Victoria Dawn Addams (21 September 1930 – 7 May 1985) was a British actress, particularly in Hollywood motion pictures of the 1950s and on British television in the 1960s and 1970s. She became a princess in 1954 (until 1971).
Victoria Dawn Addams (21 September 1930 – 7 May 1985) was a British actress, particularly in Hollywood motion pictures of the 1950s and on British television in the 1960s and 1970s. She became a princess in 1954 (until 1971).
Addams was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Ethel Mary (née Hickie) and Captain James Ramage Addams, of the Royal Air Force. Her mother died when she was young, and she spent her early life in Calcutta, India.
Addams' face and physique attracted the attention of talent agents. In December 1950, she signed a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Her film career began with a role in Night into Morning (1951), and her subsequent MGM films included Singin' in the Rain (1952), Plymouth Adventure (1952), Young Bess (1953) and the female lead opposite Peter Lawford in The Hour of 13 (1952). She played David Niven's daughter in The Moon Is Blue (1953), a film which helped loosen the system of censorship of Hollywood which had been in place since 1934. She also embarked on a USO tour the same year to help entertain troops in Korea. She worked steadily in films during the remainder of the 1950s, including a heavily publicised role as Richard Carlson's model girlfriend in the science fiction film Riders to the Stars (1954) and the female lead opposite actor-director-filmmaker legend Charlie Chaplin in his final comedy to star himself, A King in New York (1957). During the 1960s and 1970s, she appeared mainly in British TV shows and French films.
She was a semi-regular on the instructional series En France (1962) and the leading lady in several episodes of The Saint (1962–69), which starred Roger Moore as Simon Templar. Among her last film credits were two British horror films, The Vampire Lovers (1970) and The Vault of Horror (1973), and she was also a regular in the British sitcom Father, Dear Father (1971–1973). One of her last television roles was in the science fiction serial Star Maidens (1977). Addams retired in the early 1980s, dividing her remaining years between Europe and the United States.
She married Don Vittorio Emanuele Massimo, Prince of Roccasecca, in 1954; the wedding was the subject of a cover story in Life magazine. They separated four years later, though they did not formally divorce until 1971. Their son, Prince Stefano (b.1955), married Atalanta Foxwell, daughter of film producer Ivan Foxwell and Lady Edith (Lambart), granddaughter of the 9th Earl of Cavan.
In 1974 she married retired businessman Jimmy White.
Addams died in 1985 in a London hospital at age 54 from lung cancer.
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Filmography (Movies)
Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse
Character:Sabine Hirrlinger (archive footage)
Release Date:30/08/2018
Chaplin Today: A King in New York
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/03/2003
A Friend Indeed
Character:Rosie Butterfield
Release Date:17/04/1973
The Vault of Horror
Character:Inez (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
Release Date:16/03/1973
Elementary, My Dear Watson
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/1973
The Bargain Hunters
Character:Cynthia Fenton
Release Date:10/08/1971
Sappho
Character:Marianne
Release Date:24/03/1971
The Vampire Lovers
Character:The Countess
Release Date:04/10/1970
A Room in Town
Character:Margo
Release Date:15/09/1970
Zeta One
Character:Zeta
Release Date:01/12/1969
Where the Bullets Fly
Character:Felicity 'Fiz' Moonlight
Release Date:06/09/1966
Ballad in Blue
Character:Gina Graham
Release Date:18/02/1965
The Black Tulip
Character:La marquise Catherine de Vigogne
Release Date:28/02/1964
Come Fly with Me
Character:Katie Rinard
Release Date:27/03/1963
The £20,000 Kiss
Character:Maxine Hagen
Release Date:31/12/1962
Sentimental Education
Character:Catherine Dambreuse
Release Date:02/05/1962
House of Sin
Character:Norma O'Brien
Release Date:25/10/1961
Follow That Man
Character:Janet Clark
Release Date:01/01/1961
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Character:Kitty Jekyll
Release Date:24/10/1960
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Character:Marion Menil
Release Date:14/09/1960
The Angry Young Men
Character:Irene
Release Date:27/04/1960
Come Dance with Me!
Character:Anita Florès
Release Date:18/12/1959
Secret professionnel
Character:Dr. Catherine Langeac
Release Date:21/10/1959
The Black Chapel
Character:Tilla Turner
Release Date:15/10/1959
The Treasure of San Teresa
Character:Hedi von Hartmann
Release Date:21/07/1959
Prisoner of the Volga
Character:Irina Tatyana
Release Date:26/03/1959
Pensione Edelweiss
Character:Nadia Rakesy
Release Date:10/03/1959
Temptation
Character:Victoria
Release Date:04/03/1959
The Scarlet Baroness
Character:Szaga de Bor
Release Date:20/02/1959
The Silent Enemy
Character:Third Officer Jill Masters, W.R.N.S
Release Date:04/03/1958
A King in New York
Character:Ann Kay - TV Specialist
Release Date:12/09/1957
The House of Intrigue
Character:Mary
Release Date:30/11/1956
Four of the Thundering Jet
Character:Moglie di Rovi
Release Date:30/12/1955
Rommel's Treasure
Character:Sofia
Release Date:22/12/1955
The Count of Bragelonne
Character:Hélène de Winter
Release Date:09/12/1954
Khyber Patrol
Character:Diana Rivington
Release Date:04/09/1954
Return to Treasure Island
Character:Jamesina 'Jamie' Hawkins
Release Date:30/06/1954
The Secrets of the Bed
Character:Janet (segment "Divorce, Le")
Release Date:19/05/1954
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
Character:Mizar
Release Date:22/01/1954
Riders to the Stars
Character:Susan Manners
Release Date:14/01/1954
The Girl on The Roof
Character:Cynthia Slader
Release Date:16/12/1953
The Robe
Character:Junia
Release Date:16/09/1953
The Moon Is Blue
Character:Cynthia Slater
Release Date:08/07/1953
Young Bess
Character:Kate Howard
Release Date:29/05/1953
Plymouth Adventure
Character:Priscilla Mullins
Release Date:28/11/1952
The Hour of 13
Character:Jane Frensham
Release Date:21/11/1952
Singin' in the Rain
Character:Teresa (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1952
The Unknown Man
Character:Ellie Fansworth
Release Date:16/11/1951
Night Into Morning
Character:Dottie Phelps
Release Date:08/06/1951
Television Appearances
Triangle
Character:Mrs. Landers
Star Maidens
Character:Clara
The Adventurer
Character:Lady Anne Benson
Department S
Character:Dianne Lynne
Father, Dear Father
Character:Georgie Thompson
The Saint
Character:Queen Adana
The Saint
Character:Magda Vamoff
The Saint
Character:Countess Audrey Morova
The Third Man
Character:Eva
Discorama
Character:Self
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Doreen Meredith
Racket Squad
Character:Betty Grant
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