Dawn Addams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 21, 1930
- Died
- May 7, 1985 (aged 54)
- Birthplace
- Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, UK
Biography
Victoria Dawn Addams (21 September 1930 – 7 May 1985) was a British actress, particularly in Hollywood motion pictures of the 1950s and on British television in the 1960s and 1970s. She became a princess in 1954 (until 1971). Addams was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Ethel Mary (née Hickie) and Captain James Ramage Addams, of the Royal Air Force. Her mother died when she was young, and she spent her early life in Calcutta, India. Addams' face and physique attracted the attention of talent agents. In December 1950, she signed a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Her film career began with a role in Night into Morning (1951), and her subsequent MGM films included Singin' in the Rain (1952), Plymouth Adventure (1952), Young Bess (1953) and the female lead opposite Peter Lawford in The Hour of 13 (1952). She played David Niven's daughter in The Moon Is Blue (1953), a film which helped loosen the system of censorship of Hollywood which had been in place since 1934. She also embarked on a USO tour the same year to help entertain troops in Korea. She worked steadily in films during the remainder of the 1950s, including a heavily publicised role as Richard Carlson's model girlfriend in the science fiction film Riders to the Stars (1954) and the female lead opposite actor-director-filmmaker legend Charlie Chaplin in his final comedy to star himself, A King in New York (1957). During the 1960s and 1970s, she appeared mainly in British TV shows and French films. She was a semi-regular on the instructional series En France (1962) and the leading lady in several episodes of The Saint (1962–69), which starred Roger Moore as Simon Templar. Among her last film credits were two British horror films, The Vampire Lovers (1970) and The Vault of Horror (1973), and she was also a regular in the British sitcom Father, Dear Father (1971–1973). One of her last television roles was in the science fiction serial Star Maidens (1977). Addams retired in the early 1980s, dividing her remaining years between Europe and the United States. She married Don Vittorio Emanuele Massimo, Prince of Roccasecca, in 1954; the wedding was the subject of a cover story in Life magazine. They separated four years later, though they did not formally divorce until 1971. Their son, Prince Stefano (b.1955), married Atalanta Foxwell, daughter of film producer Ivan Foxwell and Lady Edith (Lambart), granddaughter of the 9th Earl of Cavan. In 1974 she married retired businessman Jimmy White. Addams died in 1985 in a London hospital at age 54 from lung cancer.
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Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse
Movie · as Sabine Hirrlinger (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: A King in New York
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Triangle
TV · as Mrs. Landers · 26 eps
Star Maidens
TV · as Clara · 5 eps
Dial M for Murder
TV · as Sybil Willis · 1 ep
The Vault of Horror
Movie · as Inez (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
A Friend Indeed
Movie · as Rosie Butterfield
Elementary, My Dear Watson
Movie · as Self
The Adventurer
TV · as Lady Anne Benson · 1 ep
The Bargain Hunters
Movie · as Cynthia Fenton
Sappho
Movie · as Marianne
The Vampire Lovers
Movie · as The Countess
A Room in Town
Movie · as Margo
Zeta One
Movie · as Zeta
Department S
TV · as Dianne Lynne · 1 ep
Father, Dear Father
TV · as Georgie Thompson · 26 eps
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Alma Rostalba · 1 ep
Where the Bullets Fly
Movie · as Felicity 'Fiz' Moonlight
Ballad in Blue
Movie · as Gina Graham
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Lady Diana Embersham · 1 ep
The Black Tulip
Movie · as La marquise Catherine de Vigogne
Come Fly with Me
Movie · as Katie Rinard
Sentimental Education
Movie · as Catherine Dambreuse
The £20,000 Kiss
Movie · as Maxine Hagen
The Saint
TV · as Queen Adana, Magda Vamoff, Countess Audrey Morova · 1 ep
House of Sin
Movie · as Norma O'Brien
Follow That Man
Movie · as Janet Clark
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Movie · as Kitty Jekyll
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Movie · as Marion Menil
The Angry Young Men
Movie · as Irene
Come Dance with Me!
Movie · as Anita Florès
Pensione Edelweiss
Movie · as Nadia Rakesy
The Treasure of San Teresa
Movie · as Hedi von Hartmann
The Scarlet Baroness
Movie · as Szaga de Bor
Prisoner of the Volga
Movie · as Irina Tatyana
Secret professionnel
Movie · as Dr. Catherine Langeac
The Black Chapel
Movie · as Tilla Turner
Temptation
Movie · as Victoria
Melodie und Rhythmus
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Third Man
TV · as Eva · 1 ep
Discorama
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Silent Enemy
Movie · as Third Officer Jill Masters, W.R.N.S
A King in New York
Movie · as Ann Kay - TV Specialist
The House of Intrigue
Movie · as Mary
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Margo, Cynthia Fenton · 1 ep
Rommel's Treasure
Movie · as Sofia
Four of the Thundering Jet
Movie · as Moglie di Rovi
Riders to the Stars
Movie · as Susan Manners
Return to Treasure Island
Movie · as Jamesina 'Jamie' Hawkins
The Secrets of the Bed
Movie · as Janet Meredith (segment "Divorce, Le")
Khyber Patrol
Movie · as Diana Rivington
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
Movie · as Mizar
The Count of Bragelonne
Movie · as Hélène de Winter
Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Doreen Meredith · 1 ep
The Robe
Movie · as Junia
The Moon Is Blue
Movie · as Cynthia Slater
The Girl on The Roof
Movie · as Cynthia Slader
Young Bess
Movie · as Kate Howard
Singin' in the Rain
Movie · as Teresa - a Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Plymouth Adventure
Movie · as Priscilla Mullins
The Hour of 13
Movie · as Jane Frensham
The Unknown Man
Movie · as Ellie Fansworth
Night Into Morning
Movie · as Dottie Phelps
Racket Squad
TV · as Betty Grant · 1 ep