Suzanna Leigh
Leigh in 1977
Born	Sandra Eileen Anne Smith (1945-07-26)26 July 1945 Reading, Berkshire, England
Died	11 December 2017(2017-12-11) (aged 72) Winter Garden, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1956–2016
Partner	Tim Hue-Williams (1972–1982)[1]
Children	1

Suzanna Leigh (born Sandra Eileen Anne Smith; 26 July 1945 – 11 December 2017) was a British actress, known for her film and television roles in the 1960s and 1970s.^[2]

Early life and education

Born Sandra Eileen Anne Smith on 26 July 1945, Leigh grew up in Berkshire, England,^[3] and later went to convent schools outside London. She began working in films while still a child, appearing as an extra in several British productions. She changed her name to Suzanna Leigh after entering film, whilst under the tutelage of her godmother, Vivien Leigh^[4]

Career

Leigh's film roles include the love interest of Elvis Presley in Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966), a stewardess in the comedy Boeing Boeing (1965), and as the frail heroine in a couple of Hammer films - The Lost Continent (1968) and Lust for a Vampire (1971).^[5]

She starred in the cult British horror films The Deadly Bees (1966) and The Fiend (1972). In 1974 she starred as Amber in Son of Dracula.^[5] In 2015, she was a featured player in the film, Grace of the Father. She wrote a 2000 autobiography, Paradise, Suzanna Style, and was the mother of actress Natalia Leigh Denny.

Death

Leigh was diagnosed with stage-four liver cancer in September 2016 and died in December 2017 in Winter Garden, Florida.^[6][7]

Filmography

Writings

• Paradise, Suzanna Style^[8]
• 2014: "Thank you, Lord", Touched by an Angel, chickensoup.com; accessed 14 December 2017.