Dawn Addams
Dawn Addams
Biography
Victoria Dawn Addams (21 September 1930 – 7 May 1985) was a British actress, particularly in Hollywood motion pictures of the 1950s and on British television in the 1960s and 1970s. She became a princess in 1954 (until 1971). Addams was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Ethel Mary (née Hickie) and Captain James Ramage Addams, of the Royal Air Force. Her mother died when she was young, and she spent her early life in Calcutta, India. Addams' face and physique attracted the attention of talent agents. In December 1950, she signed a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Her film career began with a role in Night into Morning (1951), and her subsequent MGM films included Singin' in the Rain (1952), Plymouth Adventure (1952), Young Bess (1953) and the female lead opposite Peter Lawford in The Hour of 13 (1952). She played David Niven's daughter in The Moon Is Blue (1953), a film which helped loosen the system of censorship of Hollywood which had been in place since 1934. She also embarked on a USO tour the same year to help entertain troops in Korea. She worked steadily in films during the remainder of the 1950s, including a heavily publicised role as Richard Carlson's model girlfriend in the science fiction film Riders to the Stars (1954) and the female lead opposite actor-director-filmmaker legend Charlie Chaplin in his final comedy to star himself, A King in New York (1957). During the 1960s and 1970s, she appeared mainly in British TV shows and French films. She was a semi-regular on the instructional series En France (1962) and the leading lady in several episodes of The Saint (1962–69), which starred Roger Moore as Simon Templar. Among her last film credits were two British horror films, The Vampire Lovers (1970) and The Vault of Horror (1973), and she was also a regular in the British sitcom Father, Dear Father (1971–1973). One of her last television roles was in the science fiction serial Star Maidens (1977). Addams retired in the early 1980s, dividing her remaining years between Europe and the United States. She married Don Vittorio Emanuele Massimo, Prince of Roccasecca, in 1954; the wedding was the subject of a cover story in Life magazine. They separated four years later, though they did not formally divorce until 1971. Their son, Prince Stefano (b.1955), married Atalanta Foxwell, daughter of film producer Ivan Foxwell and Lady Edith (Lambart), granddaughter of the 9th Earl of Cavan. In 1974 she married retired businessman Jimmy White. Addams died in 1985 in a London hospital at age 54 from lung cancer.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
61
Gender
Female
Birthday
1930-09-21 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, UK
Acting

2018

Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse as Sabine Hirrlinger (archive footage)

2003

Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York' as Self (archive footage)

1981

Triangle as Mrs. Landers

1976

Star Maidens as Clara

1973

The Vault of Horror as Inez (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

1973

A Friend Indeed as Rosie Butterfield

1972

The Adventurer as Lady Anne Benson

1971

Sappho as Marianne

1971

The Bargain Hunters as Cynthia Fenton

1970

The Vampire Lovers as The Countess

1970

A Room in Town as Margo

1969

Department S as Dianne Lynne

1969

Zeta One as Zeta

1968

Father, Dear Father as Georgie Thompson

1966

Where the Bullets Fly as Felicity 'Fiz' Moonlight

1965

Ballad in Blue as Gina Graham

1964

The Black Tulip as La marquise Catherine de Vigogne

1963

Come Fly with Me as Katie Rinard

1962

The Saint as Queen Adana

1962

The Saint as Magda Vamoff

1962

The Saint as Countess Audrey Morova

1962

Sentimental Education as Catherine Dambreuse

1962

The £20,000 Kiss as Maxine Hagen

1961

House of Sin as Norma O'Brien

1961

Follow That Man as Janet Clark

1960

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse as Marion Menil

1960

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll as Kitty Jekyll

1960

The Angry Young Men as Irene

1959

The Third Man as Eva

1959

Discorama as Self

1959

Come Dance with Me! as Anita Florès

1959

Temptation as Victoria

1959

Pensione Edelweiss as Nadia Rakesy

1959

Prisoner of the Volga as Irina Tatyana

1959

The Treasure of San Teresa as Hedi von Hartmann

1959

The Scarlet Baroness as Szaga de Bor

1959

The Black Chapel as Tilla Turner

1959

Secret professionnel as Not available

1958

The Silent Enemy as Third Officer Jill Masters, W.R.N.S

1957

A King in New York as Ann Kay - TV Specialist

1955

Rommel's Treasure as Sofia

1955

Four of the Thundering Jet as Moglie di Rovi

1954

Sherlock Holmes as Doreen Meredith

1954

Return to Treasure Island as Jamesina 'Jamie' Hawkins

1954

The Count of Bragelonne as Hélène de Winter

1954

Riders to the Stars as Susan Manners

1954

Khyber Patrol as Diana Rivington

1954

The Secrets of the Bed as Janet (segment "Divorce, Le")

1953

The Robe as Junia

1953

Young Bess as Kate Howard

1953

The Moon Is Blue as Cynthia Slater

1953

The Girl on The Roof as Cynthia Slader

1952

Singin' in the Rain as Teresa - a Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

1952

Plymouth Adventure as Priscilla Mullins

1952

The Hour of 13 as Jane Frensham

1951

Racket Squad as Betty Grant

1951

The Unknown Man as Ellie Fansworth

1951

Night Into Morning as Dottie Phelps