Sandra Dee

Also known as Alexandra Cymboliak Zuck

American actress and model (1942–2005)

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Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

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…

Known for

Frasier — Connie (voice)1993
Lost — Penny Morrison1983
Fantasy Island — Francesca Hamilton1977
Houston, We've Got a Problem — Angie Cordell1974
Police Woman1974
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe — Ada1972
The Man Hunter — Mara Bocock1972
The Sixth Sense1972
The Dunwich Horror — Nancy Wagner1970
Night Gallery — Ann Bolt (segment "Tell David...")1970

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1942
Active to: 2005

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Listeners: 576
Total plays: 3,042

Key facts

Born: Alexandra Zuck , ( 1942-04-23 ) April 23, 1942, Bayonne , New Jersey, U.S.
Died: February 20, 2005 (2005-02-20) (aged 62), Thousand Oaks , California, U.S.
Resting place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Other name: Sandra Douvan
Alma mater: Professional Children's School
Occupations: Actress model
Years active: 1957–1983
Known for: Imitation of Life Until They Sail Gidget A Summer Place Take Her She's Mine The Reluctant Debutante Tammy Tell Me True If a Man Answers
Spouse: Bobby Darin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1967 )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Sandra
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Bayonne
Place of death: Thousand Oaks
Spouse: Bobby Darin
Occupation: singer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
Image: Sandra Dee publicity.JPG
Number of children: 1

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place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Commons category: Sandra Dee
date of birth: 1942-04-23
date of death: 2005-02-20
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Sandra Dee
start of work period: 1957-00-00
cause of death: pneumonia
end of work period: 1983-00-00
birth name: Alexandra Zuck
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

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 (1957). She became a teenage star for her performances in Imitation of Life, Gidget and A Summer Place (all released in 1959), which made her a household name.

Dee's acting career waned in the late 1960s. In 1967, her highly publicized marriage to Bobby Darin ended in divorce and Universal Pictures dropped her contract. Dee appeared in the 1970 independent horror film The Dunwich Horror and occasionally in television productions throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. In later life, Dee sought help for depression, alcoholism, and faced traumas from her childhood, including sexual abuse by her stepfather. She died in 2005 of complications from kidney disease.

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