Mariella Novotny (born Stella Marie Capes, 9 May 1941 – 1 February 1983) was an English socialite and prostitute who was part of Christine Keeler's social circle and mixed extensively with British establishment figures in the events leading up to the

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. Novotny was born in Yorkshire in 1941. She married the club owner Horace Dibben in January 1960. She has been said to have had relationships with

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and

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, and to have worked with

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. In the 1989 film ''

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'' about the Profumo affair, she was portrayed by

Britt Ekland Britt Ekland (; born Britt-Marie Eklund; 6 October 1942) is a Swedish actress, model and singer. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in '' The Double Man'' (1967), ''The Night They Raided ...

. She died in 1983 of a drug overdose, aged 41.

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1942 births 1983 deaths English female prostitutes {{UK-bio-stub