Victoria Shaw (actress)
Victoria Shaw | |
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 Shaw with her then-husband, Roger Smith, in an episode of 77 Sunset Strip, 1962 | |
| Born | Jeanette Ann Lavina Mary Elizabeth Elphick 25 May 1935 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 17 August 1988 (aged 53) Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953–1978 |
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| Children | 3 |
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[1][2] in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Her parents were Captain and Mrs. Francis W. Elphick.[3] She lived in Croydon, New South Wales, and attended a convent school.[4]
Career
Shaw worked in an insurance office for six months before she went to the Dally-Watkins Agency,
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Personal life
Shaw married actor Roger Smith in North Hollywood, California, on July 28, 1956.[8] 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).[1] She married producer Elliott Alexander in 1966. They also divorced.[9]
Death
On August 17, 1988, Shaw died in Hornsby Hospital[4] in Sydney at the age of 53 from emphysema.[9]
Recognition
Shaw was named Australia's Model of the Year in 1951. The next year, she was named Photographer's Model of the Year.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1953 | The Phantom Stockman | Kim Marsden | |
| 1956 | The Eddy Duchin Story | Chiquita Wynn | |
| 1959 | The Crimson Kimono | Christine Downs | |
| 1959 | Edge of Eternity | Janice Kendon | |
| 1960 | Because They're Young | Joan Dietrich | |
| 1960 | I Aim at the Stars | Maria von Braun | |
| 1966 | Alvarez Kelly | Charity Warwick | |
| 1973 | Westworld | Medieval Queen |
References
- ^ a b Victoria Shaw, Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen
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- ^ Portrait of Jeanette Elphick (picture), Shmith, Athol, 1914–90. Collection of fashion photographs, National Library of Australia
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- ^ Sydney Morning Herald. 19 August 1988. pp. NEWS AND FEATURES, Pg. 4.
Miss Shaw's second marriage in 1966 to a producer, Elliott Alexander, also ended in divorce.... Miss Shaw, who was 53... suffered from emphysema for several years and became seriously ill on Monday. She died on Wednesday in Hornsby Hospital.
External links
- Victoria Shaw at IMDb
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