Lee Remick

Biography

Lee Remick was an American actress who began on Broadway at 18 and went on to work in film and television. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, she made her Broadway debut in Be Your Age in 1953 and took guest roles on television anthology series before Elia Kazan cast her in her film debut, A Face in the Crowd (1957). She came to prominence in Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder (1959), and for Days of Wine and Roses (1962) she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress as the alcoholic wife of Jack Lemmon. Her other films included Wild River (1960), No Way to Treat a Lady (1968), The Detective (1968), The Omen (1976) and The Europeans (1979). She was nominated for a Tony for Wait Until Dark, won Golden Globes for The Blue Knight (1973) and the miniseries Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill, and earned seven Emmy nominations. She died in 1991.

55years old at death

Born December 14, 1935Quincy
Died July 2, 1991Brentwood
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Also credited as Lee Ann Remick

Movie Career

Films: 21
Career span: 61 years1957 to 2018

Genres

Drama67%, 14 films
Crime38%, 8 films
Mystery24%, 5 films
Thriller24%, 5 films
Action14%, 3 films

First and latest

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A role that slipped away
Lee Remick was announced as Marilyn Monroe's replacement in the comedy Something's Got to Give after Monroe was fired for absenteeism, but co-star Dean Martin refused to continue, so Remick moved on to The Running Man and The Wheeler Dealers.
Beyond film
In 1964, Remick took a role in the Broadway musical Anyone Can Whistle, whose music and lyrics were by Stephen Sondheim and whose book and direction were by Arthur Laurents. It ran for just one week, and her performance is preserved on the original cast recording.

Lee Remick movies on Netflix

The Green Fog2018IMDb rating 6.9
The Europeans1979IMDb rating 6.1as Eugenia Young
The Medusa Touch1978IMDb rating 6.9as Dr. Zonfeld
Telefon1977IMDb rating 6.5as Barbara
The Omen1976IMDb rating 7.5as Katherine Thorn
The Blue Knight1973IMDb rating 7.1as Cassie Walters
Sometimes a Great Notion1971IMDb rating 6.9as Viv Stamper
No Way to Treat a Lady1968IMDb rating 7.0as Kate Palmer
The Detective1968IMDb rating 6.5as Karen Wagner Leland
Baby the Rain Must Fall1965IMDb rating 6.3as Georgette Thomas
The Hallelujah Trail1965IMDb rating 6.4as Cora Templeton Massingale
The Satan Bug1965IMDb rating 6.1as Waitress
The Running Man1963IMDb rating 6.5as Stella Black
The Wheeler Dealers1963IMDb rating 6.5as Molly Thatcher
Days of Wine and Roses1962IMDb rating 7.8as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Experiment in Terror1962IMDb rating 7.3as Kelly Sherwood
Wild River1960IMDb rating 7.5as Carol Garth Baldwin
Anatomy of a Murder1959IMDb rating 8.0as Laura Manion
These Thousand Hills1959IMDb rating 6.3as Callie
The Long, Hot Summer1958IMDb rating 7.3as Eula Varner
A Face in the Crowd1957IMDb rating 8.1as Betty Lou Fleckum

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Omen1976 Fantasy, Horror, Mysteryas Katherine Thorn
IMDb rating 7.5148K votes
Anatomy of a Murder1959 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Laura Manion
IMDb rating 8.079K votes
Days of Wine and Roses1962as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
IMDb rating 7.815K votes
A Face in the Crowd1957as Betty Lou Fleckum
IMDb rating 8.120K votes
Experiment in Terror1962as Kelly Sherwood
IMDb rating 7.37.6K votes
Telefon1977as Barbara
IMDb rating 6.56.9K votes
Wild River1960as Carol Garth Baldwin
IMDb rating 7.56.7K votes
The Medusa Touch1978as Dr. Zonfeld
IMDb rating 6.98.6K votes

Most often with

Elia Kazan directed two of these films, Blake Edwards two and John Sturges two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Roy Jenson

