Sandra Dee

Acting

Sandra Dee

Born April 23, 1942 · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Died February 20, 2005 · aged 62

Sandra Dee (born Alexandra Zuck; April 23, 1942 – February 20, 2005) was an American actress. Dee began her career as a child model, working first in commercials, and then film in her teenage years. Best known for her portrayal of ingénues, Dee earned a Golden Globe Award as one of the year's most promising newcomers for her performance in Robert Wise's Until They Sail (1958). She became a teenage…

Known For

A Summer PlaceA Summer Place · 1959
A Summer Place
6.61959
MovieDramaRomance
A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.
Come SeptemberCome September · 1961
Come September
6.81961
MovieComedyRomance
Robert Talbot, an American millionaire, arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious Italian villa. His long-time girlfriend Lisa has given up waiting for him and has decided to marry another man. Meanwhile, his sneaky business associate Maurice secretly misappropriates the villa as a hotel while Talbot is away. The current guests of the "hotel" are a group of young American girls.
Imitation of LifeImitation of Life · 1959
Imitation of Life
7.41959
MovieDramaRomance
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
Fantasy IslandFantasy Island · 1977
Fantasy Island
7.51977
MovieFantasyDrama
Mr. Roarke and his assistant Tattoo greet a former reporter in World War II who wants to relive a brief romance that took place in London 30 years ago, a big-game hunter who, for once, wants to be the hunted and a wealthy businesswoman who wants to be a secret and silent observer at her own funeral.
The Man HunterThe Man Hunter · 1972
The Man Hunter
8.01972
MovieDramaCrime
A professional hunter is brought in to track a bank robbery suspect through a Louisiana swamp, and winds up getting romantically involved with the suspect's wife.
GidgetGidget · 1959
Gidget
6.01959
MovieComedyRomance
Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf and soon she's accepted and given the nickname "Gidget". But it's hard work to become more than a friend to Moondoggie.
The Dunwich HorrorThe Dunwich Horror · 1970
The Dunwich Horror
5.41970
MovieHorror
Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previous night. He is turned away by Wilbur, the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys' darkest secret — as well as a great evil.
Until They SailUntil They Sail · 1957
Until They Sail
6.31957
MovieRomanceDrama
Four sisters in New Zealand fall for soldiers en route to the Pacific theater in WWII.

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