Sandra Dorne (born Joan Smith; 19 June 1924 – 25 December 1992) was a British actress.

Sandra Dorne
with Maxwell Reed in Marilyn
Born	Joan Smith (1924-06-19)19 June 1924 Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	25 December 1992(1992-12-25) (aged 68) Westminster, London, England
Other names	Sandra Holt
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1947–1987
Spouse(s)	Patrick Holt ​ (m. 1954⁠–⁠1992)​

Career

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Also known as Sandra Holt, Dorne was often known in the 1950s as the B-film Diana Dors. As a platinum blonde, she was a regular female lead in B-films in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She trained at the Rank Organisation's "charm school". Film roles dried up as she grew older, but she still found work and acted mainly in British television, appearing in such series as Z-Cars, The Avengers and The Third Man.

Personal life

Married to the actor Patrick Holt from 1954 until her death, Dorne died on Christmas Day 1992 at Paddington Community Hospital, Westminster, London. The cause of death was kidney cancer.^{[citation needed]}

Partial filmography

External links

• Sandra Dorne at IMDb