Victoria Shaw (25 May 1935 – 17 August 1988) was an Australian film and television actress.

Early years

Shaw was born Jeanette Ann Lavina Mary Elizabeth Elphick
Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Her parents were Captain and Mrs. Francis W. Elphick. She lived in

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, and attended a convent school.

Career

Shaw worked in an insurance office for six months before she went to the Dally-Watkins Agency, where she studied modelling with June Dally-Watkins before making her Australian screen debut opposite

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in '' The Phantom Stockman'' (1953).

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spotted her while touring Australia and urged her to try her luck in Hollywood, where in 1955 she signed a contract with

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Stewart Whitman Victoria Shaw Cimarron Strip 1968

She played opposite

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in ''

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'' (1956), her United States film debut. Her subsequent films included ''

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'' and '' Edge of Eternity'' (both 1959), ''

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'' and ''

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'' (both 1960), ''

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'' (1966), and ''

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'' (1973). She also made appearances in TV shows, including ''

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'' (1962), ''

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'' (1964), '' 12 O-Clock High'' (two episodes: 1964 and 1966), ''

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'' (1968), ''

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'' (two episodes: both 1968), '' Ironside'' (1969), ''

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'' (1973), '' General Hospital'' (1974), '' McCloud'' (1976), and '' Charlie's Angels'' (1978).

Personal life

Shaw married actor Roger Smith in North Hollywood, California, on July 28, 1956. After their divorce in 1965, Smith had joint custody of their three children, Tracey Leone (born 1957), Jordan F. (born 1958), and Dallas E. (born 1961). She married producer Elliott Alexander in 1966. They also divorced.

Death

On August 17, 1988, Shaw died in Hornsby Hospital in Sydney at the age of 53 from emphysema.

Recognition

Shaw was named Australia's Model of the Year in 1951. The next year, she was named Photographer's Model of the Year.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Victoria 1935 births 1988 deaths Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Actresses from Sydney Australian emigrants to the United States 20th-century Australian actresses Deaths from emphysema New Star of the Year (Actress) Golden Globe winners