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Jill Ireland is a Actor and Associate Producer British born on 24 april 1936 at London (United-kingdom)

Jill Ireland

Jill Ireland
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Birth name Jill Dorothy Ireland
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 24 april 1936 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 18 may 1990 (at 54 years) at Malibu (USA)

Jill Dorothy Ireland (24 April 1936 – 18 May 1990) was an English actress and singer, best known for her many films with her second husband, Charles Bronson.

Biography

Née à Londres en Angleterre, Jill Ireland était surtout connue pour ses nombreux films tournés avec son deuxième mari, Charles Bronson, dans les années 1970.

Elle a été mariée à l'acteur écossais David McCallum de 1957 à 1967, auquel elle a donné deux fils. Le couple adopta un troisième garçon, Jason, mort d'une surdose de drogue en 1989.

Elle a plus tard épousé Charles Bronson, qui était apparu avec David McCallum dans La Grande Évasion, et a eu une fille avec lui. Ils se sont mariés le 5 octobre 1968 et sont restés ensemble jusqu'à la mort de Jill.

Un cancer du sein diagnostiqué en 1984 lui sera fatal. Après une bataille de six ans contre la maladie, elle a succombé en 1990, mourant à l'âge de 54 ans dans sa maison à Malibu.

Best films

Death Wish II (1982)
(Actress)

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Filmography of Jill Ireland (33 films)

