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Lee Remick Biography

(1935-1991)

Related Works

1957 Face in the Crowd
1958 The Long, Hot Summer
1959 Anatomy of a Murder

1960 Wild River
1962 Experiment in Terror
1962 Days of Wine and Roses
1963 The Running Man
1963 The Wheeler Dealers
1965 Hellelujah Trail
1965 Baby the Rain Must Fall
1968 The Detective
1971 Sometimes a Great Nation
1973 A Delicate Balance
1976 The Omen
1978 The Medusa Touch
1977 Telefon
1979 The Europeans
1980 The Competition
1980 Tribute

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Actress. Born Lee Ann Remick on December 14, 1935 in Quincy, Massachusetts. The daughter of a department store owner, Lee Remick began dancing at a young age. She attended Barnard College and the Actors’ Studio and made her debut on Broadway in 1953’s Be Your Age.

Remick first appeared on film with Andy Griffith in Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd in 1957. In 1962, she starred opposite Jack Lemmon in Days of Wine and Roses, earning an Oscar nod for her performance as an alcoholic wife. Other notable films include 1957’s The Long Hot Summer, 1959’s Anatomy of a Murder and 1976’s The Omen.

The sophisticated and elegant actress also enjoyed a successful stage career, particularly in her collaborations with friend Stephen Sondheim. She appeared in his short-lived 1964 musical Anyone Can Whistle, as well as the 1985 concert version of his musical Follies. Her most acclaimed stage performance was a starring turn in Frederick Knott’s thriller Wait Until Dark in 1966. Her last appearance on stage was in 1991’s A Little Night Music in Los Angeles.

Remick also starred on TV, mostly in historical dramas, earning seven Emmy nominations throughout her career.

Lee Remick was married to TV producer Bill Colleran from 1957-1868; they had two children. She was married to British film producer Kip Gowans from 1970 until her death of kidney and liver cancer in 1991 at age 55.