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'''Anne Jeffreys''' (born 26 | '''Anne Jeffreys''' (born January 26, 1923-September 27, 2017) was 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> | |||
With long-term husband [[w:Robert Sterling|Robert Sterling]], she appeared in the [[w:Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] sitcom ''[[w:Topper (TV series)|Topper]]'' (1953–1955), in which she was billed in a voiceover as "the ghostess with the mostest". | |||
[[ | 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"/> | ||
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[[ | 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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Following her stint in the Original Series, she appeared in [[Glen A. Larson]]'s genre series, ''[[buckwiki:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' as [[buckwiki:Zantia|Zantia]]'s [[buckwiki:Prime Minister|Prime Minister]] in the episode "[[buckwiki:Planet of the Amazon Women|Planet of the Amazon Women]]" (co-starring [[Felix Silla]]). | |||
Jeffreys died on September 27, 2017 at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 94. | |||
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| Date of Birth: | January 26, 1923 | ||||
| Date of Death: | September 27, 2017 | ||||
| Age at Death: | 94 | ||||
| Nationality: |  USA
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Anne Jeffreys (born January 26, 1923-September 27, 2017) was an American actress who portrays Siress Blassie in "The Man with Nine Lives".
Born in 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.[1]
With long-term husband Robert Sterling, she appeared in the CBS sitcom Topper (1953–1955), in which she was billed in a voiceover as "the ghostess with the mostest".
Jeffreys' guest starring role in the 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.[1]
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.[1]
Following her stint in the Original Series, she appeared in Glen A. Larson's genre series, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Zantia's Prime Minister in the episode "Planet of the Amazon Women" (co-starring Felix Silla).
Jeffreys died on September 27, 2017 at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 94.
External Links
- Anne Jeffreys article at Buck Wiki, the Buck Rogers wiki.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Egnor, Mike (19 Feburary 2007). Anne Jeffreys GALACTICA.TV Interview (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 21 July 2007.