Jarma Lewis

Jarma Lewis

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1931-06-05
Deathday: 1985-11-12 (54 years old)

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Biography

Jarma Toy Lewis (June 5, 1931 – November 12, 1985) was an American film actress and model active in the 1950s. Jarma Lewis came from a family of Anglo-Irish ancestry, attended Los Angeles City College. She first appeared in school theater productions and received her acting training at the Neighborhood Playhouse School in New York.In the early 1950s, she played her first film roles. Lewis worked as a receptionist at a Beverly Hills dentist's office and was discovered by director Henry Hathaway, who cast her to play Queen Guinevere in his knight film Prince Valiant. She was subsequently employed as a starlet and up-and-coming actress at 20th Century Fox (1954) and MGM (1955-57). Together with Taina Elg and Luana Leeshe she was one of the youngest performers signed to MGM at the time. She first worked with directors such as Curt Siodmak, Otto Preminger, Stanley Donen, Richard Thorpe, and later with Vincente Minnelli and Edward Dmytryk. Lewis was seen in different genres such as comedy, thriller, crime, drama, and historical films.

Lewis has also had episode roles in a number of TV series and guest appearances on TV shows.

Lewis turned to writing in the 1970s and served on the board of directors of the UCLA Art Council for 15 years. She died in November 1985 at the age of 54 at her home in Beverly Hills.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1931-06-05

Deathday
1985-11-12 (54 years old)

Also Known As
Jarma Toy Lewis


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