Joan Rice

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Joan Rice (born February 3, 1930 in Derby , † January 1, 1997 in Maidenhead , Berkshire ) was a British actress .

Life

Derby-born Joan Rice spent most of her youth in an orphanage with her three siblings after her father was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing his two oldest daughters, including Joan Rice herself. Later she worked a. a. as a housekeeper and waitress before winning a beauty contest at the age of 19.

This eventually led to screen tests at the Rank film production , which Joan Rice took under contract with no acting training. After minor roles, she made her breakthrough in 1952 as Maid Marian in The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men , the Disney version of the Robin Hood saga, which was partly in Sherwood Forest , partly in London's Pinewood Studios with an all-British cast has been recorded. This was initially followed by major roles in smaller productions in British cinema such as One Good Turn with Norman Wisdom or A Day to Remember with Donald Sinden . One of the more important films of her career is the pirate story His Majesty O'Keefe with Burt Lancaster .

After the offers became rarer, however, Rice shifted her acting focus to the stage and went on tour with plays such as Rebecca , View From the Bridge and The Reluctant Debutante . She made her last film appearance in 1970 in the hammer horror film The Horror of Frankenstein .

Filmography

  • 1951: One Wild Oat
  • 1951: Crimes Without Guilt (Blackmailed)
  • 1952: Robin Hood and his daring journeymen (The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men)
  • 1952: The premiere takes place after all (curtain up)
  • 1952: A meal for the fish (Gift Horse)
  • 1954: White ruler of Tonga (His Majesty O'Keefe)
  • 1955: In love, crazy and not married (One Good Turn)
  • 1959: Always trouble with the ladies (Operation Bullshine)
  • 1961: Dirty Money (Payroll)
  • 1970: The Horror of Frankenstein (The Horror of Frankenstein)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ronald Bergan, “Joan Rice. Rank screen charmer ”, in: Guardian, February 12, 1997.

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personal data
SURNAME Rice, Joan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Derby
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1997
Place of death Maidenhead , Berkshire