Sandra Colleen Waites (15 December 1948 – 28 December 1991), known professionally as Cassandra Harris, was an Australian actress.

Early life

Born in

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, Harris was a student at the

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. She enrolled in 1961, aged 12, under the name Sandra Gleeson. She went on to perform in the Sydney stage production of '' Boeing Boeing'' (1964–1965). She appeared in ''

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'' (1978), ''

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'' (1980), and the ''

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'' film '' For Your Eyes Only'' (1981) as the Countess Lisl von Schlaf, the ill-fated mistress of Milos Colombo (played by Israeli actor

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). While filming this movie, her third husband,

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, met producer

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, which eventually led to his casting as

in four films. She guest-starred in several episodes of the television series ''

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'' with Brosnan; they married on 27 December 1980.

Family

Harris had three children: Charlotte Harris (1971–2013) and Christopher (born 1972) by Dermot Harris, brother of actor

Richard Harris Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. He appeared on stage and in many films, notably as Corrado Zeller in Michelangelo Antonioni's '' Red Desert'', Frank Machin in '' This Sporting ...

, and son Sean Brosnan (born 1983), by Pierce Brosnan, who adopted Charlotte and Christopher after their father died in 1986.

Death

In 1987, Harris was diagnosed with

ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer is a cancerous tumor of an ovary. It may originate from the ovary itself or more commonly from communicating nearby structures such as fallopian tubes or the inner lining of the abdomen. The ovary is made up of three different ...

, the same disease that had claimed her own mother's life. She battled the illness for four years until her death on 28 December 1991, 13 days after her 43rd birthday. Her daughter Charlotte also died from ovarian cancer on 28 June 2013, aged 42.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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Cassandra Harris
(Aveleyman)

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