Naomi Chance (born Naomi Freeman, December 1927 – 18 March 2003) was an English film and television actress.[1][2] She appeared in many television shows from the 1950s onwards, including The Plane Makers (as Joyce Pender); five times in Compact (Harriet Stone); The Newcomers (Amelia Huntley); once in each of the following 1970s television shows: The Sweeney (Fay Mayhew); Within These Walls (Jean Betts); The Hanged Man (Jane Cowley); and many others.
Naomi Chance | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | December 1927 Bath, Somerset, England |
| Died | 18 March 2003 (aged 75) France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Guy Hamilton (1953 – before 1964) |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Night and the City | Nightclub Hostess | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Wings of Danger | Avril Talbot | |
| 1952 | It Started in Paradise | Primrose, the model | Uncredited |
| 1952 | The Gambler and the Lady | Lady Susan Willens | |
| 1953 | Top of the Form | Northern Woman On Station | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Blood Orange | Gina, a model | |
| 1953 | The Saint's Girl Friday | Carol Denby | |
| 1953 | Strange Stories | Young woman | |
| 1954 | Dangerous Voyage | Joan Drew | |
| 1954 | The End of the Road | Molly | |
| 1956 | A Touch of the Sun | Miss Caroline Lovejoy | |
| 1957 | Suspended Alibi | Diana | |
| 1957 | Confess, Killer | Edna Farson | with Leo McKern |
| 1958 | The Man Inside | Jane Leighton | |
| 1959 | Operation Bullshine | Subaltern Godfrey A.T.S. | |
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Lillie Langtry | |
| 1964 | The Comedy Man | Minor Role | |
| 1965 | He Who Rides a Tiger | Lady Cleveland |
Personal life
editChance married director Guy Hamilton in 1953, but they later divorced (Hamilton remarried in 1964).[3][4]
Her second husband was a retired naval surgeon, with whom she lived in Devon.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Naomi Chance". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "The Saint's Girl Friday". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.
- ^ Baxter, Brian (21 April 2016). "Guy Hamilton obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ — McFarlane, B. (2020, January 09). Hamilton, (Mervyn Ian) Guy (1922–2016), film director. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
External links
edit- Naomi Chance at IMDb
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