Born in 1942, Sandra Dee was an American television and film actress. Dee died on February 20, 2005, from complications stemming from kidney disease.MSNBC: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7003716/ ’50s teen queen Sandra Dee dies]
Notable Roles
Television Roles
- The Manhunter (1972)
- Night Gallery (1972)
- The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972)
- Houston, We Have a Problem (1974)
- Fantasy Island (1977)
- Frasier (1994)
Sandra Dee Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
April 23, 1942: Born
1957: Until They Sail
1959: The Reluctant Debutante
1958: The Restless Years
1959: A Stranger in My Arms
1959: Gidget
1959: Imitation of Life
1959: A Summer Place
1960: Portrait in Black
1961: Romanoff and Juliet
1961: Tammy Tell Me True
1961: Come September
1962: If a Man Answers
1963: Tammy and the Doctor
1963: Take Her, She's Mine
1964: I'd Rather Be Rich
1965: That Funny Feeling
1966: A Man Could Get Killed
1967: Rosie!
1970: The Dunwich Horror
1972: The Manhunter
1972: Love American Style
1971-72: Night Gallery
1972: The Sixth Sense
1977: Fantasy Island
1978: Police Woman
1983: Lost
1983: Fantasy Island
1987: Hard Copy
1993: Frasier
References
Fast Facts
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Birth Name
Alexandria Cymboliak Zuck
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Born
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Birth Place
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Was married to Bobby Darin
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Couple divorced in 1967
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One son, Dodd Darin
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Song "Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee" from Grease, was about her persona
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Suffered from depression, Anorexia and drug and alcohol problems
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Died
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Buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills
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Beyond the Sea, a 2004 movie was based on her life with Bobby Darin
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Won a Golden Globe for "Most Promising Newcomer"
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Successful model by the time she was 12
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Dodd Darin wrote
Dream Lovers The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee in 1994
