Lee Remick | |
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Born | Lee Ann Remick December 14, 1935 Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | July 2, 1991 Brentwood, California, U.S. | (aged 55)
Education | Barnard College Actors Studio |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1953–1990 |
Spouses | Bill Colleran
(m. 1957; div. 1968)Kip Gowans (m. 1970) |
Children | 2 |
Lee Ann Remick (/ˈrɛmɪk/;[1] December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film Days of Wine and Roses (1962) and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in Wait Until Dark (1966). She also earned seven Emmy Award nominations.
Remick made her film debut in A Face in the Crowd (1957). Her other notable film roles include Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Wild River (1960), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), No Way to Treat a Lady (1968), The Detective (1968), The Omen (1976), and The Europeans (1979).
She won Golden Globe Awards for the TV film The Blue Knight (1973), and for playing the title role in the miniseries Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974). For the latter role, she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. In April 1991, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.