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Lee Remick

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.


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Lee Remick Facts

Birth Name Lee Ann Remick
OccupationActress
BirthdayDecember 14, 1935
SignSagittarius
BirthplaceQuincy, Massachusetts, USA
Date of deathJuly 2, 1991 (age 55)
Height5' 7" (1m70)
Awards1976 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama (for Jennie)
1974 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama (for The Blue Knight)

Selected Filmography

The Long, Hot Summer
Vertigo
The Omen
Anatomy of a Murder
A Face in the Crowd
Days of Wine and Roses
The Hallelujah Trail
QB VII
Stephen Sondheim's Follies in Concert
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