Dawn Addams

Victoria Dawn Addams (21 September 1930 – 7 May 1985) was historically known as a British actress, particularly in Hollywood motion pictures of the 1950s and on British television in the 1960s and 1970s. She became a princess in 1954 (until 1971).

Biography & Career

Dawn was the daughter of James Ramage Addams (1904-1990) and Ethel Mary Hickie (1903-1936), hailing from a birth on in Suffolk on 21 September 1930. Her father served as a Flight-Lieutenant in the RAF, and son of artists Clifford Isaac Addams and Inez Eleanor Bate, and after Ethel's death he married the actress Arline Judge. Dawn's mother was a native of Cork and was married to Arthur Thistlethwaite until they divorced in 1927; she died in April 1936 when Dawn was just five years old. Addams' face and physique attracted the attention of talent agents. In December 1950, she signed a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Her film career trajectory began with a role in Night into Morning (1951), and her subsequent MGM films included Singin' in the Rain (1952), Plymouth Adventure (1952), Young Bess (1953) and the female lead opposite Peter Lawford in The Hour of 13 (1952).

Key Milestones

• 1968: Career Milestone