Sandra Dorne

Sandra Dorne (born Joan Smith; 19 June 1924 – 25 December 1992) was a British actress.

Sandra Dorne
with Maxwell Reed in Marilyn
Born	Joan Smith (1924-06-19)19 June 1924 Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Died	25 December 1992(1992-12-25) (aged 68) Westminster, London, England
Other names	Sandra Holt
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1947–1987
Spouse	Patrick Holt ​ (m. 1954⁠–⁠1992)​

Career

Also known as Sandra Holt, Dorne 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. She also starred in Five Go Mad in Dorset, the first episode of the Comic Strip Presents... series broadcast on the opening night of Channel 4 in 1982.

Personal life

Married to the actor Patrick Holt from 1954 until her death, Dorne died on 25 December 1992 at Paddington Community Hospital, Westminster, London. The cause of death was kidney cancer.

Partial filmography

• Eyes That Kill (1947) – Joan
• Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) – (uncredited)
• A Piece of Cake (1948) – Minor Role (uncredited)
• Once a Jolly Swagman (1949) – Kay Fox
• All Over the Town (1949) – Marlene
• Marry Me! (1949) – Giggly Girl (uncredited)
• Don't Ever Leave Me (1949) – Ruby Baines
• Helter Skelter (1949) – Receptionist
• Golden Arrow (1949) – 2nd Nightclub hostess
• The Miniver Story (1950) – Girl in Tartan, VE Day pub (uncredited)
• The Clouded Yellow (1950) – Kyra
• Traveller's Joy (1950) – Flower Shop Assistant
• Don't Say Die (1950) – Sandra
• Happy Go Lovely (1951) – Betty
• 13 East Street (1952) – Judy
• Hindle Wakes (1952) – Mary Hollins
• The Yellow Balloon (1953) – Iris
• Alf's Baby (1953) – Enid
• The Beggar's Opera (1953) – Sukey Tawdrey
• Wheel of Fate (1953) – Lucky Price
• Marilyn (1953) – Marilyn Saunders
• The Weak and the Wicked (1954) – Stella
• The Good Die Young (1954) – Pretty Girl
• Police Dog (1955) – Blonde
• Alias John Preston (1955) – Sylvia – In Dream / Maria
• The Gelignite Gang (1956) – Sally Morton
• The Iron Petticoat (1956) – Tityana
• Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956,TV series - The Deadly Gift) - Rosie
• Operation Murder (1957) – Pat Wayne
• Three Sundays to Live (1957) – Ruth Chapman
• Orders to Kill (1958) – Blonde with German Officer
• The Bank Raiders (1958) – Della Byrne
• Not a Hope in Hell (1960) – Diana Melton
• The House in Marsh Road (1960) – Valerie Stockley
• The Amorous Prawn (1962) – Busty Babs
• The Secret Door (1964) – Sonia
• Devil Doll (1964) – Magda
• All Coppers Are... (1972) – Sue's mother
• Joseph Andrews (1977) – Whore in Traffic Jam
• The Playbirds (1978) – Dougan's Secretary
• Five Go Mad in Dorset (1982, TV Series) – Aunt Fanny
• Eat the Rich (1987) – Sandra (final film role)

External links

• Sandra Dorne at IMDb