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Anna Lee

アンナ・リー　/　あんな・りー

Television actor from United Kingdom

January 2, 1913 – May 14, 2004　・　Kent, United Kingdom

television actor
film actor
voice actor

My Take

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.

Overview

Anna Lee, MBE (born Joan Boniface Winnifrith; 2 January 1913 – 14 May 2004) was an English and American actress, labelled by studios "The British Bombshell".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television actor / film actor / voice actor / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

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

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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)

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