June Ada Rose Duprez (14 May 1918 – 30 October 1984) was an English film actress.

Early life

Duprez was born in Teddington, Middlesex, England, during an air raid in the final months of World War I, the daughter of American comedian Fred Duprez

Radio

On 10 September 1944, Duprez starred in "Forever Walking Free," an episode of Silver Theater on CBS radio. She also starred in episodes of Suspense, 21 December 1944 entitled "The Brighton Strangler" and on 20 June 1946 entitled "Your Devoted Wife," also on CBS radio. She also replaced an ill Ida Lupino in Suspense episode “A Thing of Beauty” on 28 December 1944.

Personal life and death

During World War II, after her father's death, Duprez and her mother lived in the U.S., where they were unable to access money they had in England. They sold or pawned jewels to stay afloat financially, and eventually Duprez sent her mother to Australia, where she had access to the British funds. and was buried at Streatham Park Cemetery.

Partial filmography

  • The Amateur Gentleman (1936, uncredited)
  • The Cardinal (1936) - Francesca Monterosa
  • The Crimson Circle (1936) - Sylvia Hammond
  • The Four Feathers (1939) - Ethne Burroughs
  • The Spy in Black (1939) - Anne Burnett
  • The Lion Has Wings (1939) - June
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1940) - Princess
  • They Raid by Night (1942) - Inga Beckering
  • Little Tokyo, U.S.A. (1942) - Teru
  • Forever and a Day (1943) - Julia Trimble-Pomfret
  • Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943) - Tasmia
  • Tiger Fangs (1943) - Linda MacCardle
  • None but the Lonely Heart (1944) - Ada Brantline
  • The Brighton Strangler (1945) - April Manby Carson
  • And Then There Were None (1945) - Vera Claythorne
  • That Brennan Girl (1946) - Natalie Brennan
  • Calcutta (1947) - Marina Tanev
  • One Plus One (1961) - Margaret Gaylord - segment: "Average Man"

References

  • June Duprez photos
  • June Duprez photo
  • Whatever became of ... June Duprez