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Suzanna Leigh (born Sandra Eileen Anne Smith; 26 July 1945) is an English actress known for her film and television roles in the 1960s and 1970s.
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- Suzanna leigh on getting her start as an actress elvis week 2003
- Elvis presleys co star suzanna leigh on doing elvis charities video
- Early life and education
- Career
- Later
- Television
- Writings
- Filmography
- References
Elvis presleys co star suzanna leigh on doing elvis charities video
Early life and education
Born Sandra Eileen Anne Smith on 26 July 1945, Leigh grew up in Berkshire, England, and later went to convent schools outside London. She began working in films while still a pre-teen, appearing as an extra in several British productions. She changed her name to Suzanna Leigh after entering film, whilst under the tutelage of her godmother, Vivien Leigh.
Career
Leigh's film roles include the love interest of Elvis Presley in Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966), a stewardess in the comedy Boeing Boeing (1965), and as the frail heroine in a couple of Hammer films - The Lost Continent (1968) and Lust for a Vampire (1971).
She starred in the cult British horror films The Deadly Bees (1966) and The Fiend (1972). In 1974 she starred as Amber in Son of Dracula. In 2015, she was a featured player in the film, Grace of the Father. She wrote a 2000 autobiography, Paradise, Suzanna Style.
Later
Leigh was diagnosed with ‘stage-four’ liver cancer in September 2016.
