Vanessa Lee (18 June 1920 - 15 March 1992), born Winifred Ruby Moule, was a British actress and singer.[1][2] She was known for her appearances in Ivor Novello's musicals, especially after the Second World War.

Vanessa Lee
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Born	Winifred Ruby Moule (1920-06-18)18 June 1920 Streatham, London, UK
Died	15 March 1992(1992-03-15) (aged 71) London, U.K.
Nationality	British
Occupation	Film actress, singer
Spouse	Peter Graves, 8th Baron Graves (m. 1960–1992)

Life

Winifred Moule was born in Streatham in 1920. She married British actor Peter Graves in 1960.[3] That same year she made her first recording, of the operetta Bitter Sweet, with Robert Cardinali.[4] In 1958/59, she played the lead in a successful revival of Old Chelsea by Richard Tauber, along with Graves and Kenneth McKellar. A Radio Luxembourg series, which ran from 1956 to 1958 as part of the radio programme This I Believe, was based on her career.[5]

Filmography

• The Passing Show (1953)
• The Split (1968) as Little Girl
• Armchair Theatre (1969) (episode: The Frobisher Game)
• The Adventurers (1970) as Trustee Banker's Wife

Discography

• Bitter Sweet (1960)
• After the Ball
• Those Dreaming Years
• Shine through my dreams

References

External links

• Vanessa Lee at IMDb