Full Name Joan Smith Years active 1947–1987 | Name Sandra Dorne Role Actress | |
TV shows The Charlie Farnsbarns Show Movies Devil Doll, The House in Marsh Road, The Gelignite Gang, The Playbirds, Alias John Preston Similar People Patrick Holt, Lindsay Shonteff, Montgomery Tully, Wolf Rilla, Terence Fisher | ||
Stills Session (1952)
Sandra Dorne (born Joan Smith, 19 June 1924 in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, died 25 December 1992 in Westminster, London) was a British actress.
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Career
Also known as Sandra Holt, she was often known in the 1950s as the B-film Diana Dors. As a platinum blonde, she was a regular female lead in B-films in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She trained at the Rank Organisation's "charm school".
Film roles dried up as she grew older, but she still found work and acted mainly in British television, appearing in such series as Z-Cars, The Avengers and The Third Man.
Personal life
She was married to the actor Patrick Holt from 1954 until her death.
Filmography
Actress
1987
Eat the Rich as
Sandra
1982
The Comic Strip Presents (TV Series) as
Aunt Fanny
- Five Go Mad in Dorset (1982) - Aunt Fanny
1978
The Playbirds as
Dougan's Secretary
1977
Joseph Andrews as
Whore in Traffic Jam
1972
All Coppers Are... as
Sue's Mother
1970
Honour and Offer (TV Movie) as
Doris Thring
1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Doris Thring
- Honour and Offer (1970) - Doris Thring
1967
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Mrs. Whitworth
- The Nesbitts Are Back: Part 2 (1967) - Mrs. Whitworth
1966
King of the River (TV Series) as
Nel
- The Romantic Dentist (1967) - Nel
- The End of the Voyage (1966) - Nel
- Susanna Goes Fishing (1966) - Nel
- Teacher's Honeymoon (1966) - Nel
- The Great Albert Mystery (1966) - Nel
- Flash Point (1966) - Nel
- Keeping the Old Spirit Alive (1966) - Nel
- A Beautiful Pea-Green Boat (1966) - Nel
- Sling Your Hook (1966) - Nel
- Once Aboard the Lugger (1966) - Nel
- Down River to Glory (1966) - Nel
- By Guess and by God (1966) - Nel
- What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor? (1966) - Nel
- Foreign Invasion (1966) - Nel
1965
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Greta
- Man at the Top (1965) - Greta
1965
The Villains (TV Series) as
Norma Felton
- See No Evil (1965) - Norma Felton
1964
Devil Doll as
Magda Cardenas
1964
The Midnight Men (TV Series) as
Abbi
- Promise to Kill (1964) - Abbi
1964
The Secret Door as
Sonia
1964
Festival (TV Series) as
Olympe
- The Lady of the Camellias (1964) - Olympe
1961
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Rickie / Fiona Charles
- Conspiracy of Silence (1963) - Rickie
- Diamond Cut Diamond (1961) - Fiona Charles
1963
24-Hour Call (TV Series) as
Doris
- Watch Me Die (1963) - Doris
1962
The Amorous Mr. Prawn as
Busty Babs
1962
Top Secret (TV Series) as
Lyn Grant
- Dangerous Project (1962) - Lyn Grant
1962
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Ruthine West
- Value for Money (1962) - Ruthine West
1961
The Pursuers (TV Series) as
Barbara / Lisa
- Model Crime (1962) - Barbara
- Masquerade (1961) - Lisa
1961
Stryker of the Yard (TV Series) as
Eileen Brent
- The Case of Express Delivery (1961) - Eileen Brent
1961
Probation Officer (TV Series) as
Sally Bates
- Episode #3.11 (1961) - Sally Bates
1959
Alfred Marks Time (TV Series)
- Episode dated 10 May 1961 (1961)
- Episode #4.4 (1959)
1961
The Cheaters (TV Series) as
Gertrude Lamb
- Lamb to the Slaughter (1961) - Gertrude Lamb
1960
The Charlie Drake Show (TV Series)
- Love Locked Out (1960)
1960
The House in Marsh Road as
Valerie Stockley
1960
Not a Hope in Hell as
Diana Melton
1960
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Dora Elton
- The Malpas Mystery (1960) - Dora Elton
1960
Charlie Drake (TV Series) as
Virginia Nichols
- Suspension (1960) - Virginia Nichols
1954
The Vise (TV Series) as
Tana / Lottie / Diana / ...
