Lee Remick
Lee Ann Remick (
December 14,
1935 -
July 2,
1991), was an American actress admired for her versatility and her great beauty.
Among her best-known films are
Anatomy of a Murder (1959),
Days of Wine and Roses (1962), and
The Omen (1976).
Remick was born in
Quincy, Massachusetts to Francis Edwin Remick and Margaret Patricia Waldo. She studied acting at
Barnard College and the
Actors' Studio, making her
Broadway debut in 1953 with "Be Your Age."
Remick made her film debut in
Elia Kazan's
A Face in the Crowd (1957).
In 1962 she was nominated for an
Oscar for her performance as the alcoholic wife of
Jack Lemmon in
"The Days of Wine and Roses".
Remick 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).
Remick died in 1991 at age 55 in
Los Angeles, California of kidney cancer.
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.
She has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6104 Hollywood Blvd.
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
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Lee Remick and Montgomery Clift in a scene from Wild River (1960) |
Wild River (1960)
Experiment in Terror (1962)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962) (nominated for an
Oscar)
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
The Detective (1968)
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
A Delicate Balance (1973) - Julia
The Omen (1976)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Telefon (1977) - Barbara
The Europeans (1979)
The Competition (1980)
Tribute (1980)
Mistral's Daughter (1984) TV mini-series
Stage plays
Anyone Can Whistle (1964)
Wait Until Dark (1966)
A Little Night MusicAnnie Get Your GunBrigadoonThe Seven Year Itch*
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Classic Movies (1939 - 1969): Lee Remick
