Sue Lyon
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+ | "Amid much publicity stating she was too young even to see the film, an unknown blonde was cast in the title role in ''[[Lolita (1962 film)|Lolita]]''." --''[[Cult Movie Stars]]'' (1991) by Danny Peary | ||
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- | '''''Lolita''''' is an influential [[1962 in film|1962 film]] by [[Stanley Kubrick]] based on the classic [[Lolita|novel of the same title]] by [[Vladimir Nabokov]]. The film stars [[James Mason]] as Humbert Humbert, [[Sue Lyon]] as Dolores Haze (Lolita) and [[Shelley Winters]] as Charlotte Haze. | ||
- | Due to the [[MPAA]]'s restrictions at the time, the film toned down the more perverse aspects of the novel, sometimes leaving much to the audience's imagination. The actress who played Lolita, Sue Lyon, was fourteen at the time of filming. Kubrick later commented that, had he realized how severe the censorship limitations were going to be, he probably never would have made the film. | + | '''Suellyn Lyon''' (July 10, 1946 – December 26, 2019) was an [[American actress]]. She joined the entertainment industry as a [[Model (person)|model]] at the age of 13, and later rose to prominence and won a [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|Golden Globe]] for playing the title role in the film ''[[Lolita (1962 film)|Lolita]]'' (1962). Her other film appearances included ''[[The Night of the Iguana (film)|The Night of the Iguana]]'' (1964), ''[[7 Women]]'' (1966), ''[[Tony Rome]]'' (1967), and ''[[Evel Knievel (1971 film)|Evel Knievel]]'' (1971). |
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+ | ==Filmography== | ||
+ | ===Film=== | ||
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+ | ! style="width:50px;"|Year | ||
+ | ! style="width:250px;"|Title | ||
+ | ! style="width:150px;"|Role | ||
+ | ! style="width:450px;"|Notes | ||
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+ | | 1962 | ||
+ | | ''[[Lolita (1962 film)|Lolita]]'' | ||
+ | | Dolores "Lolita" Haze | ||
+ | | [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1964 | ||
+ | | ''[[The Night of the Iguana (film)|The Night of the Iguana]]'' | ||
+ | | Charlotte Goodall | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1966 | ||
+ | | ''[[7 Women]]'' | ||
+ | | Emma Clark | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | 1967 | ||
+ | | ''[[The Flim-Flam Man]]'' | ||
+ | | Bonnie Lee Packard | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Tony Rome]]'' | ||
+ | | Diana Pines | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | 1969 | ||
+ | | ''Arsenic and Old Lace'' | ||
+ | | Elaine Harper | ||
+ | | TV movie | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Four Rode Out]]'' | ||
+ | | Myra Polsen | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1970 | ||
+ | | ''[[But I Don't Want to Get Married!]]'' | ||
+ | | Laura | ||
+ | | TV movie | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1971 | ||
+ | | ''[[Evel Knievel (1971 film)|Evel Knievel]]'' | ||
+ | | Linda | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | 1973 | ||
+ | | ''[[Murder in a Blue World]]'' | ||
+ | | Ana Vernia | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''Tarot'' | ||
+ | | Angela | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | 1976 | ||
+ | | ''[[Smash-Up on Interstate 5]]'' | ||
+ | | Burnsey | ||
+ | | TV movie | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Crash!]]'' | ||
+ | | Kim Denne | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | 1977 | ||
+ | | ''[[End of the World (1977 film)|End of the World]]'' | ||
+ | | Sylvia Boran | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready'' | ||
+ | | Wendy Sutherland | ||
+ | | TV movie, made in 1969 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | 1978 | ||
+ | | ''[[Invisible Strangler|The Astral Factor]]'' | ||
+ | | Darlene DeLong | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''Towing'' | ||
+ | | Lynn | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1980 | ||
+ | | ''[[Alligator (film)|Alligator]]'' | ||
+ | | NBC Newswoman | ||
+ | | (final film role) | ||
+ | |} | ||
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"Amid much publicity stating she was too young even to see the film, an unknown blonde was cast in the title role in Lolita." --Cult Movie Stars (1991) by Danny Peary |
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Suellyn Lyon (July 10, 1946 – December 26, 2019) was an American actress. She joined the entertainment industry as a model at the age of 13, and later rose to prominence and won a Golden Globe for playing the title role in the film Lolita (1962). Her other film appearances included The Night of the Iguana (1964), 7 Women (1966), Tony Rome (1967), and Evel Knievel (1971).
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1962 | Lolita | Dolores "Lolita" Haze | Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer |
1964 | The Night of the Iguana | Charlotte Goodall | |
1966 | 7 Women | Emma Clark | |
1967 | The Flim-Flam Man | Bonnie Lee Packard | |
Tony Rome | Diana Pines | ||
1969 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Elaine Harper | TV movie |
Four Rode Out | Myra Polsen | ||
1970 | But I Don't Want to Get Married! | Laura | TV movie |
1971 | Evel Knievel | Linda | |
1973 | Murder in a Blue World | Ana Vernia | |
Tarot | Angela | ||
1976 | Smash-Up on Interstate 5 | Burnsey | TV movie |
Crash! | Kim Denne | ||
1977 | End of the World | Sylvia Boran | |
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready | Wendy Sutherland | TV movie, made in 1969 | |
1978 | The Astral Factor | Darlene DeLong | |
Towing | Lynn | ||
1980 | Alligator | NBC Newswoman | (final film role) |
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