Helene Stanley
Helene Stanley | |
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| File:Thesnowsofkilimanjaro.jpg Stanley in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) | |
| Born | Dolores Diane Freymouth July 17, 1929 |
| Died | December 27, 1990 (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Dolores Diane |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1942–1961 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
Helene Stanley (born Dolores Diane Freymouth; July 17, 1929 – December 27, 1990) was an American actress who was the live model for Cinderella, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, and Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Stanley was born in Gary, Indiana. Her parents were Michael Freymouth, who was an acrobat who worked in Europe, and Gerty Freymouth (née Seigert).[citation needed] She spent most of her childhood in southern California. [1]
At the age of four, she won the World’s Fair Contests of Contests in Chicago as an acrobatic dancer, winning a $25 prize. [2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Stanley used the stage name "Dolores Diane." In 1946, she received a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and began to use the stage name "Helene Stanley,"[3] with one of her most notable appearances being a brief role in John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle (1950).
Her collaboration with Disney started around 1948. She became the live-action model for both the main character and one of the stepsisters Anastasia Tremaine in Cinderella,[4] Aurora in Sleeping Beauty,[5][6] and Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.[7][8] In the season three episode of Walt Disney's Disneyland (1957), Tricks of Our Trade, Stanley appears as herself performing a ballet routine for several studio animation directors animating scenes from the Dance of the Hours segment of Fantasia.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Helene Stanley was married to Johnny Stompanato[9][10][11] on January 17, 1953, with their divorce dated February 10, 1955.[12]
After Stompanato, Stanley married a physician from Beverly Hills, David Niemetz. They had a son, David Niemetz Jr., in 1961.[13] After they were married, Stanley formally retired from show business in 1962, one year after the birth of her son.[14]
Death
[edit | edit source]Stanley died on December 27, 1990, in Los Angeles of ovarian cancer.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]- 1942: Girls' Town - Sally
- 1943: Hi, Buddy - Specialty
- 1943: Moonlight in Vermont - A Jivin' Jill
- 1945: Patrick the Great - Member, Jivin' Jills (uncredited)
- 1945: Thrill of a Romance - Susan
- 1946: Holiday in Mexico - Yvette Baranga
- 1947: Brick Bradford - Carol Preston
- 1948: My Dear Secretary - Miss 'Clay' Pidgeon (uncredited)
- 1949: Mr. Soft Touch - Donna (uncredited)
- 1949: Bandit King of Texas - Cynthia Turner
- 1949: All the King's Men - Helene Hale (uncredited)
- 1950: Cinderella (As live-action model for Disney animators to use as a guide) (Cinderella and Anastasia Tremaine)
- 1950: A Woman of Distinction - Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1950: The Asphalt Jungle - Jeannie - Girl in Diner (uncredited)
- 1952: Diplomatic Courier - Airline Stewardess
- 1952: Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie - Eadie Jordan
- 1952: We're Not Married! - Mary (uncredited)
- 1952: Dreamboat - Mimi
- 1952: The Snows of Kilimanjaro - Connie
- 1953: Roar of the Crowd - Marcy Parker
- 1953: Once I Will Return - Gloria
- 1954: Carnival Story - Peggy
- 1954: Circus of Love - Lore
- 1955: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier - Polly Crockett (archive footage)
- 1955: Dial Red O - Connie Wyatt
- 1957: Walt Disney's Disneyland Tricks of Our Trade - Herself
- 1959: Sleeping Beauty (As live-action model for Disney animators to use as a guide) - Aurora
- 1959: Perry Mason The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll" - Fran Driscoll
- 1961: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (As live-action model for Disney animators to use as a guide) - Anita
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20250618214753/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2022/06/22/potempa-helene-stanley-actress-from-gary-found-walt-disney-film-fame/
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