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'''Anne Jeffreys''' (born January 26, 1923 | '''Anne Jeffreys''' (born January 26, 1923) is an American actress who portrays [[Siress]] [[Blassie]] in "[[The Man With Nine Lives]]". | ||
Born in [[w:Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro, North Carolina]], she first appeared Sarah Crane in the 1942 film ''Billy the Kid Trapped'', but had acted in opera and musical theater before her entry into film and television.<ref name="jeffreys">{{cite_web|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-1978---interviews/anne-jeffreys-galactica.tv-interview.html|title=Anne Jeffreys GALACTICA.TV Interview|date=19 Feburary 2007|accessdate=21 July 2007|last=Egnor|first=Mike|format=|language=}}</ref> | Born in [[w:Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro, North Carolina]], she first appeared Sarah Crane in the 1942 film ''Billy the Kid Trapped'', but had acted in opera and musical theater before her entry into film and television.<ref name="jeffreys">{{cite_web|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-1978---interviews/anne-jeffreys-galactica.tv-interview.html|title=Anne Jeffreys GALACTICA.TV Interview|date=19 Feburary 2007|accessdate=21 July 2007|last=Egnor|first=Mike|format=|language=}}</ref> | ||
Jeffreys' guest starring role in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} is notable namely due to her work with [[Fred Astaire]], who portrayed [[Chameleon]], as she is the last woman to have danced with Astaire on screen.<ref name="jeffreys"/> | Jeffreys' guest starring role in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} is notable namely due to her work with [[Fred Astaire]], who portrayed [[Chameleon]], as she is the last woman to have danced with Astaire on screen.<ref name="jeffreys"/> | ||
The accent used to in her portrayal of Siress Blassie is her own, she also notes that she did not audition for the role, and jumped at the chance upon finding out she would be acting with Astaire.<ref name="jeffreys"/> | The accent used to in her portrayal of Siress Blassie is her own, she also notes that she did not audition for the role, and jumped at the chance upon finding out she would be acting with Astaire.<ref name="jeffreys"/> | ||
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