Sue Lyon
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Sue Lyon was an American actress born on July 10, 1946, in Davenport, Iowa. She is best known for her role as Lolita in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel. For this performance, she received a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in 1963.12
Lyon's filmography includes roles in "Lolita" (1962), "7 Women" (1966), "Tony Rome" (1967), and "Alligator" (1980), among others. She was married multiple times throughout her life.1
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Stanley KubrickBreakthrough to success…with a 13-year-old girl (Sue Lyon), and Peter Sellers and Shelley Winters also submitted striking performances. Despite stirring up plenty of controversy of its own with its subject matter (particularly with the Catholic Legion of Decency), Lolita was a box-office hit.
Read More…with a 13-year-old girl (Sue Lyon), and Peter Sellers and Shelley Winters also submitted striking performances. Despite stirring up plenty of controversy of its own with its subject matter (particularly with the Catholic Legion of Decency), Lolita was a box-office hit.
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Lolita…sultry teenage girl, Lolita (Sue Lyon). His passion for her leads him to marry her lonely, sex-starved mother (Shelley Winters). Peter Sellers portrayed a pedophile whose competition with Humbert leads to disaster.
Read More…sultry teenage girl, Lolita (Sue Lyon). His passion for her leads him to marry her lonely, sex-starved mother (Shelley Winters). Peter Sellers portrayed a pedophile whose competition with Humbert leads to disaster.
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