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Date of Birth
24 April 1936, London, England, UK

Date of Death
18 May 1990, Malibu, California, USA (breast cancer)

Birth Name
Jill Dorothy Ireland

Spouse
Charles Bronson (5 October 1968 - 18 May 1990) (her death) 1 daughter
David McCallum (11 May 1957 - 1967) (divorced) 3 children

Trivia

She had 3 sons with David McCallum, one of them adopted. The adopted son died of an accidental drug overdose in 1989.

She had one daughter with Charles Bronson

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1984, thereupon undergoing a mastectomy.

Was introduced to her second husband, Charles Bronson, by her first, David McCallum during the filming of The Great Escape (1963).

Both of her husbands, David McCallum and Charles Bronson, were stars of The Great Escape (1963).

Originally trained as a dancer.

Mother, with David McCallum, of Val McCallum.


Personal Quotes

"I'm in so many Charles Bronson films because no other actress will work with him".

I'm a fighter and not a victim. Think of yourself and make the most of life.


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