- The Florentine Madonna (1959) - Tana
- Cousin from Montreal (1959) - Lottie
- Deadline for Murder (1959) - Diana
- Strong Man Out (1958) - Rita Miller
- The Pink Scarf (1958) - Yvonne
- Night on the Town (1958) - Susy
- Death Needs No Cane (1958) - Dolly
- Short Dark and Handsome (1958) - Jean Tracy
- Man on a Cliff (1958) - Mrs. Kenyon
- Murder by Error (1958) - Barbara
- The Law and the Lawless (1957) - Jean White
- Sing Softly Sister (1957) - Yvonne Jason
- Killer on the Prowl (1956) - Betty
- Diamond Cut Diamond (1955) - Linda
- Diplomatic Error (1955) - Magda Raine
- The Fame and the Fury (1955) - Celia
- Dress Rehersal (1955) - Paula Canning
- Dr. Damon's Experiment (1954) - Anita Damon
1959
Interpol Calling (TV Series) as
Helen Mills
- Last Man Lucky (1959) - Helen Mills
1959
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Billie Devine
- Sweet Poison (1959) - Billie Devine
1959
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Elizabeth Lane
- Roast Goose and Walnut Stuffing (1959) - Elizabeth Lane
1956
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Lucy / Doreen Smith
- Our Best for Harry (1959) - Lucy
- The Man in the Dock (1956) - Doreen Smith
1959
Crime Sheet (TV Series)
- Lockhart Misses the Point (1959)
1959
The Torrents of Spring (TV Movie) as
The Princess
1958
Murder Bag (TV Series)
- Lockhart Seeks a Driver (1959)
- Lockhart Reads a Map (1958)
1958
Portrait of a Matador (Short) as
Carmencita
1958
The Bank Raiders as
Della Byrne
1958
Paper Money (TV Movie) as
Alice
1958
White Hunter (TV Series) as
Gemma
- Run to Earth (1958) - Gemma
1958
Orders to Kill as
Blonde with German Officer
1957
O.S.S. (TV Series) as
Gizi / Ilse
- Operation Post Office (1958) - Gizi
- Operation Tulip (1957) - Ilse
1957
Three Sundays to Live as
Ruth Chapman
1957
Wire Service (TV Series) as
Francesca
- The Death Merchant (1957) - Francesca
1957
Operation Murder as
Pat Wayne
1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) as
Rosie
- The Deadly Gift (1956) - Rosie
1956
The Charlie Farnsbarns Show (TV Series)
1956
Tracey and Me (TV Mini Series) as
Hyacinth
- The Personal Secretary (1956) - Hyacinth
1956
The Iron Petticoat as
Tityana
1956
The Dynamiters as
Sally Morton
1955
Alias John Preston as
Sylvia - In Dream / Maria
1955
Police Dog as
Blonde
1953
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Edna / Rosemary Jossop
- The Trap (1954) - Edna
- Pardon My Ghost (1954) - Rosemary Jossop
- Sylvia (1953)
1954
The Good Die Young as
Pretty Girl at Boxing Match
1954
Young and Willing as
Stella
1953
Roadhouse Girl as
Marilyn Saunders
1953
Wheel of Fate as
Lucky Price
1953
The Beggar's Opera as
Sukey Tawdrey
1953
Her Three Bachelors as
Enid
1953
The Yellow Balloon as
Iris
1952
Holiday Week as
Mary Hollins
1952
13 East Street as
Judy
1951
Happy Go Lovely as
Betty
1950
Don't Say Die as
Sandra
1950
Stars Over Hollywood (TV Series) as
Redhead
- Never Trust a Redhead (1950) - Redhead
1950
The Clouded Yellow as
Kyra
1950
Traveller's Joy as
Flower Shop Assistant
1950
The Miniver Story as
Girl in Tartan, VE Day pub (uncredited)
1950
A Cup of Kindness (TV Movie) as
Tilly Winn
1949
The Gay Adventure as
2nd Nightclub hostess
1949
Helter Skelter as
Receptionist
1949
Don't Ever Leave Me as
Ruby Baines
1949
Marry Me as
Giggly Girl (uncredited)
1949
All Over the Town as
Marlene
1949
Maniacs on Wheels as
Kay Fox
1948
A Piece of Cake as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1948
Saraband (uncredited)
1947
Eyes That Kill as
Joan
Self
1990
Forty Minutes (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Adventures in the Skin Trade (1990) - Self
1959
Juke Box Jury (TV Series) as
Self - Panellist
- Episode #1.18 (1959) - Self - Panellist
1956
Film Fanfare (TV Series) as
Self - Quiz Contestant / Self
- Episode #1.22 (1956) - Self - Quiz Contestant
- Episode #1.21 (1956) - Self
1954
Variety Parade (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.6 (1954) - Self
Archive Footage
1955
Final Column as
Anita Damon
References
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