Sandra Dorne (born Joan Smith; 19 June 1924 – 25 December 1992) was a British actress.

Career

Also known as Sandra Holt, Dorne was often known in the 1950s as the B-film

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. As a platinum blonde, she was a regular female lead in B-films in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She trained at the Rank Organisation's "charm school". Film roles dried up as she grew older, but she still found work and acted mainly in British television, appearing in such series as ''

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'' and '' The Third Man''.

Personal life

Married to the actor Patrick Holt from 1954 until her death, Dorne died on Christmas Day 1992 at Paddington Community Hospital, Westminster, London. The cause of death was kidney cancer.

Partial filmography

* ''Eyes That Kill'' (1947) – Joan * '' Saraband for Dead Lovers'' (1948) – (uncredited) * '' A Piece of Cake'' (1948) – Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Once a Jolly Swagman'' (1949) – Kay Fox * ''

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'' (1949) – Marlene * '' Marry Me!'' (1949) – Giggly Girl (uncredited) * '' Don't Ever Leave Me'' (1949) – Ruby Baines * '' Helter Skelter'' (1949) – Receptionist * '' Golden Arrow'' (1949) – 2nd Nightclub hostess * ''

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'' (1950) – Girl in Tartan, VE Day pub (uncredited) * '' The Clouded Yellow'' (1950) – Kyra * '' Traveller's Joy'' (1950) – Flower Shop Assistant * '' Don't Say Die'' (1950) – Sandra * '' Happy Go Lovely'' (1951) – Betty * ''

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'' (1952) – Judy * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1952) – Mary Hollins * '' The Yellow Balloon'' (1953) – Iris * ''

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'' (1953) – Enid * ''

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'' (1953) – Sukey Tawdrey * '' Wheel of Fate'' (1953) – Lucky Price * '' Marilyn'' (1953) – Marilyn Saunders * '' The Weak and the Wicked'' (1954) – Stella * '' The Good Die Young'' (1954) – Pretty Girl * '' Police Dog'' (1955) – Blonde * '' Alias John Preston'' (1955) – Sylvia – In Dream / Maria * '' The Gelignite Gang'' (1956) – Sally Morton * '' The Iron Petticoat'' (1956) – Tityana * '' Operation Murder'' (1957) – Pat Wayne * '' Three Sundays to Live'' (1957) – Ruth Chapman * ''

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'' (1958) – Blonde with German Officer * '' The Bank Raiders'' (1958) – Della Byrne * ''Not a Hope in Hell'' (1960) – Diana Melton * '' The House in Marsh Road'' (1960) – Valerie Stockley * '' The Amorous Prawn'' (1962) – Busty Babs * ''The Secret Door'' (1964) – Sonia * '' Devil Doll'' (1964) – Magda * '' All Coppers Are...'' (1972) – Sue's mother * '' Joseph Andrews'' (1977) – Whore in Traffic Jam * '' The Playbirds'' (1978) – Dougan's Secretary * '' Five Go Mad in Dorset'' (1982, TV Series) – Aunt Fanny * '' Eat the Rich'' (1987) – Sandra (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorne, Sandra English film actresses English television actresses 1924 births 1992 deaths People from Keighley Actresses from Yorkshire 20th-century English actresses Deaths from kidney cancer Deaths from cancer in England