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Mary Ure (1933–1975)

Actress

An enchantingly beautiful, luminous blonde, Mary Ure was born in Glasgow in 1933. Her first film was Zoltan Korda's Storm Over the Nile, a misfiring remake of The Four Feathers. Next was Windom's Way - a tale of rubber plantation strikes and marital strife, but more significant events had been occurring off-screen... See full bio »

Born:

Eileen Mary Ure
in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 42) in London, England, UK
Still of Richard Burton, Ingrid Pitt and Mary Ure in Where Eagles Dare
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1956-1974 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Jane#1 / Ophelia
– The Break (1974) … Jane#1
– Hamlet (1956) … Ophelia
 
1974 Wide World Mystery (TV series)
– The Break (1974)
 
1973 Ironside (TV series)
Liz Hamilton
– Murder by One (1973) … Liz Hamilton
 
1973 A Reflection of Fear
Katherine
 
1971 The Ten Commandments (TV series)
Magdalene
– A Bit of Family Feeling (1971) … Magdalene
 
1968 Where Eagles Dare
Mary Ellison
 
1967 Custer of the West
Elizabeth Custer
 
1964 The Luck of Ginger Coffey
Vera Coffey
 
1963 The Mind Benders
Oonagh Longman
 
1960 Sons and Lovers
Clara Dawes
 
1959 Look Back in Anger
Alison Porter
 
1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream (TV movie)
Titania
 
1958 Omnibus (TV series)
Jennet Jourdemayne
– The Lady's Not for Burning (1958) … Jennet Jourdemayne
 
1957 Windom's Way
Lee Windom
 
1955 Storm Over the Nile
Mary Burroughs
 
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1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.69 (1971) … Herself
 
1968 On Location: Where Eagles Dare (documentary short)
Herself
 
1958 Jack Hylton's Monday Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 March 1958 (1958) … Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

The original Alison in LOOK BACK IN ANGER, Royal Court, 1956; Desdemona and Titania at Stratford, 1959; Beatrice-Joanna in THE CHANGELING, Royal Court,1961. See more »

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Trivia:

In 1960 she became the second Scottish actress to have received an Oscar nomination for her role in Sons and Lovers. The first was Deborah Kerr in 1949 for Edward, My Son, who went on to receive a further five Oscar nominations. Both actresses, however, were unsuccessful in winning an Academy Award. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius