Anna Lee

Anna Lee fascinates me as a true bridge between two film worlds. Born Joan Boniface Winnifrith in Kent in 1913, she crossed from English cinema into Hollywood and earned the studio nickname "The British Bombshell," which tells you how she was marketed in her prime. What impresses me more is the longevity. A career that earns you an MBE, a Daytime Emmy, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is not a flash in the pan; it is decades of work spanning film and television. She lived to 91, and I like that her recognition came on both sides of the Atlantic. That kind of staying power is rare and worth admiring.

Name (English)

Anna Lee

Name (Japanese)

アンナ・リー

Reading

あんな・りー

Born

January 2, 1913 – May 14, 2004

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Ox

Origin

Kent, United Kingdom

Occupation

television actor / film actor / voice actor / actor

Awards & achievements

• Member of the Order of the British Empire
• Daytime Emmy Award
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)

Tags

• television actor
• film actor
• voice actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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