Lisa Daniely
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Lisa Daniely is a British
actress on TV and occasional films.
She made her debut in the 1950 film Lilli Marlene
in the title role, which also featured Stanley Baker
in one of his earliest film parts. She later appeared in several films. In the 1952 film Hindle Wakes
she played the prominent part as a mill worker named Jenny Hawthorn. The 1955 film Tiger By the Tail she played opposite Larry Parks ("The Jolson Story"), but she was more prolific on television,with her best remembered role perhaps being Diane Brady, the sister of Peter Brady, in the 1958 series version of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man
.
Other appearances on various TV programmes include The Saint
, Danger Man
, Doctor Who
, Strange Report
, The Protectors
, Van Der Valk and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
In 1996, she portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the TV film Princess In Love.
In 2007, she provided background commentary to several episodes of The Invisible Man that were released by Network DVD, along with former co-star Deborah Watling
.
United Kingdom
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actress on TV and occasional films.
She made her debut in the 1950 film Lilli Marlene
Lilli Marlene (film)
Lilli Marlene is a 1950 British historical drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Hugh McDermott, Lisa Daniely and Stanley Baker...
in the title role, which also featured Stanley Baker
Stanley Baker
Sir Stanley Baker was a Welsh actor and film producer.-Early career:William Stanley Baker was born in Ferndale, Rhondda Valley, Wales. In the mid-1930s his parents moved to London, where Baker spent most of his formative years...
in one of his earliest film parts. She later appeared in several films. In the 1952 film Hindle Wakes
Hindle Wakes (1952 film)
Hindle Wakes is a 1952 British drama film, directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Lisa Daniely and Leslie Dwyer. The film was the fourth and last screen adaptation of the famous Stanley Houghton play of the 1910s, dealing with an independent-minded young woman insisting on her right to enjoy a...
she played the prominent part as a mill worker named Jenny Hawthorn. The 1955 film Tiger By the Tail she played opposite Larry Parks ("The Jolson Story"), but she was more prolific on television,with her best remembered role perhaps being Diane Brady, the sister of Peter Brady, in the 1958 series version of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1958 TV series)
The Invisible Man was a 1958 ITP Production/Official Films Inc. presentation for Associated TeleVision. The series was networked on CBS in the United States. It ran for 26 half-hour monochrome episodes across two seasons and was nominally based on the novel by H.G...
.
Other appearances on various TV programmes include The Saint
The Saint (TV series)
The Saint was an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character, Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-like adventurer with a penchant for disguise. The character may be nicknamed The Saint because the...
, Danger Man
Danger Man
Danger Man is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the program and wrote many of the scripts...
, Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, Strange Report
Strange Report
Strange Report is a British television drama starring Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and first broadcast in 1969....
, The Protectors
The Protectors
The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It is Anderson's second TV series using live actors as opposed to electronic marionettes, and also his second to be firmly set in the present day...
, Van Der Valk and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the name given to the TV series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994, although only the first two series bore that title on screen. The series was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK,...
In 1996, she portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the TV film Princess In Love.
In 2007, she provided background commentary to several episodes of The Invisible Man that were released by Network DVD, along with former co-star Deborah Watling
Deborah Watling
Deborah Watling is a British actress best known for her role as Victoria Waterfield, a companion of the Second Doctor in the BBC television series Doctor Who....
.
Selected filmography
- The Vicious CircleThe Vicious Circle (1957 film)The Vicious Circle is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring John Mills, Noelle Middleton, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Lionel Jeffries. A leading Harley Street specialist is forced to work with the police to nail a gang of international criminals, after being falsely accused...
(1957) - The Middle Course (1961)