

    19595.9 / 10

    The Unknown Man

    The Unknown Man

    19514.8 / 10

    The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

    The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

    19606.8 / 10

    The Moon Is Blue

    The Moon Is Blue

    19536.3 / 10

    The Vault of Horror

    The Vault of Horror

    19736.3 / 10

    Plymouth Adventure

    Plymouth Adventure

    19525.5 / 10

    Ballad in Blue

    Ballad in Blue

    19656.9 / 10

    Riders to the Stars

    Riders to the Stars

    19545.5 / 10

    Pensione Edelweiss

    Pensione Edelweiss

    19595.1 / 10

    Come Fly with Me

    Come Fly with Me

    19634.4 / 10

    Return to Treasure Island

    Return to Treasure Island

    19544.8 / 10

    Zeta One

    Zeta One

    19693.9 / 10

    The Secrets of the Bed

    The Secrets of the Bed

    19541.0 / 10

    Khyber Patrol

    Khyber Patrol

    19547.0 / 10

    Sentimental Education

    Sentimental Education

    19625.5 / 10

    Where the Bullets Fly

    Where the Bullets Fly

    19664.5 / 10

    The Treasure of San Teresa

    The Treasure of San Teresa

    19596.2 / 10

    The House of Intrigue

    The House of Intrigue

    19567.7 / 10

    The Hour of 13

    The Hour of 13

    19525.7 / 10

    The Scarlet Baroness

    The Scarlet Baroness

    19590.0 / 10

    The Angry Young Men

    The Angry Young Men

    19606.0 / 10

    Prisoner of the Volga

    Prisoner of the Volga

    19595.3 / 10

    The Girl on The Roof

    The Girl on The Roof

    19534.4 / 10

    The £20,000 Kiss

    The £20,000 Kiss

    19620.0 / 10

    Rommel's Treasure

    Rommel's Treasure

    19554.0 / 10

    Secret professionnel

    Secret professionnel

    19590.0 / 10

    A Friend Indeed

    A Friend Indeed

    19730.0 / 10

    The Black Chapel

    The Black Chapel

    19597.5 / 10

    The Bargain Hunters

    The Bargain Hunters

    19710.0 / 10

    Night Into Morning

    Night Into Morning

    19515.8 / 10

    House of Sin

    House of Sin

    19614.0 / 10

    Elementary, My Dear Watson

    Elementary, My Dear Watson

    19730.0 / 10

    Four of the Thundering Jet

    Four of the Thundering Jet

    19550.0 / 10

    Temptation

    Temptation

    19594.5 / 10

    The Woman Who Came from the Sea

    The Woman Who Came from the Sea

    19540.0 / 10

    Sappho

    Sappho

    19714.0 / 10

    The Count of Bragelonne

    The Count of Bragelonne

    19545.2 / 10

    A Room in Town

    A Room in Town

    19700.0 / 10

    Follow That Man

    Follow That Man

    19610.0 / 10

    Young Bess

    Young Bess

    19535.8 / 10

    Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse

    Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse

    20186.9 / 10