Occupation Actress Name Joan Rice | Role Film actress | |
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Born 3 February 1930 ( 1930-02-03 ) Derby, Derbyshire, England Died January 1, 1997, Maidenhead, United Kingdom Movies The Story of Robin Hood and, His Majesty O'Keefe, One Good Turn, A Day to Remember, Police Dog Similar People Ken Annakin, Byron Haskin, John Paddy Carstairs, Guy Green, Elmo Williams | ||
Joan Rice 1936 - 2016
Joan Rice (3 February 1930 – 1 January 1997) was a British film actress.
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Rice is best known for her role as Dalabo in the film His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) which co-starred Burt Lancaster. Apart from that she played Maid Marian in The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952), played the graverobber's wife in The Horror of Frankenstein and appeared in Operation Bullshine. For several years in the early and mid-1950s, Rice was considered one of 'Rank's top stars'.
She was reputedly discovered working as a waitress in a Lyons Corner House in London, where she was crowned "Miss Lyons, 1949"; and thereafter trained at the Rank Organisation's "charm school".
Her interment was at Braywick Cemetery in Maidenhead.
Filmography
Actress
1970
The Horror of Frankenstein as
Graverobber's Wife
1963
Zero One (TV Series) as
Mrs. Brown
- Everybody's Uncle (1963) - Mrs. Brown
1961
The Pursuers (TV Series) as
Sandra Hariem
- The Lost Key (1961) - Sandra Hariem
1961
I Promised to Pay as
Madge Moore
1959
Operation Bullshine as
Pvt. Finch
1958
Ivanhoe (TV Series) as
Marcia
- The Night Raiders (1958) - Marcia
1958
The Long Knife as
Jill Holden
1958
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Dorothy Goetz
- Irving Berlin (1958) - Dorothy Goetz
1958
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) as
Sybil Adams
- The Invalid (1958) - Sybil Adams
1956
Blonde Bait as
Cleo Thompson
1956
Women Without Men as
Cleo Thompson
1955
Police Dog as
Pat Lewis
1955
One Good Turn as
Iris
1954
Shop Spoiled as
Peggy
1954
Isidor Comes to Town (TV Movie) as
Mary Clarke
1954
His Majesty O'Keefe as
Dalabo aki Dali
1953
A Day to Remember as
Vera Mitchell
1953
The Steel Key as
Doreen Wilson
1952
Glory at Sea as
3rd Officer June Mallory
1952
Curtain Up as
Avis
1952
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men as
Maid Marian
1951
One Wild Oat as
Annie (Maid)
1951
Blackmailed as
Alma
Self
1988
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Richard Todd (1988) - Self
1973
The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) as
Self - Gymnast
- Episode #12.92 (1973) - Self - Gymnast
1952
Current Release (TV Series) as
Self
- Christmas Party Edition (1952) - Self
Archive Footage
1997
Biography (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Jane Russell: Body and Soul (1997) - Self (uncredited)
1988
The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (Video documentary) as
Self
1955
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Maid Marian
- Robin Hood and his Merry Men of Sherwood: Part 2 (1959) - Maid Marian
- The Story of Robin Hood: Part 2 (1955) - Maid Marian
- The Story of Robin Hood: Part 1 (1955) - Maid Marian
References
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