Annette Andre

The daughter of an upholsterer, Annette Andre was born in Drummoyne, Australia, as Annette Christine Andreallo. Her first role was in the television movie ''If It's a Rose. Her other Australian television performances included Slaughter of St Teresa's Day''. ==Later career==

She moved to the UK in 1963 and was cast in Emerald Soup. Her first film role was in This Is My Street (1964), in which her performance was described as "superb." Her other film credits include The Heroes of Telemark (1965), He Who Rides a Tiger (1965), Up Jumped a Swagman (1965), with Frank Ifield, and the Charlie Drake comedy Mister Ten Per Cent (1967). She also played Philia, a beautiful virgin concubine from the house of procurer Marcus Lycus (Phil Silvers) in the 1966 film version of the Broadway musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. She played in the stage musical Vanity Fair in London's West End. Her longest running role was as Marty Hopkirk's widow Jeannie Hopkirk in the ITC series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969–70). She made one of her rare appearances at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in Aberdeen, Maryland, US in September 2007. ==Personal life==

She was once linked romantically with George Best, the footballer. In the early 1960s, she turned down a proposal of marriage from Benny Hill. She has a daughter. She chose not to reveal the identity of the father. ==Memoir==

In 2018, Andre published her memoir Where Have I Been All My Life, with a foreword by Sir Roger Moore and an appreciation by her Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) co-star, Kenneth Cope. ==Filmography and works==

Television Films Music videos Writing • Where Have I Been All My Life? (2018) ==References==