Sandra Dee

Also known as Alexandra Cymboliak Zuck

American actress and model (1942–2005)

OverviewAI-generated

Sandra Dee, born Alexandra Zuck in Bayonne, New Jersey, was an American actress and model. She began her professional career in 1957 and worked until 1983. Dee received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. Her filmography includes titles such as *Imitation of Life*, *Southern Secrets*, *Never, Now, or Later*, and *Wood*.

Dee was married to Bobby Darin and had one child. She died of pneumonia in Thousand Oaks in 2005. Her remains are buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 4

Top works

Southern Secrets
Imitation of Life
Never, Now, or Later
Wood

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Film & TV

Acting · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Sandra Dee (born Alexandra Zuck; April 23, 1942 – February 20, 2005) was an American actress. Dee began her career as a child model, working first in commercials, and then film in her teenage years. Best known for her portrayal of ingénues, Dee earned a Golden Globe Award as one of the year's most promising newcomers for her performance in Robert Wise's Until They Sail (1958). She became a…

Known for

Frasier — Connie (voice)1993
Lost — Penny Morrison1983
Fantasy Island — Francesca Hamilton1977
Houston, We've Got a Problem — Angie Cordell1974
Police Woman1974
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe — Ada1972
The Man Hunter — Mara Bocock1972
The Sixth Sense1972
The Dunwich Horror — Nancy Wagner1970
Night Gallery — Ann Bolt (segment "Tell David...")1970

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1942
Active to: 2005

americanjazzvocal jazz

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 576
Total plays: 3,042

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,516x
The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,157x
The ERA‐Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system
· 2011 · cited 20,707x
Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,613x
A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,776x

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Key facts

Born: Alexandra Zuck , ( 1942-04-23 ) April 23, 1942, Bayonne , New Jersey, U.S.
Died: February 20, 2005 (2005-02-20) (aged 62), Thousand Oaks , California, U.S.
Resting place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Other name: Sandra Douvan
Alma mater: Professional Children's School
Occupations: Actress model
Years active: 1957–1983
Known for: Imitation of Life Until They Sail Gidget A Summer Place Take Her She's Mine The Reluctant Debutante Tammy Tell Me True If a Man Answers
Spouse: Bobby Darin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1967 )

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Encyclopedic overview

Sandra Dee (born Alexandra Zuck; April 23, 1942 – February 20, 2005) was an American actress. Dee began her career as a child model, working first in commercials and then film in her teenage years. Best known for her portrayal of ingénues, Dee earned a Golden Globe Award as one of the year's most promising newcomers for her performance in Robert Wise's Until They Sail (1957). She became a teenage star for her performances in Imitation of Life, Gidget and A Summer Place (all released in 1959), which made her a household name.

Dee's acting career waned in the late 1960s. In 1967, her highly publicized marriage to Bobby Darin ended in divorce and Universal Pictures dropped her contract. Dee appeared in the 1970 independent horror film The Dunwich Horror and occasionally in television productions throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. In later life, Dee sought help for depression, alcoholism, and faced traumas from her childhood, including sexual abuse by her stepfather. She died in 2005 of complications from kidney disease.

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