Sandra Dee (April 23, 1942 - February 20, 2005) was an American film actress best known for her portrayal of ingenues.

Sandra Dee made her first film, Until They Sail, in 1957. In 1958 she won a Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Newcomer" (along with Carolyn Jones and Diane Varsi). Her film career flourished, and she became known for her wholesome ingenue roles in such films as Imitation of Life, Gidget and A Summer Place, all in 1959. She later played the virtuous bayou lass "Tammy" in two Universal sequels Read more...

Her marriage in 1960, at the age of 18, to Bobby Darin kept her in the public eye for much of the decade. She was under contract to Universal Studios, which tried to develop Dee into a mature actress, and the films she made as an adult - including a few with Darin - were moderately successful. They had one son together, Dodd Mitchell Darin (also known as Morgan Mitchell Darin) but she and Darin Read more...