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Belita is a Actor British born on 21 october 1923 at Hampshire (United-kingdom)

Belita

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Birth name Maria Belita Gladys Olive Lyne Jepson-Turner
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 21 october 1923 at Hampshire (United-kingdom)
Death 18 december 2005 (at 82 years)

Maria Belita Gladys Olive Lyne Jepson-Turner (25 October 1923 – 18 December 2005), known professionally as Belita, was a British Olympic figure skater, dancer and film actress.

Born at Nether Wallop, Hampshire, she skated (as Belita Jepson-Turner) for the United Kingdom in the 1936 Winter Olympics where she was placed 16th in the Ladies' singles competition, then her career turned towards Hollywood. She had classical Russian ballet training which carried over into her skating, and she was considered far superior to others skating at that time. As a young ballerina she was partner to Anton Dolin, appearing with the Dolin-Markova Ballet.

She appeared in films including Never Let Me Go (1953) with Clark Gable, and The Cherry Orchard opposite Charles Laughton. For a brief period she was Monogram Pictures highest paid star. She made several highly profitable productions for Monogram, including Silver Skates (1943), Lady, Let's Dance (1944) and the film noir Suspense (1946).

In 1946 Belita married Joel McGinnis; they divorced in 1956. She remarried, to Irish actor James Berwick, né James Kenny (1929–2000). In 1956 she retired from skating and three years later gave up show business altogether. She appeared briefly on the ice at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1981 in a short production based on "Solitude" by Duke Ellington. Both marriages were childless. She retired to live in Montpeyroux, France, where she died in 2005, aged 82.




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Filmography of Belita (11 films)

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Actress

The Key
The Key (1958)
, 2h14
Directed by Carol Reed
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, Oskar Homolka, Bernard Lee, Kieron Moore
Roles Canteen Hostess (uncredited)
Rating66% 3.342183.342183.342183.342183.34218
American David Ross (William Holden), a former tugboat captain now in the Canadian army, is hastily commissioned in the Royal Navy and assigned to rotating command of W88, a double-crewed rescue tug then in dry dock due to battle damage. His predecessor was a suicide. The slow, poorly armed tugboats bring in "lame ducks," freighters crippled near England by German attacks. The main danger is from U-boats and aircraft.
Invitation to the Dance
Invitation to the Dance (1956)
, 1h33
Directed by Gene Kelly, Freddie Young
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Animation
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Gene Kelly, Tommy Rall, André Previn, Belita, Carol Haney
Roles The Femme Fatale
Rating63% 3.194293.194293.194293.194293.19429
The first segment, "Circus", set to original music composed for the film by Jacques Ibert, is a tragic love triangle set in a mythical land sometime in the past. Kelly plays a clown, who is in love with another circus performer, played by Claire Sombert. She, however, is in love with an Aerialist, played by Youskevitch. The Clown, after entertaining the crowds with the other clowns, sees his love and the Aerialist kiss and wanders into a crowd in shock. That night he watches them dance together, and after the Lady finds him with her shawl, he confesses his love to her. The Aerialist finds them and thinks she has been unfaithful and leaves her. Determined to win her, the Clown tries to walk the Aerialist's tightrope himself, only to fall to his death. Dying, he urges the two lovers to forgive each other.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go (1953)
, 1h34
Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Clark Gable, Gene Tierney, Bernard Miles, Richard Haydn, Belita, Kenneth More
Roles Valentina Alexandrovna
Rating61% 3.0953353.0953353.0953353.0953353.095335
Moscow based newspaper reporter Philip Sutherland (Clark Gable) is in love with Marya (Gene Tierney), a ballerina. He and radio broadcaster Steve Quillan (Kenneth More) go to see her perform Swan Lake with the Bolshoi Ballet, and a pleased Philip learns that Marya wishes to marry him and accompany him home to San Francisco.
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)
, 1h37
Directed by Charles Laughton, Burgess Meredith, Irving Allen
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Robert Hutton, Patricia Roc, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Roles Gisella Heurtin
Rating57% 2.898782.898782.898782.898782.89878
In Paris, a down and out medical student Johann Radek (Franchot Tone) is paid by Bill Kirby (Robert Hutton) to murder his wealthy aunt. A knife grinder (Burgess Meredith) is suspected, but Radek keeps taunting the police until they realize that he is the killer. The police and Maigret (Charles Laughton) are led on chases through the streets and over the rooftops of Paris and finally up the girders of the Eiffel Tower.
The Hunted
The Hunted (1948)
, 1h28
Directed by Jack Bernhard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Preston Foster, Belita, Pierre Watkin, Russell Hicks, Frank Ferguson, Joseph Crehan
Roles Laura Mead
Rating64% 3.2377553.2377553.2377553.2377553.237755
A policeman sends his girlfriend to prison and won't leave her alone when she gets out.
The Gangster
The Gangster (1947)
, 1h24
Directed by Gordon Wiles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring, Akim Tamiroff, Harry Morgan, John Ireland
Roles Nancy Starr
Rating64% 3.2405353.2405353.2405353.2405353.240535
Shubunka is a racketeer, at odds with Cornell, a rival. Shubunka has a girlfriend, Nancy Starr, a showgirl, and offers protection to a New York beachfront cafe owned by Nick Jammey.
The Gangster
The Gangster (1947)
, 1h24
Directed by Gordon Wiles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring, Akim Tamiroff, Sheldon Leonard, Harry Morgan
Roles Nancy Starr
Rating64% 3.2405353.2405353.2405353.2405353.240535
Shubunka (Barry Sullivan) exerce le métieur de racketteur dans un quartier de New York, aidé par son associé Nick Jamey (Akim Tamiroff). Pourtant, depuis bien trop longtemps, il délaisse ses affaires au profit de sa relation avec Nancy Starr (Belita), une chanteuse de cabaret. Son activité est ménacé par les ambitions d'un rival venant d'un quartier voisin, Cornell (Sheldon Leonard).
Suspense
Suspense (1946)
, 1h41
Directed by Frank Tuttle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Musical theatre, Noir, Romance
Actors Barry Sullivan, Belita, Albert Dekker, Eugene Pallette, Bonita Granville, George E. Stone
Roles Roberta Leonard, aka Roberta Elva
Rating63% 3.196133.196133.196133.196133.19613
Frank Leonard (Albert Dekker), the proprietor of an ice-skating revue, promotes a strong-arming peanut-vendor named Joe Morgan (Barry Sullivan) at the show to a management position based on suggestions he makes to improve the act of the show's star, Roberta Elva (Belita), who also happens to be the owner's wife.