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Danica d'Hondt is a Actor Canadien born on 29 may 1939
Danica d'Hondt (born May 29, 1939) is an English-born Canadian actress, writer and businesswoman. A winner of the Miss Canada pageant in 1959 was born in London, England, of an Irish mother and a Belgian father. Sister of Olympic Gold Medalist Walter D'Hondt and mother of actress America Olivo, mother-in-law of actors Christian Campbell and Jason Brooks.
Originally an actress, Danica soon found that she had a natural talent as a theatre director, a role not easily accepted for women at that time. She began her career at the age of nine by appearing in a movie at Shepperton Studios in England. She worked in radio, TV and on stage in Canada, where her family emigrated while she was still in school. She graduated from High School in Montreal, and returned to England after attending the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She worked as a stage actress in London, also performing in radio and TV dramas for the BBC, and then relocated to Toronto, Canada, where she became a CBC-TV game show personality and a talk show host at an unusually early age, interviewing celebrities such as Broadway actress/dancer Gwen Verdon and the late Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie. She also appeared on TV shows out of New York City, and in summer stock theatre in New York and Illinois. She starred with comic Harvey Korman in Living Venus (1961), a film shot in Chicago in 1960.
Danica's Hollywood career spans the years from 1960 to 1990, during which time she starred in "B" movies, played supporting roles in major Hollywood movies, and performed guest-starring roles on such popular TV shows of the time as The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964); The Wild Wild West (1965) and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964). Naively, she turned down the role of "Ginger" in Gilligan's Island (1964).
She left Hollywood from 1966 to 1971, during which time she worked as a theatre director in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she also wrote for a magazine, produced educational films and taught acting at her own school, "The Actor's Lab", on Sacramento Street.
Upon her return to Hollywood, in 1971, she directed several very successful stage productions, worked as a writer and associate producer in film and television, and did a stint as a television journalist, becoming the Consumer and Financial Reporter to a syndicated daytime magazine show called "Breakaway".
Relocating to Northern California in the 1990s, Danica has been occupied with several businesses she runs with her husband and is active in real estate investing. She has been busy as a writer with two non-fiction books published, and several others in the works. After Dan Brown's success, she wants to attempt a novel.
In between the variety of career changes, Danica has been busy raising a family of six children. She currently lives with her husband, Nello Olivo on a vineyard in the Sierra Foothills, where she writes, teaches, and helps her winemaker husband tend their vineyard. The couple also owns a large restaurant and banquet facility in Placerville, California, named "Sequoia".
La carrière hollywoodienne de Danica s'étend dans les années 1960 à 1990, période pendant laquelle elle a joué dans des rôles secondaires dans les grands films d'Hollywood tels que La Maison de madame Adler et Les Séducteurs et a incarné des personnages récurrents dans des séries télévisées populaires de l'époque comme Des agents très spéciaux et Voyage au fond des mers en 1964. La meme année, elle refusé d'interpréter le rôle de Ginger Grant dans le sitcom américain L'Île aux naufragés et a été remplacé par l'actrice américaine Tina Louise. Un plus tard, elle joue dans le rôle de Roxanne dans la série américaine Les Mystères de l'Ouest en 1965.
Elle a quitté Hollywood de 1966 à 1971, période pendant laquelle elle a travaillé comme metteur en scène dans la région de la baie de San Francisco, où elle a également écrit pour un magazine, produit des films éducatifs et enseigné à sa propre école, Actors' Laboratory se trouvant dans la rue Sacramento. À son retour à Hollywood, en 1971, elle a dirigé plusieurs productions scéniques très réussie, a travaillé comme écrivain et producteur dans le cinéma et la télévision, et a fait un passage en tant que journaliste.
Elle a déménagé en Californie du Nord dans les années 1990. Elle s'est occupé de plusieurs entreprises qu'elle avait dirigé avec son mari et a été active dans l'investissement immobilier.
Entre de multiples changements de carrière, Danica s'est occupé à élever ses six enfants dont America Olivo, Denise Olivo et Corinne Olivo. Elle vit actuellement avec son mari, Nello Olivo dans un vignoble dans la Sierra Foothills, où elle écrit et enseigne. Le couple possède également un grand restaurant et banquet nommé Sequoia à Placerville (Californie).
