Dawn Addams

Dawn Addams

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
1930-09-21
Died
1985-05-07 (aged 54)
Place of Birth
Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, UK

Dawn Addams

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.

Known For

The Saint
7.4

The Saint

Queen Adana

1962
The Saint
7.4

The Saint

Magda Vamoff

1962
The Saint
7.4

The Saint

Countess Audrey Morova

1962
ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

Alma Rostalba

1967
Discorama
8.0

Discorama

Self

1959
The Third Man
7.2

The Third Man

Eva

1959
Department S
5.3

Department S

Dianne Lynne

1969
Racket Squad
6.5

Racket Squad

Betty Grant

1951
Singin' in the Rain
8.1

Singin' in the Rain

Teresa (uncredited)

1952
The Adventurer
6.2

The Adventurer

Lady Anne Benson

1972
Sherlock Holmes
7.2

Sherlock Holmes

Doreen Meredith

1954
Triangle
5.8

Triangle

Mrs. Landers

1981
The Robe
6.9

The Robe

Junia

1953
Father, Dear Father
6.5

Father, Dear Father

Georgie Thompson

1968
Sentimental Education
5.3

Sentimental Education

Catherine Dambreuse

1962
The Vampire Lovers
6.4

The Vampire Lovers

The Countess

1970
The Black Tulip
6.3

The Black Tulip

La marquise Catherine de Vigogne

1964
Young Bess
5.8

Young Bess

Kate Howard

1953
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

Margo

1956
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

Cynthia Fenton

1956
Star Maidens
3.9

Star Maidens

Clara

1976
Zeta One
4.1

Zeta One

Zeta

1969
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

Sybil Willis

1974
Temptation
5.0

Temptation

Victoria

1959
A King in New York
6.7

A King in New York

Ann Kay - TV Specialist

1957
Secret professionnel
7.0

Secret professionnel

Dr. Catherine Langeac

1959
Plymouth Adventure
5.9

Plymouth Adventure

Priscilla Mullins

1952
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
6.1

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

Kitty Jekyll

1960
The Vault of Horror
6.3

The Vault of Horror

Inez (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

1973
The Silent Enemy
5.9

The Silent Enemy

Third Officer Jill Masters, W.R.N.S

1958
The Unknown Man
5.1

The Unknown Man

Ellie Fansworth

1951
Come Fly with Me
5.0

Come Fly with Me

Katie Rinard

1963
Return to Treasure Island
5.6

Return to Treasure Island

Jamesina 'Jamie' Hawkins

1954
The Moon Is Blue
6.3

The Moon Is Blue

Cynthia Slater

1953
The Black Chapel
7.3

The Black Chapel

Tilla Turner

1959
Where the Bullets Fly
5.7

Where the Bullets Fly

Felicity 'Fiz' Moonlight

1966
The Count of Bragelonne
6.0

The Count of Bragelonne

Hélène de Winter

1954
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
6.8

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

Marion Menil

1960
Come Dance with Me!
6.1

Come Dance with Me!

Anita Florès

1959
The Hour of 13
6.1

The Hour of 13

Jane Frensham

1952
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