Yvonne Buckingham
Biography
Yvonne Buckingham is a former British actress who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated with an acting diploma in 1960. Born in Ripon, Yorkshire, she started in small film parts, appearing as a saloon girl in Robbery Under Arms and as Mario's girlfriend in the 1958 comedy Next to No Time. In 1959 she played the title role in Sapphire, though the part had no dialogue and she was seen only briefly, and she also had an uncredited role in Our Man in Havana. She had prominent roles in A Question of Suspense and in Murder in Eden, both from 1961, a background part in The Frightened City in 1962, and the lead in the 1963 film The Christine Keeler Story, in which she portrayed Christine Keeler. In the late 1980s she appeared in Fogo e Paixão, directed by Marcio Kogan and Isay Weinfeld.
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 3 years1959 to 1962
Every film, newest first
- 1962A Kind of LovingIMDb rating 7.3
- 1960The Tell-Tale HeartIMDb rating 5.9
- 1959SapphireIMDb rating 7.2
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Early training
After an uncredited role in Our Man in Havana in 1959, Buckingham enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated with a diploma in acting in 1960.
Yvonne Buckingham movies on Netflix
A Kind of Lovingas Barmaid
The Tell-Tale Heartas Mina
Sapphireas Sapphire Robbins
Worked with
Yvonne Buckingham made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Peter Vaughan1 film together, 1959
Peter Vaughan's page Sapphire1959IMDb rating 7.2Buckingham as Sapphire RobbinsVaughan as Detective Whitehead
Alan Bates1 film together, 1962
Alan Bates's page A Kind of Loving1962IMDb rating 7.3Buckingham as BarmaidBates as Victor 'Vic' Brown
Desmond Llewelyn1 film together, 1959
Desmond Llewelyn's page Sapphire1959IMDb rating 7.2Buckingham as Sapphire RobbinsLlewelyn as Police Constable
Leonard Rossiter1 film together, 1962
Leonard Rossiter's page A Kind of Loving1962IMDb rating 7.3Buckingham as BarmaidRossiter as Whymper
Adrienne Corri1 film together, 1960
Adrienne Corri's page The Tell-Tale Heart1960IMDb rating 5.9Buckingham as MinaCorri as Betty
Barbara Steele1 film together, 1959
Barbara Steele's page Sapphire1959IMDb rating 7.2Buckingham as Sapphire RobbinsSteele as Student
Basil DeardenDirector, 1 film, 1959
All films by Basil Dearden Sapphire1959IMDb rating 7.2Buckingham as Sapphire Robbins
John SchlesingerDirector, 1 film, 1962
All films by John Schlesinger A Kind of Loving1962IMDb rating 7.3Buckingham as Barmaid
Ernest MorrisDirector, 1 film, 1960
All films by Ernest Morris The Tell-Tale Heart1960IMDb rating 5.9Buckingham as Mina
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