Anthony Franciosa

Donald Pleasence

Paul Newman

Val Avery

Leon Alton

Elia KazanDirector, 2 films

Blake EdwardsDirector, 2 films

John SturgesDirector, 2 films

Films together

Roy Jenson3 films together, 1965 to 1977
Roy Jenson's page
- Telefon1977IMDb rating 6.5Remick as BarbaraJenson as Doug Stark
- Sometimes a Great Notion1971IMDb rating 6.9Remick as Viv StamperJenson as Howie Elwood
- Baby the Rain Must Fall1965IMDb rating 6.3Remick as Georgette ThomasJenson as Tough Patron
Anthony Franciosa3 films together, 1957 to 2018
Anthony Franciosa's page
- The Green Fog2018IMDb rating 6.9
- The Long, Hot Summer1958IMDb rating 7.3Remick as Eula VarnerFranciosa as Jody Varner
- A Face in the Crowd1957IMDb rating 8.1Remick as Betty Lou FleckumFranciosa as Joey DePalma
Donald Pleasence2 films together, 1965 to 1977
Donald Pleasence's page
- Telefon1977IMDb rating 6.5Remick as BarbaraPleasence as Nicolai Dalchimsky
- The Hallelujah Trail1965IMDb rating 6.4Remick as Cora Templeton MassingalePleasence as 'Oracle' Jones
Paul Newman2 films together, 1958 to 1971
Paul Newman's page
- Sometimes a Great Notion1971IMDb rating 6.9Remick as Viv StamperNewman as Hank Stamper
- The Long, Hot Summer1958IMDb rating 7.3Remick as Eula VarnerNewman as Ben Quick
Val Avery2 films together, 1958 to 1965
Val Avery's page
- The Hallelujah Trail1965IMDb rating 6.4Remick as Cora Templeton MassingaleAvery as Bartender
- The Long, Hot Summer1958IMDb rating 7.3Remick as Eula VarnerAvery as Wilk
Leon Alton2 films together, 1962 to 1963
Leon Alton's page
- The Wheeler Dealers1963IMDb rating 6.5Remick as Molly ThatcherAlton as Restaurant Patron
- Days of Wine and Roses1962IMDb rating 7.8Remick as Kirsten Arnesen ClayAlton as Party Guest
Elia KazanDirector, 2 films, 1957 to 1960
All films by Elia Kazan
- Wild River1960IMDb rating 7.5Remick as Carol Garth Baldwin
- A Face in the Crowd1957IMDb rating 8.1Remick as Betty Lou Fleckum
Blake EdwardsDirector, 2 films, 1962
All films by Blake Edwards
- Days of Wine and Roses1962IMDb rating 7.8Remick as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
- Experiment in Terror1962IMDb rating 7.3Remick as Kelly Sherwood
John SturgesDirector, 2 films, 1965
All films by John Sturges
- The Hallelujah Trail1965IMDb rating 6.4Remick as Cora Templeton Massingale
- The Satan Bug1965IMDb rating 6.1Remick as Waitress
Also two films together11 more actors
- Murray HamiltonNo Way to Treat a Lady (1968) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- Joe SantosThe Blue Knight (1973) and The Detective (1968)
- John AndersonThe Hallelujah Trail (1965) and The Satan Bug (1965)
- Don MurrayBaby the Rain Must Fall (1965) and These Thousand Hills (1959)
- Charles WattsBaby the Rain Must Fall (1965) and The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
- Howard McNearThe Wheeler Dealers (1963) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- Alan BadelThe Medusa Touch (1978) and Telefon (1977)
- Ken LynchDays of Wine and Roses (1962) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- Ruth WhiteNo Way to Treat a Lady (1968) and Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
- Jack KlugmanThe Detective (1968) and Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
- Roy PooleSometimes a Great Notion (1971) and Experiment in Terror (1962)
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Box office

What Lee Remick's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$88.6 million

8 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.

8Worldwide figure
1US gross only
1Never in cinemas
11Figure not found

Top grosser

The Omen1976Katherine Thorn$60.9 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Omen1976as Katherine Thorn
$61M68.7% of the total
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Anatomy of a Murder1959as Laura Manion
$8.0M9.0% of the total
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The Detective1968as Karen Wagner Leland
$6.5M7.3% of the total
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The Hallelujah Trail1965as Cora Templeton Massingale
$4.0M4.5% of the total
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The Long, Hot Summer1958as Eula Varner
$3.5M3.9% of the total
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No Way to Treat a Lady1968as Kate Palmer
$3.1M3.5% of the total
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Experiment in Terror1962as Kelly Sherwood
$1.4M1.6% of the total
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The Europeans1979as Eugenia Young
$1.2M1.4% of the total

Awards

Six awards and honors from 1963 to 1990, two of them major.

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Lee Remick's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Golden Globes
1975	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill	Won
1973	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	The Blue Knight	Won
Other honors
1990	Crystal Award		Won
1965	Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year		Won
1963	Silver Shell for Best Actress	Days of Wine and Roses	Won
	Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame		Honored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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