Lee Remick (December 14, 1935 - July 2, 1991), was an American actress. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, she died of a recurrence of kidney cancer in Los Angeles, California at the age of 55.
Remick was educated at the Hewitt School , Barnard College, Swaboda Ballet School and became an actress in motion pictures, on stage, and in television dramas and miniseries.
She received a Tony Award nomination in 1966 for her role as a blind woman terrorized by drug smugglers in "Wait Until Dark" (the character was played by Audrey Hepburn in the film version). Lee Remick has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6104 Hollywood Blvd.
Her first husband was Bill Colleran , an American television producer, with whom she had a son and daughter. Her second husband was British film producer Kip Gowans .
Selected Filmography
- A Face in the Crowd , (1957)
- The Long, Hot Summer , (1958)
- Anatomy of a Murder, (1959)
- Wild River, (1960)
- Experiment in Terror , (1962)
- Days of Wine and Roses, (1962) (nominated for an Oscar)
- Baby the Rain Must Fall, (1965)
- The Detective , (1968)
- Sometimes a Great Notion, (1971)
- The Omen, (1976)
- The Europeans , (1979)
- Tribute, (1980)
- Mistral’s Daughter , (1984) TV mini-series
Stage Plays:
Last updated: 10-13-2005 23:29:10
