JILL IRELAND BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Jill Ireland was born on April 24th, 1936 in London, England with the birth name Jill Dorothy Ireland. She grew up training dancing which was her first love. She first began acting in the mid 1950's starting directly as a film actress.
Some of her early film roles were, "Laura" (1955), "Three Men in a Boat" (1956), "Big Money" (1958), "So Evil So Young" (1961) and "Villa Rides" (1968).
Along with a film career she also made a number of television appearances throughout her career on such series as, "The Man from U.N.C.L.E" (1957), "Twelve O'Clock High" (1965-1966), "Shane" (1966), "Star Trek" (1967), "Night Gallery" (1972) and her final television appearance was in, "The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything" (1980).
Jill Ireland was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to the Motion Picture Industry.
Ireland married twice throughout her lifetime. Her first husband was David McCallum whom she wed in 1957 and after having three children the marriage came to an end in 1967. She then married for a second time to fellow actor Charles Bronson in 1968 and they had one daughter together and remained married until she passed away on May 18th, 1990 in Malibu, California after suffering from breast cancer.
Filmography
1987 Caught
1987 Assassination
1982 Death Wish II
1980 The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
1979 Love and Bullets
1976 From Noon Till Three
1975 Breakheart Pass
1975 Hard Times
1975 Breakout
1973 Chino
1972 The Mechanic
1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery
1972 The Valachi Papers
1971 Someone Behind the Door
1970 Cold Sweat
1970 The Family
1970 Rider on the Rain
1970 Lola
1969 Daniel Boone
1968 Mannix
1968 Villa Rides
1964-1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1967 Star Trek
1966 Shane
1965-1966 12 O'Clock High
1966 The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1965 My Favorite Martian
1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 The Third Man
1964 Ben Casey
1963 Richard the Lionheart
1962 Twice Round the Daffodils
1962 The Cheaters
1962 The Battleaxe
1961 Ghost Squad
1961 Roommates
1961 Kraft Mystery Theater
1961 Armchair Theatre
1961 So Evil, So Young
1960 Juke Box Jury
1960 Girls of the Latin Quarter
1960 Jungle Street Girls
1959 The Ghost Train Murder
1959 The Desperate Man
1959 The Voodoo Factor
1959 Carry on Nurse
1958 The Big Money
1957 Robbery Under Arms
1957 Hell Drivers
1957 There's Always a Thursday
1956 Three Men in a Boat
1955 Simon and Laura
1955 Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955 The Woman for Joe