Fiona Lewis
British actress and writer (born 1946)
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Fiona Lewis (born 28 September 1946) is a British actress and writer from Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.
- Actress
- writer
Fiona Lewis | |
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Lewis as Lucy Westenra in Bram Stoker's Dracula | |
| Born | 28 September 1946 Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England |
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| Years active | 1965–present |
| Spouse | Art Linson |
Lewis is known for such films as Casino Royale,[1] A Day at the Beach,[2] Dr. Phibes Rises Again,[3] Wanda Nevada[4] and Innerspace.[5]
Biography
Lewis is married to Art Linson, an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. In February 1967, she had an appearance in Playboy as part of the 13-page James Bond parody pictorial "The Girls of Casino Royale".
On television she had a memorable role as the gorgeous (and tough) femme fatale in the episode A Ticket to Nowhere in the classic series Department S (1969).
Lewis has written two books, the novel Between Men (1995)[6] and the memoir Mistakes Were Made (Some In French) (2017).[7] She has written for The New Yorker,[8] the Los Angeles Times,[9][10][11] and The Observer. Her website, Fiona's French Chateau features information about her French chateau, stories about London and Paris in the 1960s, Los Angeles in the 1970s, and her time working as an actress.[12]
Partial filmography
- Dis-moi qui tuer (1965) - Pompon
- Fumo di Londra (1966) - Elizabeth
- The Saint (1966) - Diana Gregory
- Casino Royale - Casino Girl (uncredited)
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) - Magda, the Maid
- Joanna (1968) - Miranda De Hyde
- Otley (1968) - Lin
- Where's Jack? (1969) - Edgworth Bess Lyon
- The Thirteen Chairs (1969) - 'Angel Antiques' salesperson (uncredited)
- Department S (1969) - Lisa Crane
- A Day at the Beach (1970) - Melissa
- Villain (1971) - Venetia
- The Chairman's Wife (1971, short) - Elaine Beckwith
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) - Diana Trowbridge
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974, TV movie) - Lucy
- Blue Blood (1974) - Lily
- Lisztomania (1975) - Marie d'Agoult
- Drum (1976) - Augusta Chauvet
- Tintorera (1977) - Patricia
- Stunts (1977) - B.J. Parswell
- The Fury (1978) - Susan Charles
- Wanda Nevada (1979) - Dorothy Deerfield
- Strange Behavior (1981) - Mrs. Gwen Parkinson
- Strange Invaders (1983) - Waitress / Avon Lady
- Innerspace (1987) - Dr. Margaret Canker