Valerie Gaunt
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Born
26 June 1932
Valerie Sheila Gaunt
26 June 1932
Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Died27 November 2016 (aged 84)
Isle of Wight, England
AlmamaterRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Valerie Gaunt | |
|---|---|
 Filming Dracula, in 1958 | |
| Born | Valerie Sheila Gaunt 26 June 1932 Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 27 November 2016 (aged 84) Isle of Wight, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956-1958 |
| Spouse |
Rev Gerald Alfred Reddington
(m. 1958) |
| Children | 4 |
Valerie Sheila Gaunt (26 June 1932 – 27 November 2016) was a British actress.
She graduated from RADA in 1951, and appeared subsequently in repertory theatre.[1][2]
Valerie Gaunt was best known for her appearances in the 1957 and 1958 Hammer horror films The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula, both starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.[3] She won the first role after director Terence Fisher saw her in an episode of BBC TV's Dixon of Dock Green.[2] She only appeared in the two films and in two television shows before marrying the stockbroker, later Rev. Gerald Alfred Reddington,[4] and retiring from acting in 1958.[3][5]
Gaunt died on 27 November 2016 on the Isle of Wight at the age of 84.[6]
