| Valerie Leon | |
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| Born | 12 November 1945 London |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Mills (1974-1986) |
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Valerie Leon (born November 12, 1945) is an English actress, regarded as something of a cult figure due to her roles in a number of high profile British film "franchises". Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This is an article about the Irish journalist Other such articles feature R Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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Early life
Her father was a director of a textile company, and her mother, who trained at RADA, stopped acting to become a full-time mother. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world She is the eldest of four privately-educated children. After leaving school, she became a trainee fashion buyer at Harrods, before playing truant one day to go to an audition which led to her becoming a chorus girl, and then going on tour with Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl. Harrods is a Department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Funny Girl is a musical with a book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill.
Film appearances
Leon appeared in several of the Carry On films, has been both an "official" and "unofficial" Bond girl - having played the "hotel receptionist" in The Spy Who Loved Me and the "Lady in Bahamas" in Never Say Never Again, and starred in the Hammer horror film Blood from the Mummy's Tomb as well as appearing alongside Peter Sellers in Revenge of the Pink Panther. The Carry On films were a long-running series of low-budget British comedy films directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. only be added to pages which discuss the film or character depicted in the image The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent Never Say Never Again, released in 1983, is the second screen adaptation of Ian Fleming 's novel Thunderball and a non- EON Productions Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Blood from the Mummy's Tomb is a 1971 British film starring Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, and James Villiers. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978 is the sixth film in the Pink Panther film series and last with Peter Sellers, though a later film in the
Television
On television, Leon is probably best remembered for her part as a tall buxom woman driven wild by a small and puny man wearing Hai Karate aftershave, in a series of commercials for the product. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Hai Karate was a budget Aftershave on sale in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 1960s through the 1980s and derives its notability from She also appeared in The Saint, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Up Pompeii!, The Avengers, Space:1999 and in The Goodies comedy episode "It Might as Well Be String". The Saint was a long-running ITC Mystery Spy thriller, airing in Britain on ITV between 1962 and 1969 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased is a late 1960s British Private detective Television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope Up Pompeii! was a British Television comedy series of the 1970s starring Frankie Howerd. The Avengers was a British Television series featuring Secret agents in 1960s Britain. Space 1999 ( ITC Entertainment and RAI, 1975-77 is a British science-fiction television series This article discusses The Goodies comedy television series For information about the formation of The Goodies group and for information It Might as Well Be String is an episode of the British Comedy television series The Goodies.
Personal life
Valerie was married to BBC Head Of Comedy, Michael Mills from 1974 until his death in 1986. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) [1]
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Bibliography
- Paul, Louis (2008). "Valerie Leon", Tales From the Cult Film Trenches; Interviews with 36 Actors from Horror, Science Fiction and Exploitation Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, p. 164-171. ISBN 978-0-7864-2994-3.
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