Lisa Daniely (born Mary Elizabeth Bodington; 4 June 1929 – 24 January 2014) was a British film and television actress.
Life and career
Born in
Reading
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Berkshire
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, to an
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solicitor father and a French mother, she was educated in
Paris
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and studied at the
Sarah Bernhardt
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Theatre.
She made her film debut at the age of 21, in the title role of ''
Lilli Marlene
''Lilli Marlene'' is a 1950 British war film aimed for the US market and directed by Arthur Crabtree. It stars Lisa Daniely, Hugh McDermott, and Richard Murdoch. Stanley Baker is seen in one of his early support roles.
Plot
A French girl name ...
'' (1950), whilst in '' Hindle Wakes'' (1952) she played the part of mill worker Jenny Hawthorn. In '' Tiger by the Tail'' (1955) she played opposite
Larry Parks
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, and later appeared in the horror film ''
Curse of Simba
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'' (1965), but appeared more regularly on television. In the ITC series ''
The Invisible Man (1958 TV series)
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Her other appearances in various TV programmes include ''
The Saint
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'', ''
Danger Man
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'', ''
Doctor Who
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'', ''
Strange Report
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'', ''
The Protectors
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'', ''
The First Churchills
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'' (as Queen Mary II), ''
Van Der Valk
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'' and ''
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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''. She portrayed
Queen Elizabeth II
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in the TV film ''Princess In Love'' (1996). In 2007, she provided background commentary to several episodes of ''
The Invisible Man (1958 TV series)
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'' released by Network DVD.
Personal life and death
Lisa Daniely was married to actor
Grey Blake
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Amongst his stage appearances was as Peter Quilpe in the original Broadway theatre, Broadway production of ''The Cocktail Party'' by T.S. Eliot at Henry Miller's Theatre in ...
from 1952 until his death in 1971. The couple had no children. Daniely died aged 84 on 24 January 2014, from undisclosed causes. She was survived by a stepson, Sean Blake, as well as a niece and two nephews.
Selected filmography
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Lili Marlene
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'' (1950) title role
*'' Hindle Wakes'' (1952)
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Operation Diplomat
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Pa ...
The Man in the Road
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Danger Tomorrow
''Danger Tomorrow'' is a 1960 British noir crime film directed by Terry Bishop and starring Zena Walker, Robert Urquhart and Rupert Davies.
Plot
A doctor and his wife move into an old house in an English village where he is to start a new job ...
'' (1960)
*''
Scotland Yard
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Curse of Simba
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Sherlock Holmes
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'' - The Crooked Man (1984)
*''
Souvenir
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'' (1989)
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Goldeneye
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