Dorinda Stevens (16 August 1932 – 25 October 2012) was a British television and film actress of the 1950s and 1960s.
Biography Stevens was born Doreen May Stevens in Southampton,Doreen M Stevens in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005 the daughter of and Winifred (née Lucas).Henry C Stevens and Winifred Lucas in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 (1923) During World War II, at age 10, she was evacuated to Houghton in Hampshire where she appeared in amateur dramatics to entertain the troops. She studied elocution, and she taught this subject by age 13. She joined the Southampton Repertory Company, where she was spotted for her good looks, and she was booked to appear in London aged 17.Interview with Dorinda Stevens - 'The Siren', TVTimes - 20–26 November 1955
Stevens was briefly married to the actor Peter Wyngarde in the early 1950sPeter Wyngarde in the London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 - Ancestry.com and later married Canadian cinematographer William Michael Boultbee (1933–2005) in Nairobi in 1957 while filming for African Patrol.
Stevens retired from acting in 1965. Reviewing her final theatrical film Night Train to Paris (1964), New York Times critic Howard Thompson wrote that "the most attractive thing about the whole picture is a nifty blonde named Dorinda Stevens. The woman can act, too, which is more than can be said for most of the others."
Stevens died aged 80 in 2012 in Winchester in Hampshire as a result of complications of a stroke, and she was cremated at Bournemouth Crematorium.
Filmography
+YearTitleRoleNotes1952Lady in the FogGirl at film studiouncredited1952It Started in ParadiseFlo, 1st barmaiduncredited1954The Golden LinkNorma Sheridan1955ConfessionBlondeU.S. title: The Deadliest Sin1955Handcuffs, London 1957A King in New York(Unconfirmed role)uncredited1957Not Wanted on VoyagePat1958Man with a GunClub Receptionist1959Jack the RipperMargaret1959Operation BullshineA.T.S. Girl1959Pat Dunlap1959The ShakedownGrace1960Carry On ConstableYoung woman1960The Gentle TrapMary1960Make Mine MinkJeanuncredited1961His and HersDora1961Raising the WindDoris1961Night Without PityGirlfriend1962Hair of the DogAnn Tickle1963Carry on JackGirl at Dirty Dick'suncredited1963The Undesirable NeighbourMary Bennetpart of The Scales of Justice series of featurettes1964 The VerdictMolly1964Night Train to ParisOlive Davies
Selected television appearances
+YearProgrammeEpisodeRole1953Sunday Night Theatre"Once in a Lifetime"Coat-check girl1955Fabian of the Yard"The King's Hat"Lady Edith Garven1955ConfidentiallyReceptionist1956Sixpenny CornerMiss Golightly1959Dial 999 (TV series)"50,000 Hands" "Old Soldiers Sometimes Die"Madge Bingham Helen1958–59African Patrol"Man and Beast" "Missing Doctor" "The Baboon Laughed"Lila Ruth Helen Gibson1959Crime Sheet"The Superintendent Hedges a Bet"Carol Betterton1960International Detective"The Barnaby Case"Glory1959–60Interpol Calling"In the Swim" "Air Switch"Millicent Helen1961The Pursuers"Inside Job"Belle1962The Cheaters"The Safe Way"Girl1959–1962No Hiding Place"Thirty Seconds From Now" "Process of Elimination" "Murder with Witnesses"Carol Betty Lola la Salle1962The Saint"The Careful Terrorist"Verna1963The Scales of Justice"The Undesirable Neighbour"Mary Bennet1964The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre"The Verdict"Molly1964The Avengers"Concerto"Darleen1964Hugh and I"Emergency Ward"1965Danger Man"Such Men Are Dangerous"Miss Jackson
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References
External links
Dorinda Stevens at British Film Institute Dorinda Stevens at Aveleyman