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Sue Lyon

Acting Born Jul 10, 1946 Davenport, Iowa, USA 24 credits

Biography

Sue Lyon was an American screen and television actress. She joined the entertainment industry as a model at the age of 13, and later rose to prominence and won a Golden Globe for playing the title role in the film Lolita (1962). Her other notable film appearances included The Night of the Iguana (1964), 7 Women (1966), Tony Rome (1967), and Evel Knievel (1971).

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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
Film

Over the Top

as Barbara

Fantasy Island

as Jill Nolan

What's My Line?

as Self

Night Gallery

as Betsy (segment "Miss Lovecraft Sent Me")
Film

Lolita

as Dolores "Lolita" Haze
Film

Alligator

as ABC Newswoman

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Love, American Style (1969) as Barbara
  • Fantasy Island (1978) as Jill Nolan
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • Night Gallery (1970) as Betsy (segment "Miss Lovecraft Sent Me")
  • The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
  • Dennis the Menace (1959) as Blonde with Valentine Card (uncredited)
  • Police Story (1973)
  • Lolita (1962) as Dolores "Lolita" Haze
  • Alligator (1980) as ABC Newswoman
  • Letter to Loretta (1953) as Laurie
  • The Night of the Iguana (1964) as Charlotte Goodall
  • 7 Women (1965) as Emma Clark
  • Tony Rome (1967) as Diana Pines
  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988) as Self (archive footage)
  • Crash! (1976) as Kim Denne
  • The Flim-Flam Man (1967) as Bonnie Lee Packard
  • The Astral Factor (1978) as Darlene DeLong
  • End of the World (1977) as Sylvia Boran
  • Arsenic and Old Lace (1969) as Elaine Harper
  • Murder in a Blue World (1973) as Ana Vernia
  • James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984) as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Four Rode Out (1969) as Myra Polsen
  • Evel Knievel (1971) as Linda