1. Constance Smith was an Irish film actress, and contract player of 20th Century Fox in the 1950s.
13 Facts About Constance Smith
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Constance Smith's father was an infantryman, working for the Irish Army, and he died when Constance was a child.
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Constance Smith's mother was not able to support all her children and Constance was sent to a convent.
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When Constance Smith won a Dublin beauty contest at age 16 to find the girl who looked most like Hedy Lamarr, Constance Smith's mother sent the photo to a film studio.
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Constance Smith moved to London, where she briefly joined the Rank Organisation.
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Constance Smith moved back to London, studied acting and played bit parts in several British B films.
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Constance Smith had an uncredited role as a singer in the 1948 film noir Brighton Rock.
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However, he soon decided Constance Smith was not experienced enough and replaced her with Ann Blyth.
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Constance Smith was most active in the 1950s, appearing in Hollywood features such as Man in the Attic and Treasure of the Golden Condor and Impulse.
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Constance Smith was a presenter at the Academy Awards ceremony in 1952.
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Constance Smith last acted in a run of minor films made in Italy between 1955 and 1959, including a role as Lucretia Borgia in La congiura dei Borgia.
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Constance Smith married English film director Bryan Forbes in 1951; they divorced in 1955.
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Constance Smith died of natural causes on 30 June 2003 in Islington, London.