Joan Rice
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Born | Derby, Derbyshire, England | 3 February 1930
Died | 1 January 1997 Maidenhead, Berkshire, England | (aged 66)
Occupation | Actress |
Joan Rice (3 February 1930 – 1 January 1997) was an English film actress.[1]
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',[2] then signed to Adelphi Films to make The Crowded Day.[3]
Rice 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".[4]
Rice is interred at Braywick Cemetery in Maidenhead, Berkshire.[5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1951 | Blackmailed | Alma | |
1951 | One Wild Oat | Annie (Maid) | |
1952 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Maid Marian | |
1952 | Curtain Up | Avis | |
1952 | Gift Horse | June Mallory, WREN Cypher Clerk | |
1953 | The Steel Key | Doreen Wilson | |
1953 | A Day to Remember | Vera Mitchell | |
1954 | His Majesty O'Keefe | Dalabo aki Dali | |
1954 | The Crowded Day | Peggy | |
1955 | One Good Turn | Iris | |
1955 | Police Dog | Pat Lewis | |
1956 | Women Without Men | Cleo Thompson | |
1958 | The Long Knife | Jill Holden | |
1959 | Operation Bullshine | Pvt. Finch | |
1961 | Payroll | Madge Moore | |
1970 | The Horror of Frankenstein | Graverobber's wife | (final film role) |
References
- ^ "Joan Rice | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ 'Adelphi Films', http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1405736/index.html
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "John Guillermin: Action Man". Filmink.
- ^ "Joan Rice – The Private Life and Times of Joan Rice. Joan Rice Pictures". Glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Joan Rice (1930–1997) – Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
External links
- Joan Rice at IMDb
- Joan Rice – More details at YouAndYesterday – https://web.archive.org/web/20080517042046/http://www.youandyesterday.co.uk/articles/Rice,_Joan_-_Maid_Marian_of_Abbey_Street
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