- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMary Irene Colette McCrossan
- Height5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
- Colette O'Neil was born on November 18, 1935 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Mortdecai (2015), Couples (1975) and Bad Girls (1999). She was married to Michael Ellis. She died on July 11, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- SpouseMichael Ellis(1960 - 1973) (divorced, 3 children)
- A fellow actress accidentally stabbed her in the abdomen during a stage production of Huis Clos in 1963. Even though she was bleeding profusely (later requiring emergency surgery), she still managed her final line in the play "You can't stab me. I'm already dead.".
- She chose her stage surname O'Neil in memory of her father Neil McCrossan who had died just before she turned professional.
- Red gold hair
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