Fiona Lewis

Fiona Lewis
Lewis in Bram Stoker's Dracula
Lewis as Lucy Westenra in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974)
Born (1946-09-28) 28 September 1946 (age 80)
Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
Years active1965–present
SpouseArt Linson

Fiona Lewis (born 28 September 1946) is a British writer and former actress from Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.

Lewis is known for acting in such films as Casino Royale (1967), A Day at the Beach (1970), Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972), Wanda Nevada (1979) and Innerspace (1987).

Biography

Lewis is married to Art Linson, an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. In February 1967, she had an appearance in Playboy as part of the 13-page James Bond parody pictorial "The Girls of Casino Royale".

On television, she had a memorable role as the gorgeous yet tough femme fatale in the episode "A Ticket to Nowhere" in the classic series Department S (1969).

Lewis has written two books: the novel Between Men (1995) and the memoir Mistakes Were Made (Some In French) (2017). She has written for The New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times, and The Observer. Her website, Fiona's French Chateau features information about her French chateau, stories about London and Paris in the 1960s, Los Angeles in the 1970s, and her time working as an actress.

Partial filmography

References

  1. ↑ "The day Lord Lich field kicked me out of bed!". Scottish Daily Mail. PressReader. 26 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Mavis, Paul (16 April 2009). "A Day at the Beach". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009.
  3. ↑ Canby, Vincent (11 January 1973). "The Screen: 'Dr. Phibes Rises Again'". The New York Times. p. 35. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Iotis Erlewine (2007). "Wanda Nevada". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007.
  5. ↑ Maslin, Janet (1 July 1987). "FILM: 'INNERSPACE,' A COMIC FANTASY". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Roter, Danielle (29 January 1995). "Gripped by the '80s : It's Hollywood, sex and endless drinking all over again : BETWEEN MEN, By Fiona Lewis (Atlantic Monthly Press: $21; 329 pp.)". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ↑ "Actress & Model Fiona Lewis Unveils MISTAKES WERE MADE (SOME IN FRENCH) Memoir". BroadwayWorld. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Lewis, Fiona (15 February 1998). "Daring All". The New Yorker.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Fiona. "'The Cuckoo's Next" From Forman's Perch". The Los Angeles Times.
  10. ↑ Lewis, Fiona. "At Home With a Rock of Ages". The Los Angeles Times.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Fiona. "John Schlesinger Parts the Waters". The Los Angeles Times.
  12. ↑ "MISGUIDED". Los Angeles Times. 5 October 1986.
  13. ↑ "Fiona's French Chateau". fionasfrenchchateau.com.