Victoria Shaw

Victoria Shaw was an Australian actress of film and television who began her career as a model. Born in Sydney, she spent six months in an insurance office before studying modeling with June Dally-Watkins, and in 1951 she was voted Australian model of the year. Her screen debut came opposite Chips Rafferty in The Phantom Stockman (1953), though her voice was dubbed. Bob Hope noticed her while touring Australia and encouraged her to try Hollywood, where she signed with Columbia Pictures in 1955. She made her American film debut opposite Tyrone Power in The Eddy Duchin Story (1956), and went on to appear in Edge of Eternity (1959), Alvarez Kelly (1966) and Westworld (1973), among other films. She also worked extensively in television, with guest roles on series including 77 Sunset Strip, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ironside and Charlie's Angels. She died in 1988.