Sandra Dorne

Sandra Dorne
with Maxwell Reed in Marilyn
Born	Joan Smith (1924-06-19)19 June 1924 Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	25 December 1992(1992-12-25) (aged 68) Westminster, London, England
Other name	Sandra Holt
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1947–1987
Spouse	Patrick Holt ​ (m. 1954⁠–⁠1992)​

Sandra Dorne (born Joan Smith; 19 June 1924 – 25 December 1992) was a British actress.¹

Also known as Sandra Holt, platinum blonde Dorne trained at the Rank Organisation's "charm school", and was a regular female lead in British B-films in the late 1940s and 1950s. In later years she worked mainly in British television, appearing in such series as Z-Cars, The Avengers and The Third Man. She also starred in Five Go Mad in Dorset, the first episode of the Comic Strip Presents... series broadcast on the opening night of Channel 4 in 1982.

Married to the actor Patrick Holt from 1954 until her death, Dorne died on 25 December 1992 at Paddington Community Hospital, Westminster, London. The cause of death was kidney cancer.