Adrienne Ellis

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Adrienne Ellis
Born
Canada
DiedDecember 6, 2019
Other namesAdrianne Ellis
Occupation Actress
Years active1960–present
Spouses
(m. 1966;div. 1975)
(m. 1977;died 2018)
Children2, including Laurie Holden

Adrienne Ellis (died December 6, 2019), also known as Adrianne Ellis, was a Canadian actress. [1] [ non-primary source needed ]

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Early life

Ellis was born in Canada and raised in California. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was president of the honors drama society. She went on to study at UCLA, where she distinguished herself in the theater and acted in the first student film directed by then fellow student Francis Ford Coppola.[ citation needed ]

Career

Ellis began her career in 1960 when she played Shirley on the TV series Dan Raven . In 1965, she played Myra Finlay in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Cheating Chancellor". Other credits include the TV shows Suspicion , The Virginian , Morning Star (1965-1966), [2] [3] and the movie The New Interns .

During the 1960s, she lived at the Hollywood Studio Club. Her roommate was model Gloria Dawn. Her other stage roles include Nora in The Doll's House and Desdemona, opposite William Marshall's Othello. She produced a theatrical version of The Servant starring Keir Dullea at the former Bayview Playhouse in Toronto and co-produced Rugged Gold, a family movie directed by Michael Anderson.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Ellis was the wife of actor Glen Corbett. After her divorce from him, she married, in 1977, British film director Michael Anderson ( Around the World in 80 Days , Logan's Run ).[ citation needed ]

Ellis is the mother of actress Laurie Holden ( The X-Files , Silent Hill , The Mist , The Walking Dead ) and actor/assistant director Christopher Holden.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Twitter notice from daughter Laurie Holden, dated December 6, 2022: "This is my beautiful mother holding me when I was a baby. She passed away 3 years ago today. I miss her so very much. Everyone who knew her adored her. She is my guardian angel now. ❤️"
  2. 1 2 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th, revised ed.). Penguin Books. p. 570. ISBN   9780140249163 . Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Perry, Jeb H. (1991). Screen Gems: a history of Columbia Pictures Television from Cohn to Coke, 1948-1983. Scarecrow Press. p. 140. ISBN   9780810824874 . Retrieved 31 January 2019.