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Danica d'Hondt
Danica d'Hondt (born May 29, 1939) is an English-born Canadian actress, writer and businesswoman. A winner of the Miss Canada pageant in 1959 was born in London, England, of an Irish mother and a Belgian father. Sister of Olympic Gold Medalist Walter D'Hondt and mother of actress America Olivo, mother-in-law of actors Christian Campbell and Jason Brooks.
Originally an actress, Danica soon found that she had a natural talent as a theatre director, a role not easily accepted for women at that time. She began her career at the age of nine by appearing in a movie at Shepperton Studios in England. She worked in radio, TV and on stage in Canada, where her family emigrated while she was still in school. She graduated from High School in Montreal, and returned to England after attending the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She worked as a stage actress in London, also performing in radio and TV dramas for the BBC, and then relocated to Toronto, Canada, where she became a CBC-TV game show personality and a talk show host at an unusually early age, interviewing celebrities such as Broadway actress/dancer Gwen Verdon and the late Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie. She also appeared on TV shows out of New York City, and in summer stock theatre in New York and Illinois. She starred with comic Harvey Korman in Living Venus (1961), a film shot in Chicago in 1960.
Danica's Hollywood career spans the years from 1960 to 1990, during which time she starred in "B" movies, played supporting roles in major Hollywood movies, and performed guest-starring roles on such popular TV shows of the time as The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964); The Wild Wild West (1965) and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964). Naively, she turned down the role of "Ginger" in Gilligan's Island (1964).
She left Hollywood from 1966 to 1971, during which time she worked as a theatre director in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she also wrote for a magazine, produced educational films and taught acting at her own school, "The Actor's Lab", on Sacramento Street.
Upon her return to Hollywood, in 1971, she directed several very successful stage productions, worked as a writer and associate producer in film and television, and did a stint as a television journalist, becoming the Consumer and Financial Reporter to a syndicated daytime magazine show called "Breakaway".
Relocating to Northern California in the 1990s, Danica has been occupied with several businesses she runs with her husband and is active in real estate investing. She has been busy as a writer with two non-fiction books published, and several others in the works. After Dan Brown's success, she wants to attempt a novel.
In between the variety of career changes, Danica has been busy raising a family of six children. She currently lives with her husband, Nello Olivo on a vineyard in the Sierra Foothills, where she writes, teaches, and helps her winemaker husband tend their vineyard. The couple also owns a large restaurant and banquet facility in Placerville, California, named "Sequoia".
Biography
Danica d'Hondt est née le 29 mai 1939 à Londres, au Royaume-Uni. Sa mère est irlandaise et son père est belge. Elle est la sœur du médaillé d'or olympique Walter D'Hondt. Elle a commencé sa carrière d'actrice à l'âge de neuf ans en apparaissant avec ses camarades de classes en chantant La Marseillaise dans un film de Shepperton Studios en Angleterre. Elle a travaillé à la radio, de la télévision et sur scène au Canada, où sa famille a émigré alors qu'elle était encore à l'école. En 1958, elle est couronné Miss Canada 1959. Elle retourne en Angleterre après avoir assisté à l'université de la Colombie-Britannique à Vancouver.La carrière hollywoodienne de Danica s'étend dans les années 1960 à 1990, période pendant laquelle elle a joué dans des rôles secondaires dans les grands films d'Hollywood tels que La Maison de madame Adler et Les Séducteurs et a incarné des personnages récurrents dans des séries télévisées populaires de l'époque comme Des agents très spéciaux et Voyage au fond des mers en 1964. La meme année, elle refusé d'interpréter le rôle de Ginger Grant dans le sitcom américain L'Île aux naufragés et a été remplacé par l'actrice américaine Tina Louise. Un plus tard, elle joue dans le rôle de Roxanne dans la série américaine Les Mystères de l'Ouest en 1965.
Elle a quitté Hollywood de 1966 à 1971, période pendant laquelle elle a travaillé comme metteur en scène dans la région de la baie de San Francisco, où elle a également écrit pour un magazine, produit des films éducatifs et enseigné à sa propre école, Actors' Laboratory se trouvant dans la rue Sacramento. À son retour à Hollywood, en 1971, elle a dirigé plusieurs productions scéniques très réussie, a travaillé comme écrivain et producteur dans le cinéma et la télévision, et a fait un passage en tant que journaliste.
Elle a déménagé en Californie du Nord dans les années 1990. Elle s'est occupé de plusieurs entreprises qu'elle avait dirigé avec son mari et a été active dans l'investissement immobilier.
