Suzanna Leigh

Suzanna Leigh (born Suzanna Smyth on 26 July 1945 in Belgrave, Leicester) is a former English actress. Born to a manufacterer of auto engines Suzanna Leigh grew up in Belgrave, England and later went to convent schools outside London. She began working in movies while still a pre-teen appearing as an extra in several British productions. Leigh's film roles include a stewardess in the comedy Boeing Boeing (1965), with Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, The... more

Suzanna Leigh (born Suzanna Smyth on 26 July 1945 in Belgrave, Leicester) is a former English actress. Born to a manufacterer of auto engines Suzanna Leigh grew up in Belgrave, England and later went to convent schools outside London. She began working in movies while still a pre-teen appearing as an extra in several British productions. Leigh's film roles include a stewardess in the comedy Boeing Boeing (1965), with Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, Thelma Ritter, Christiane Schmidtmer and Dany Saval, the love interest of Elvis Presley in Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966), and the frail heroine in a couple of Hammer-films: The Lost Continent (1968) and Lust for a Vampire (1971). She also starred in 1966 suspense mystery The Deadly Bees. Her 1998 autobiography is entitled Paradise, Suzanna Style. less