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Lucy Gordon was a film actor and model, born on May 22, 1980 in Oxford, United Kingdom. Lucy Gordon died on May 20, 2009, aged 28. Education on record includes Oxford High School.
My Take
Lucy Gordon's story sits with me as one of genuine momentum cut tragically short. Becoming a face of CoverGirl at seventeen in 1997 and then pivoting into acting is a hard transition to pull off, yet she managed real breakthroughs, especially in Cedric Klapisch's Russian Dolls in 2005. I notice she kept landing roles in big titles too, including Spider-Man 3, Serendipity, and The Four Feathers, which suggests she was building toward something larger. The fact that she died in 2009, just two days before her twenty-ninth birthday, makes the trajectory feel painfully unfinished. I'm left wondering what the next decade would have held for her.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lucy Gordon
- Name (Japanese)
- ルーシー・ゴードン
- Reading
- るーしー・ごーどん
- Born
- May 22, 1980 – May 20, 2009
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- Oxford, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- film actor / actor / model
2. Background
- High school
- Oxford High School
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lucy Gordon born?
Born May 22, 1980.
When did Lucy Gordon die?
Died May 20, 2009, aged 28.
Where was Lucy Gordon from?
Lucy Gordon was from Oxford, United Kingdom.
What did Lucy Gordon do?
Lucy Gordon worked as film actor, actor, model.
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