Helene Stanley | |
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 Stanley inThe Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) | |
| Born | Dolores Diane Freymouth (1929-07-17)July 17, 1929 |
| Died | December 27, 1990(1990-12-27) (aged 61) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Other names | Dolores Diane |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1942–1961 |
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| Children | 1 |
Helene Stanley (bornDolores Diane Freymouth; July 17, 1929 – December 27, 1990) was an American actress who was the live model forCinderella,Aurora inSleeping Beauty, and Anita Radcliffe inOne Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Stanley was born inGary,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]
Stanley used the stage name "Dolores Diane." In 1946, she received a contract withMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer and began to use the stage name "Helene Stanley,"[3] with one of her most notable appearances being a brief role inJohn Huston'sThe Asphalt Jungle (1950).
Her collaboration withDisney started around 1948. She became the live-action model for boththe main character and one of the stepsisters Anastasia Tremaine inCinderella,[4]Aurora inSleeping Beauty,[5][6] and Anita Radcliffe inOne Hundred and One Dalmatians.[7][8] In the season three episode ofWalt 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 ofFantasia.
Helene Stanley was married toJohnny Stompanato[9][10][11] on January 17, 1953, with their divorce dated February 10, 1955.[12]
After Stompanato, Stanley married a physician fromBeverly 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]
Stanley died on December 27, 1990, in Los Angeles of ovarian cancer.[citation needed]
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