Gayle Hunnicutt
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Gayle Hunnicutt Lady Jenkins | |
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 Hunnicutt in The Golden Bowl (1972) | |
| Born | February 6, 1943 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 2023 (aged 80) London, England |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, model |
| Years active | 1966–1999 |
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| Children | 2, including Nolan Hemmings |
Gayle Jenkins, Lady Jenkins (née Hunnicutt; February 6, 1943 – August 31, 2023) was an American film, television and stage actress. She made more than 30 film appearances.
Early life and education
The daughter of Colonel Sam Lloyd Hunnicutt and Mary Virginia (née Dickerson) Hunnicutt, she was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Hunnicutt attended the University of California, Los Angeles on a scholarship to study English literature and theatre. She worked as a fashion model, then became an actress.[citation needed]
Career
Acting
During her film career, Hunnicutt was typecast as a brunette sexpot.[1][2] She portrayed Emaline Fetty, a con woman trying to extort money from the Clampetts in two episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies in 1966.[3] She co-starred with James Garner in the detective film Marlowe (1969), in which her character was a glamorous Hollywood actress.
After she moved to England with husband
In 2012, Hunnicutt was featured in an episode of the HGTV reality show Selling London, in which she presented the Primrose Hill estate where she and her second husband, journalist and editor Simon Jenkins, lived for three decades.[4]
Writing
Hunnicutt wrote two books. The first, Health and Beauty in Motherhood, was published in 1984. In 2004, she published Dearest Virginia: Love Letters from a Cavalry Officer in the South Pacific, which contains the letters exchanged by her parents during World War II.[citation needed]
Personal life and death
On November 16, 1968, Hunnicutt married British actor
Hunnicutt died on August 31, 2023, at the age of 80 in London.[6][7]
Filmography
- The Wild Angels (1966) as Suzie
- P.J. (1968) as Maureen Preble
- The Smugglers (1968 TV film) as Adrianna
- Eye of the Cat (1969) as Kassia Lancaster
- Marlowe (1969) as Mavis Wald
- Fragment of Fear (1970) as Juliet Bristow
- Freelance (1971) as Chris
- The Love Machine (1971) as Astrological girl at party (uncredited)
- Running Scared (1972) as Ellen Case
- Voices (1973) as Claire
- Scorpio (1973) as Susan
- The Legend of Hell House (1973) as Ann Barrett
- Nuits rouges aka Shadowman (1974)
- The Spiral Staircase (1975) as Blanche
- Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (1976) as Margie Cohn
- The Sell Out (1976) as Deborah
- Once in Paris... (1978) as Susan Townsend
- The Saint and the Brave Goose (1979) as Annabelle West
- Flashpoint Africa (1980) as Lisa Ford
- The Million Dollar Face (1981 TV film) as Diana Masterson
- Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1983 TV film) as Andrea Mackovich
- Savage in the Orient (1983 TV film) as Julian Clydesdale
- Two by Forsyth (1984 TV film)
- Target (1985) as Donna Lloyd
- Dream Lover (1986) as Claire
- Turnaround(1987) as Pat
- Silence Like Glass (1989) as Mrs. Martin
- Hard to Be a God (1989)
Television
- The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series, 1966) as Emaline Fetty (2 episodes)
- Get Smart: It Takes One to Know One (1966–67) as Octavia, a KAOS agent
- The Golden Bowl (TV miniseries, 1972) as Charlotte Slant
- The Ripening Seed (1973) as Madame Dalleray
- Fall of Eagles (TV miniseries, 1974) as Tsarina Alexandra
- Thriller ("K Is for Killing", 1974) as Suzy Buckley
- Dylan (1978) as Liz Reitel
- Return of the Saint (1979) as Annabelle West
- A Man Called Intrepid (TV miniseries, 1979) as Cynthia
- Fantômas (French TV miniseries, 1980's) as Lady Beltham
- The Martian Chronicles (TV miniseries, 1980) as Ruth Wilder
- The Love Boat (“The Mallory Quest/Julie, the Vamp/The Offer”, 1980) as Janet Mallory
- Taxi (1983) as Mrs. Bascome[8]
- Tales of the Unexpected ("The Luncheon", 1983) as Susan Mandeville
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ("A Scandal In Bohemia", 1984) as Irene Adler
- The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (TV miniseries, 1984) as Mary Sloane
- A Woman of Substance (TV miniseries, 1985) as Olivia Wainright
- Strong Medicine (1986) as Lillian Hawthorne
- Dream West (TV miniseries, 1986) as Maria Crittenden
- Dallas (1989–1991) as Vanessa Beaumont
- The Saint: The Brazilian Connection (1989) as Mrs. Cunningham
References
- ^ Smith, Harrison (September 5, 2023). "Gayle Hunnicutt, Texan actress who thrived in Britain, dies at 80". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Gayle Hunnicutt-During her brief Hollywood career she was typecast as a brunette sexpot". Guyana Chronicle. October 18, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Gayle Hunnicutt". hollywood.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Dallas star Gayle Hunnicutt dies as Texas-born actress is remembered". September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Actress Gayle Hunnicutt rekindles 'extraordinary' love". The Daily Telegraph. May 2010. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Obituary". The Guardian. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Gayle Hunnicutt, Texan actress who thrived in Britain, dies at 80". The Washington Post.
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany).
External links
- Gayle Hunnicutt at IMDb
- Gayle Hunnicutt discography at Discogs
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