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Actress

Assassination, 1h45
Directed by Peter Hunt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Stephen Elliott, Michael Ansara, Frank Zagarino, Kathryn Leigh Scott
Roles Lara Royce Craig
Rating52% 2.6059952.6059952.6059952.6059952.605995
Jay Killian (Charles Bronson) is a senior member of the Secret Service. On the day before the Inauguration of the new president, Killian has just returned from a six-month sick leave. He is given a new assignment: to protect the First Lady, Lara Royce Craig (Jill Ireland).
Death Wish II, 1h28
Directed by Michael Winner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Rape and revenge films, Auto-justice
Actors Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia, Anthony Franciosa, J. D. Cannon, Laurence Fishburne
Roles Geri Nichols
Rating60% 3.0029053.0029053.0029053.0029053.002905
Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) seems to have picked up the pieces of his life and moved on, and is now dating L.A. radio reporter Geri Nichols (played by Bronson's real-life wife Jill Ireland). They go to pick up Kersey's daughter Carol (Robin Sherwood) from the hospital, where her doctor says that despite traumatic catatonia, Carol has begun to speak again. Paul, Geri, and Carol spend the afternoon at a carnival. While waiting in line for ice cream, Paul gets pick-pocketed by five gang members (named Nirvana, PunkCut, Stomper, Cutter and Jiver). He catches up with Jiver, after a brief struggle, denies taking Paul's wallet. Paul lets him go.
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Actors Robert Hays, Pam Dawber, Zohra Lampert, Ed Nelson, Maurice Evans, Larry Hankin
Roles Charla O'Rourke
Rating66% 3.3392053.3392053.3392053.3392053.339205
A man inherits from his millionaire uncle a gold watch that has the power to stop time.
Love and Bullets, 1h43
Directed by John Huston, Stuart Rosenberg
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Rod Steiger, Henry Silva, Bradford Dillman, Strother Martin
Roles Jackie Pruit
Rating56% 2.803262.803262.803262.803262.80326
Phoenix Police Detective Charlie Congers is tasked to assist the FBI in bringing a gangster's girlfriend, Jackie Pruitt, back to the USA to testify. The FBI thinks she can give inside information to law enforcement that will put Joe Bomposa behind bars once and for all.
From Noon Till Three, 1h39
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Douglas Fowley, Bert Williams, Anne Ramsey, Damon Douglas
Roles Amanda Starbuck
Rating64% 3.2452953.2452953.2452953.2452953.245295
The setting is the American West, late 19th century. A gang of bank robbers led by Graham Dorsey (Charles Bronson) is off to rob a small-town bank, but Graham is having second thoughts: he's had a nightmare in which the gang was wiped out during the robbery attempt. Worse, Graham's horse broke down and the gang members have to get another. They try at the ranch of the widow Amanda Starbuck (Jill Ireland). Amanda, suspicious of the men, denies having a horse. Graham checks out the barn and finds a horse, but still afraid of disaster, he lies to his men and agrees to wait three hours at the ranch for their return (the "from noon till three" of the title). It turns out he has another reason for wanting to stay behind though: he wants to force himself on Mrs. Starbuck. Amanda resists rather inventively; simply lies still, fully clothed. This frustrates Graham, who decides on a ruse. He pretends he is impotent, hoping to play on Amanda's sympathy. The deception works, and they make love three times.
Breakout
Breakout (1975)
, 1h36
Directed by Tom Gries
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Prison films, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland, Randy Quaid, John Huston, Roy Jenson
Roles Ann Wagner
Rating61% 3.0513953.0513953.0513953.0513953.051395
Harris Wagner (Huston) frames Jay Wagner (Duvall). In order to keep him silent, Jay is incarcerated in a Mexican prison.
Breakheart Pass, 1h35
Directed by Tom Gries
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Films about viral outbreaks, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Richard Crenna, Jill Ireland, Ed Lauter, Charles Durning
Roles Marica Scoville
Rating66% 3.348383.348383.348383.348383.34838
In the 1870s, residents of the garrison at the Fort Humboldt Army outpost are supposedly suffering from a diphtheria epidemic. A train is heading towards the fort filled with reinforcements and medical supplies. There are also civilian passengers on the train – Nevada Governor Fairchild (Richard Crenna) and his fiancée Marica (Jill Ireland), among others.
Hard Times
Hard Times (1975)
, 1h33
Directed by Walter Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Bruce Glover, Margaret Blye
Roles Lucy Simpson
Rating71% 3.595513.595513.595513.595513.59551
Chaney (Charles Bronson), a mysterious, down-on-his luck drifter during the Great Depression, arrives in town in the boxcar of a freight train. He comes upon a bare-knuckled street fight run by gamblers. After the bout, he approaches one of the fight's organizers, the fast-talking "Speed" (James Coburn), and asks Speed to set up a fight. Betting his few dollars on himself, Chaney wins with a single punch.
Chino
Chino (1973)
, 1h35
Directed by John Sturges, Duilio Coletti
Origin Italie
Genres Action, Western
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses
Actors Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Marcel Bozzuffi, Vincent Van Patten, Fausto Tozzi, Ettore Manni
Roles Catherine
Rating59% 2.994762.994762.994762.994762.99476
Chino Valdez (Bronson) is a lonely horse breeder, whose life is thrown into turmoil when a young runaway (Van Patten) turns up at his door looking for work and, later, he falls in love with a beautiful woman (Ireland) whose brother (Bozzuffi) hates him.
The Valachi Papers, 2h5
Directed by Terence Young
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Mob film, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari, Joseph Wiseman, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Roles Maria Reina Valachi
Rating63% 3.1994453.1994453.1994453.1994453.199445
The movie begins in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, where an aging prisoner named Joseph Valachi (Charles Bronson) is imprisoned for smuggling heroin. The boss of his crime family, Vito Genovese (Lino Ventura), is imprisoned there as well. Genovese is certain that Valachi is an informant, and gives him the "kiss of death." Valachi kisses him back.
The Mechanic, 1h40
Directed by Michael Winner
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, Jill Ireland, Frank DeKova, Steve Vinovich
Roles The Girl
Rating67% 3.3993253.3993253.3993253.3993253.399325
Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson) is a "mechanic" — a top hit man (assassin). He works exclusively for a secret international organization, which has very strict rules. Bishop is very sophisticated, as he regularly listens to classical music, has an art collection, and is a connoisseur of fine wines. However, he is forced to live alone - he cannot show emotions or trust people. Bishop is under constant emotional pressure, so much so that he is prescribed medication for depression, and one day he is temporarily hospitalized when he loses consciousness as a result of the stress. Bishop pays a call girl (Jill Ireland) for an ongoing girlfriend experience to have a simulated romantic (social and sexual) relationship, including her writing him fake love letters.
Someone Behind the Door, 1h37
Directed by Michel Lang, Nicolas Gessner
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Charles Bronson, Anthony Perkins, Jill Ireland, Henri Garcin, Agathe Natanson, André Penvern
Roles Frances Jeffries
Rating57% 2.899152.899152.899152.899152.89915
A neurosurgeon hires an amnesiac to murder his wife, believing that the man will have no memory of what he had done, providing him a perfect alibi.
Rider on the Rain, 2h
Directed by René Clément
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Rape and revenge films, Auto-justice
Actors Marlène Jobert, Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Corinne Marchand, Ellen Bahl, Jean Piat
Roles Nicole
Rating66% 3.3454753.3454753.3454753.3454753.345475
In a god-forsaken, off-season French seaside town we meet "Mellie" (Marlène Jobert), who watches a mysterious stranger step down from the bus into the pouring rain. He follows and eventually rapes her, while her husband (an airline navigator) is away from home.
Cold Sweat
Cold Sweat (1970)
, 1h34
Directed by Terence Young
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Charles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, James Mason, Jill Ireland, Jean Topart, Michel Constantin
Roles Moira
Rating57% 2.851162.851162.851162.851162.85116
During the Korean War, Joe Moran, a U. S. Army sergeant, was convicted for striking a colonel. He was imprisoned in Germany. In the military prison he encountered his former company commander Captain Ross, and a fellow soldier who served under Joe called Vermont. They had been imprisoned for black marketeering and hijacking army vehicles. Joe agrees to escape with them. The escape is organised by a former French Foreign Legionnaire named "Katanga". Things go according to plan until Katanga kills a curious German police officer. Frightened and disgusted by the murder, Joe escapes by himself, abandoning his friends and Katanga, who are recaptured.
Violent City, 1h40
Directed by Sergio Sollima
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Telly Savalas, Michel Constantin, Umberto Orsini, Raymond Saunders
Roles Vanessa Shelton
Rating61% 3.0984353.0984353.0984353.0984353.098435
The film opens with professional assassin Jeff Heston (Charles Bronson) and mistress Vanessa (Jill Ireland) pursued mercilessly while holidaying in the Virgin Islands. Jeff is shot and left for dead, while Vanessa runs off with his shooter and former business associate Coogan. After his release from prison on a framed murder charge, Jeff tracks the pair to New Orleans. However, after taking revenge on his betrayer and reuniting with Vanessa, Jeff is blackmailed by the very crime boss (Telly Savalas) who framed him, took Vanessa as his mob wife, and who is now intent on having him join his organisation. When Jeff refuses, he is hunted through an unforgiving city only to discover that his real enemy is closer than he realised.