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Carole Lesley
Acting
27 May 1935
† 28 Feb 1974
Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
Biography
Maureen Rippingale (27 May 1935, in Chelmsford – 28 February 1974, in New Barnet), known professionally as Carole Lesley, was a British actress who had a short but significant career as a "blonde bombshell". Lesley ran away from home at the age of 16, "aiming to become a star". She starred in several films in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the 1957 film Woman in a Dressing Gown, which won the 1958 Golden Globe Award for Best English-Language Foreign Film. She also appeared in Doctor...
Also Known As
Maureen Lesley Carole Rippingale, Maureen Rippingale
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Carole Lesley's Movies
62%
Woman in a Dressing Gown
03 Jul 1957
52%
Doctor in Love
12 Jul 1960
59%
What a Whopper
17 Oct 1961
58%
No Trees in the Street
03 Mar 1959
59%
The Silver Darlings
03 Sept 1947
51%
Operation Bullshine
30 Jun 1959
61%
The Pot Carriers
10 Mar 1962
60%
Three on a Spree
28 Jun 1961
60%
These Dangerous Years
03 Jul 1957
65%
The Embezzler
01 Jul 1954
70%
Trottie True
29 Sept 1949
0%
The Good Companions
22 Apr 1957