Sue Lyon

Sue Lyon
Sue Lyon Tony Rome 1967
Sue Lyon in Tony Rome, 1967
Born Suellyn Lyon
(1946-07-10) July 10, 1946
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1959–1980
Spouse(s)
Hampton Fancher
(m. 1963; div. 1965)

Roland Harrison
(m. 1971; div. 1972)

Cotton Adamson
(m. 1973; div. 1974)

Edward Weathers
(m. 1983; div. 1984)

Richard Rudman
(m. 1985; div. 2002)
Children 1[1]

Suellyn Lyon (born July 10, 1946) is a former American actress best known for her performance in Lolita (1962), for which she earned a Golden Globe Award, as well as The Night of the Iguana (1964), The Flim-Flam Man (1967), and Evel Knievel (1971).[2]

Life and career

Suellyn Lyon was born on July 10, 1946, in Davenport, Iowa. When she was 14 years old, she was cast in the role of Dolores "Lolita" Haze in Stanley Kubrick's film Lolita (1962).[3] She was chosen for the role partly because the film makers had to alter the age of the character to an older adolescent rather than the 12-year-old child Lolita in Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita novel. Though Kubrick's film altered the story so as not to be in violation of the Hollywood Production Code, it was still one of the most controversial films of the day.[4]

Lyon was only 15 when the film premiered in June 1962.[5] She became an instant celebrity and won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer—Female. Despite her inexperience, she was praised for holding her own in scenes with the three top-billed stars of the film: James Mason, Shelley Winters, and Peter Sellers. She recorded two songs for the film, which were released on an MGM 45-rpm record. The song "Lolita Ya Ya" (Riddle–Harris) appeared on side A, and "Turn Off the Moon" (Stillman-Harris) appeared on side B.

In 1963 Lyon was again typecast as a seductive teenager in John Huston's The Night of the Iguana (1964), competing for the affections of disgraced preacher Richard Burton against the likes of Deborah Kerr and Ava Gardner.

In 1965 she played a mission worker in China in director John Ford's last feature film, 7 Women. Lyon played the female lead in the comedy The Flim-Flam Man (1967) and had a supporting role in Tony Rome (1967), which starred Frank Sinatra. She played the wife of daredevil Evel Knievel in the film Evel Knievel (1971).[6]

By the 1970s she was relegated to mainly secondary roles. In her final film role to date, she played a news reporter in the cult favorite Alligator (1980).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1962 Lolita Dolores "Lolita" Haze Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer
1964 The Night of the Iguana Charlotte Goodall
1966 7 Women Emma Clark
1967 The Flim-Flam Man Bonnie Lee Packard
Tony Rome Diana Pines
1969 Arsenic and Old Lace Elaine Harper TV film
1970 But I Don't Want to Get Married! Laura TV film
1971 Four Rode Out Myra Polsen
Evel Knievel Linda
1973 Murder in a Blue World Ana Vernia
1973 Tarot Angela
1976 Smash-Up on Interstate 5 Burnsey TV film
1977 Crash! Kim Denne
End of the World Sylvia Boran
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready Wendy Sutherland TV film, made in 1969
1978 Towing Lynn
The Astral Factor Darlene DeLong
1980 Alligator NBC Newswoman

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1959 Letter to Loretta Laurie 1 episode ("Alien Love")
as Suellyn Lyon
1969–1974 Love, American Style Barbara Eric
Julie		 2 episodes ("Love and the Extra Job/Love and the Flying Finletters/Love and the Golden Worm/Love and the Itchy Condition/Love and the Patrolperson",
"Love and the Medium/Love and the Bed/Love and the High School Flop-Out")
1970 The Virginian Belinda Ballard 1 episode ("Experiment at New Life")
1971 Men at Law 1 episode ("Marathon")
Night Gallery Betsy 1 episode ("The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes/Miss Lovecraft Sent Me/The Hand of Borgus Weems/Phantom of What Opera?")
1978 Police Story Caroline 1 episode ("River of Promises")
Fantasy Island Jill Nolan 1 episode ("Reunion/Anniversary")

References

  1. ↑ Profile, glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com; accessed April 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Sue Lyon". Allmovie. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Schoolgirl Gets Lead in 'Lolita,'" The New York Times, September 28, 1960, p. 33.
  4. ↑ Tallerico, Brian. "FOREGROUND MATERIAL: "STANLEY KUBRICK: THE MASTERPIECE COLLECTION"". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Bosley Crowther review, New York Times June 14,1962
  6. ↑ Evel Knievel : Press Kit, Cast, Crew, Synopsis, Movie Posters, onesheetindex.com; accessed April 3, 2017.
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