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'''Lee Remick''' (], ] - ], ]), was an American actress. Born in ], she died of a recurrence of kidney cancer in ] at the age of 55.


Remick was educated at the ], ], ] and became an actress in motion pictures, on stage, and in television dramas and miniseries. '''Lee Remick''' (], ] - ], ]), was an American actress admired for her versality and her great beauty.
Among her best-known films are '']'' (1959) and '']'' (1962).


Remick was born in ]. She studied acting at ] and the ], making her ] debut in 1953 with "Be Your Age." Remick made her film debut in ]'s '']'' (1957).
She received a ] nomination in 1966 for her role as a blind woman terrorized by drug smugglers in "Wait Until Dark" (the character was played by ] in the film version). Lee Remick has a star on the ] at 6104 Hollywood Blvd.


In 1962 she was nominated for an ] for her performance as the alcoholic wife of ] in ''The Days of Wine and Roses''. Remick received a ] nomination in 1966 for her role as a blind woman terrorized by drug smugglers in "Wait Until Dark" (the character was played by ] in the film version).
Her first husband was ], an American television producer, with whom she had a son and daughter. Her second husband was British film producer ].

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Remick died in 1999 at age 55 in ] of kidney cancer.

Her first husband was Bill Colleran, an American television producer, with whom she had a son and daughter. Her second husband was British film producer Kip Gowans. She has a star on the ] at 6104 Hollywood Blvd.


==Selected Filmography== ==Selected Filmography==

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Lee Remick

Lee Remick (December 14, 1935 - July 2, 1991), was an American actress admired for her versality and her great beauty. Among her best-known films are Anatomy of a Murder (1959) and Days of Wine and Roses (1962).

Remick was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. She studied acting at Barnard College and the Actors' Studio, making her Broadway debut in 1953 with "Be Your Age." Remick made her film debut in Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd (1957).

In 1962 she was nominated for an Oscar award for her performance as the alcoholic wife of Jack Lemmon in The Days of Wine and Roses. Remick received a Tony Award nomination in 1966 for her role as a blind woman terrorized by drug smugglers in "Wait Until Dark" (the character was played by Audrey Hepburn in the film version).

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Lee Remick and Montgomery Clift in a scene from Wild River (1969)

Remick died in 1999 at age 55 in Los Angeles, California of kidney cancer.

Her first husband was Bill Colleran, an American television producer, with whom she had a son and daughter. Her second husband was British film producer Kip Gowans. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6104 Hollywood Blvd.

Selected Filmography

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