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Sue Lyon

American actress (1946-2019) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 73

Suellyn Lyon was an American actress who is most famous today for playing the title role in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for both a Laurel Award and a Photoplay Award.

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2019Died26 December 20192011Bert Stern - Original MadmanFilm1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickFilm1984James Mason: The Star They Loved to HateFilm1980AlligatorFilm, ABC Newswoman1978Fantasy IslandSeries, Jill NolanThe Astral FactorFilm, 1978Darlene DeLong1977Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm ReadyFilm, Wendy Sutherland1976Crash!Film, Kim Denne1973Police StorySeries1971Evel KnievelFilm, Linda1970Night GallerySeries, Betsy (segment "Miss Lovecraft Sent Me")But I Don't Want to Get Married!Film, 1970Laura1969Love, American StyleSeries, BarbaraArsenic and Old LaceFilm, 1969Elaine Harper1967The Flim-Flam ManFilm, Bonnie Lee Packard19657 WomenFilm, Emma Clark1964On the Trail of the IguanaFilm1963Golden Globe AwardsAwardLaurel AwardsAward1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesLolitaFilm, 1962Dolores "Lolita" Haze1959Dennis the MenaceSeries, Blonde with Valentine Card (uncredited)1953Letter to LorettaSeries, Laurie1950The Bob Hope ShowSeriesWhat's My Line?Series, 19501946Born10 July 1946

People around Sue

  • Lolita 1962
  • The Night of the Iguana 1964
  • 7 Women 1965
  • Tony Rome 1967
  • Alligator 1980

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 23

32 credits on file

Television 9

Awards

Golden Globe Awards1963
Laurel Awards1963

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1946 to 2019 · aged 73