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Sandra Giles, born Lelia Bernice Giles, (July 24, 1932 – December 25, 2016) was an American actress and model. She was best known for her film debut role in Daddy-O in 1958, as well numerous other film roles, including It Happened at the World's Fair, opposite Elvis Presley, in 1963.[1]

Sandra Giles
Born	Lelia Bernice Giles (1932-07-24)July 24, 1932 Hooker, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	December 25, 2016(2016-12-25) (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Children	1

Biography

Giles was raised in Hooker, Oklahoma, but moved to Los Angeles with her mother, who had recently divorced.[1] (Other sources say that she came from San Antonio, Texas,[2][3] or that she was "born in Oklahoma and brought up in San Antonio, Tex.")[4] Later described by The Hollywood Reporter and other critics as a "blond bombshell", Giles was discovered by a press agent while working at Canter's delicatessen, which began her career as an actress and model.[1] She later studied dramatics at Los Angeles City College.[3]

Giles made her film debut in 1958's Daddy-O, starring alongside Dick Contino. In the film, her character, Jana Ryan, beat Contino's character in a drag race.[1] She went on to appear in three more films in 1958 along – The Matchmaker, A Lust to Kill, and Lost, Lonely and Vicious, in which she showed herself quite the dancer.[1] Also in 1958, Giles made a memorable arrival at the film premiere of Teacher's Pet, starring Clark Gable, by arriving in a furry pink Cadillac convertible.[1] Her appearance brought her career considerable publicity, including a two–page article and spread in Life Magazine, titled "The Blond From Hooker – How to Become a Movie Star", in which she was photographed in a bubble bath.[1]

Her other film roles included Black Spurs in 1965, Flareup in 1969, and Black Gunn in 1972, as well as television credits ranging from Columbo to Land of the Giants.[1]

Personal life

She dated tennis player Bobby Riggs during the 1970s and appeared with him in a guest spot on The Odd Couple.[1]

She was close friends with fellow actresses Vikki Dougan, Pat Sheehan, Juli Reding, Sondra Scott, and Cathy Crosby.[5]

She was married two times and had a daughter, singer Sandra Piller.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Giles died in Los Angeles from complications of bullous pemphigoid, an autoimmune disease affecting the skin, on December 25, 2016, at the age of 84.[1]

Filmography

Films

• 1958: Lost, Lonely and Vicious as Darlene[6]
• 1958: Daddy-O as Jana Ryan
• 1958: The Matchmaker as Older Beauty
• 1959: A Lust to Kill as Belle
• 1963: It Happened at the World's Fair as Lily
• 1965: Black Spurs as Sadie's girl
• 1967: Border Lust
• 1969: Flareup as Nikki
• 1972: Black Gunn as Prostitute
• 1973: The Mad Bomber as Checkout Girl

Television

• 1978: Are You in the House Alone? as Hostess
• 1979: Crisis in Mid-Air as Darlene
• 1981: Crazy Times as Esther
• 1990: Columbo: Murder in Malibu as Sixth Woman

References

External links

• Sandra Giles at IMDb
• Sandra Giles at Find a Grave

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