Entre de multiples changements de carrière, Danica s'est occupé à élever ses six enfants dont America Olivo, Denise Olivo et Corinne Olivo. Elle vit actuellement avec son mari, Nello Olivo dans un vignoble dans la Sierra Foothills, où elle écrit et enseigne. Le couple possède également un grand restaurant et banquet nommé Sequoia à Placerville (Californie).
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The Unkissed Bride (1966)
, 1h22Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Tommy Kirk, Anne Helm, Jacques Bergerac, Barbara McNair, Danica d'Hondt, Henny Youngman
Roles Dr. Marilyn Richards
Rating41%
Newlyweds Ted (Kirk) and Margie Hastings (Helm) go on honeymoon at the hotel of Margie's uncle, Jacques Phillipe (Bergerac).
A Very Special Favor (1965)
, 1h45Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Rock Hudson, Leslie Caron, Charles Boyer, Walter Slezak, Frank De Vol, Dick Shawn
Roles Jacqueline
Rating61%
Paul Chadwick (Hudson) is a wealthy American oilman who is in a Parisian court, where he is up against the opposing lawyer Michel Boullard (Charles Boyer). Paul wins the case, but only by seducing the judge, who happens to be a woman. Shortly after, Boullard sets out to New York, where he plans on reuniting with his daughter Lauren (Caron), whom he has not seen for over 25 years, since his American wife divorced him for flirting with another woman. On the plane, he meets Paul, to whom he complains about having lost because of his charm, a French quality. Paul apologizes for having hurt his French pride and offers a favor in return.
A House Is Not a Home (1964)
, 1h38Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Shelley Winters, Robert Taylor, Cesar Romero, Ralph Taeger, Kaye Ballard, Broderick Crawford
Roles Vicki - Call Girl
Rating57%
Polly Adler is a poor Polish immigrant who works in a sweatshop. She loses her job after she is sexually assaulted by a coworker, for which her boss blames her.
Bedtime Story (1964)
, 1h39Directed by Ralph Levy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes La provence, Escroquerie
Actors Marlon Brando, David Niven, Shirley Jones, Susanne Cramer, Marie Windsor, Dody Goodman
Roles Mrs. Knudson (uncredited)
Rating66%
Lawrence Jameson (David Niven) is a refined, elegant con artist who operates in the French Riviera town of Beaulieu-sur-Mer. He masquerades frequently as the deposed prince of a small European country, seducing wealthy women into donating money and jewellery to his revolutionary "cause". Meanwhile, Corporal Freddy Benson (Marlon Brando) is a small-time operator in the US Army stationed in Germany, an expert at conning his way into the hearts (and wallets) of young women with sob stories about his sick grandmother. His attempt at seducing the daughter of a local burgomaster backfires when her father arrives home early, and Freddy is nearly arrested until he blackmails his Colonel into giving him an early discharge.
Wild and Wonderful (1964)
, 1h28Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs
Actors Tony Curtis, Christine Kaufmann, Marcel Dalio, Fifi D'Orsay, Marty Ingels, Jacques Aubuchon
Roles Monique
Rating60%
« Monsieur Cognac », tel est le nom d'un caniche blanc devenu à Paris, au début des années 1960, une star de la télévision et de la publicité. Tout choyé qu’il est, il aime bien échapper un moment à sa maîtresse, la jeune Giselle Ponchon, en passant par un trou de la cave de la maison Ponchon. Il se promène alors la nuit sans souci dans les rues de la capitale. Dans une discothèque où se produit l'Américain Terry Williams avec sa bande, « Monsieur Cognac » déguste avec plaisir une petite tasse de la boisson alcoolisée qui porte son nom et qui était en fait réservée à l'un des musiciens. Mais ce qui a attiré notre caniche dans la discothèque, ce n’est pas le cognac mais surtout les jolies dames caniches qui font partie du spectacle. Entre Monsieur Cognac et Terry nait une telle amitié que tous les deux se lancent dans une longue tournée de cafés, au cours de laquelle le chien, rendu de couleur verdâtre à la suite d’un accident, se révèle comme un connaisseur confirmé ès boissons alcoolisées. Mais Terry va bientôt faire connaissance de Giselle, la propriétaire de Monsieur Cognac : le lendemain matin, en compagnie de son père et de la police, elle fait irruption dans l'appartement de Terry et veut faire arrêter ce dernier pour « dognapping ».