Vanessa Lee (18 June 1920 - 15 March 1992), born Winifred Ruby Moule, was a British actress and singer.[1][2] She was known for her appearances in Ivor Novello's musicals, especially after the Second World War.
Vanessa Lee | |
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| Born | Winifred Ruby Moule 18 June 1920 |
| Died | 15 March 1992 (aged 71) London, U.K. |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Film actress, singer |
| Spouse | Peter Graves, 8th Baron Graves (m. 1960–1992) |
Life
editWinifred Moule was born in Streatham in 1920. She married British actor Peter Graves in 1960.[3] That same year she made her first recording, of the operetta Bitter Sweet, with Robert Cardinali.[4] In 1958/59, she played the lead in a successful revival of Old Chelsea by Richard Tauber, along with Graves and Kenneth McKellar. A Radio Luxembourg series, which ran from 1956 to 1958 as part of the radio programme This I Believe, was based on her career.[5]
Filmography
edit- The Passing Show (1953)
- The Split (1968) as Little Girl
- Armchair Theatre (1969) (episode: The Frobisher Game)
- The Adventurers (1970) as Trustee Banker's Wife
Discography
edit- Bitter Sweet (1960)
- After the Ball
- Those Dreaming Years
- Shine through my dreams
References
edit- ^ "Vanessa Lee | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Lee, Vanessa 1920-1992 [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Vanessa Lee". IMDb. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Bitter Sweet, Vanessa Lee", WorldCat, retrieved 2019-09-11
- ^ "Vanessa Lee (Winifred Ruby Moule) - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
External links
edit- Vanessa Lee at IMDb