Dee Hepburn (born 7 November 1961) is a Scottish former actress. She starred as Dorothy in the 1981 film '' Gregory's Girl'', and played Anne-Marie Wade in the

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'' from 1985 to 1988.

Early life

Hepburn grew up in Calderwood, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire. She is the fourth of five daughters born to dental technician Bobbie Hepburn and his wife Madeline.

Acting career

After training in acting and dancing, she took a part as a schoolgirl in STV's production of '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' where she was credited as Dory Hepburn. She starred in the 1980 film '' Gregory's Girl'' playing John Gordon Sinclair's love interest Dorothy, for which she won the

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actress of the year award. The film's cast reunited for the 30th anniversary of its release in 2010, and a clip from the film featuring Hepburn was part of the

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from the

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. She started a career in television, appearing in the

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set series ''

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'', and presenting '' It's a Knockout.'' She took a role in the

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'' for three years as the receptionist Anne-Marie Wade. She made a brief comeback playing

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in the film ''

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'' (1996).

Post-acting life

Hepburn is married to her second husband. , she still lived in East Kilbride, working in business development for a local company.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hepburn, Dee 1961 births Living people People from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Scottish film actresses Scottish soap opera actresses Scottish television actresses