Charlotte Alexandra | |
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Born | England, United Kingdom | 19 November 1954
Occupation | Actress |
Charlotte Alexandra Mary Seeley, usually credited as Charlotte Alexandra, is an English film actress. She is best known for her appearance in several controversial, sexually-explicit feature films in the mid to late 1970s. [1]
She has also acted under her given name Charlotte Seeley.
In 1973, Alexandra appeared in the film Contes immoraux ( Immoral Tales ), an erotica film directed by Walerian Borowczyk, and Les Baiseuses which was titled Jailbait or That Girl Is a Tramp in the US. In 1976, Alexandra had a starring role in Une vraie jeune fille which was directed and written by Catherine Breillat. Alexandra played the role of a 14-year-old girl who goes through a turbulent sexual awakening. In English-speaking countries, the film was called A Real Young Girl in the US and A Real Young Lady in the UK. The film was not released until 1999 due to its graphic depiction of sexuality, including explicit close-ups of Alexandra's vulva.
In 1976, she also appeared in the film L'Acrobate, a comedy-drama directed by Jean-Daniel Pollet. In 1977, she appeared in Goodbye Emmanuelle and The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It , and her later films included Spookies and Personal Services under the name Charlotte Seeley.
She appeared as Georgina Marshall (wife to Paul Nicholas' character Vince Pinner) in the third & final series of Just Good Friends , originally broadcast in 1986.
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