Sabrina (actress)

Sabrina
Sabrina in London, 1955
Born
Norma Ann Sykes

(1936-05-19)19 May 1936
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Died24 November 2016(2016-11-24) (aged 80)
Other namesSabby
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
  • singer
Spouse
Harold Melsheimer
(m. 1967; div. 1974)
WebsiteEncyclopedia Sabrina - sabrina.nylon.net

Norma Ann Sykes (19 May 1936 – 24 November 2016), better known as Sabrina or Sabby, was a 1950s English glamour model who progressed to a minor film career.[1]: 128 [2]

Sabrina was one of "a host of exotic, glamorous (British) starlets ... modelled on the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Lana Turner"; others included Diana Dors, Belinda Lee, Shirley Eaton and Sandra Dorne.[3]

  1. ^ Davenport-Hines, Richard (2012). An English Affair: Sex, Class and Power in the Age of Profumo. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-743586-9.
  2. ^ "Norma Sykes Stock Photos and Pictures – Getty Images". Getty Images. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ Cook, Pam (2001). "The Trouble with Sex: Diana Dors and the Blonde Bombshell Phenomenon". In Babington, Bruce (ed.). British Stars and Stardom. Manchester University Press. pp. 167–178.