• Date of Birth: December 14, 1935
  • Place of Birth: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Lee Remick Biography


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Lee was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on Dec 14th, 1935.

She was educated at at Barnard College, studied dance and worked on stage and TV before making her film debut as a sexy Southern majorette in Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd (1957). Her next role was also southern: Eula Varner in The Long, Hot Summer (1958). She emerged as a real star in the role of an apparent rape victim in Anatomy of a Murder (1959). And she won an Academy Award nomination for her role as the alcoholic wife of Jack Lemmon in Days of Wine and Roses (1962). After more work in TV and movies, she moved to England in 1970, making more movies there. Her biggest success during this time period was the horror film The Omen (1976) co-starring Gregory Peck. In 1988 she formed a production company with partners James Garner and Peter K. Duchow. Lee passed away on July 2nd, 1991 from liver and kidney cancer.

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Eye color: green
Height: 5"7
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Education: Barnard College
Family: Kip Gowans (husband 12 December 1970-until her death); Matt Colleran (son, born 1961); Kate Sullivan (daughter born 1959). Both children from first husband Bill Colleran (3 August 1957- 23 November 1968) (divorced)
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Political affiliation: Democrat
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  • sacredartuk
    What a beautiful and classy lady you were Lee.Quality actress.I miss you and your talents.RIP.
    posted 751 days ago

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