Anna Lee

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AKA: Joan Boniface Winnifrith
Nationality: English
Birthdate: 01/02/1913
Birthplace: Ightham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Death Date: 05/14/2004

biography

This British-born leading lady and character actress achieved success in British films of the 1930s, becoming known very briefly as 'Britain's Glamour Girl'. She married director Robert Stevenson in 1934 and played standard leading lady roles in several of his films, including "The Man Who Changed His Mind" (1936) and "King Solomon's Mines" (1937). The couple was called to Hollywood in 1940 and, though Lee played several leads in such films as "My Life with Caroline" (1940) and "The Commandos Strike at Dawn" (1942), she never caught on as a popular star. She did, however, become a semi-regular Continued

Credits

Mrs Gideon
2000
Mrs Buford
1959
Actor
1946
Actor
1942
Mrs Collingwood
Charlotte Rambeau
Mrs Russell
Ursula Leverett
Elisabeth

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Joined the London Repertory Theatre; toured in such plays as "The Constant Nymph" and "Jane Eyre"
 
Earliest film credits include "Chelsea Life" (1933) and "The Camels Are Coming" (1934)
1940 
First American film, "Seven Sinners", in support of Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne
1941 
Made first film with director John Ford, "How Green Was My Valley"
1950 
Moved to New York to begin second career in live TV
Continued

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