Jocelyn Lane

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Jocelyn Lane

Lane as she appeared in the 1960s
Born Jocelyn Bolton
May 16, 1937 (1937-05-16) (age 71)
Flag of Austria Vienna, Austria
Other name(s) Jackie Lane
Years active 1954 - 1971
Spouse(s) Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (divorced 1985)
Not to be confused with Jackie Lane.

Jocelyn Lane Bolton (born May 16, 1937 in Vienna, Austria) is a model and actress active in the 1960s who was married to Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

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[edit] Early life

Lane was born to British parents. She was the younger sister of Mara Lane who was active as a model in the United Kingdom at the time. Her father was a corporate executive, and as a child she accompanied him on his travels throughout Europe and North Africa. She also studied ballet at Sadler's Wells Ballet of London.

[edit] Career

Lane soon established herself as a popular model in the UK by the time she was 18, using the pseudonym Jackie Lane. Appearing in hundreds of magazines internationally, she soon outshined her older sister's success and was heralded as the "British Bardot." When she began appearing in motion pictures she was confused with another actress named Jackie Lane (known for starring in Doctor Who), and when Lane moved to Hollywood in 1964, she began to be credited with her full first name.

In 1966, she co-starred with Elvis Presley in Tickle Me and later appeared in several more supporting roles in Hollywood films as well as guest appearances on American television series. Lane's often aloof, haughty screen persona did not endear her to US audiences, however, and after retiring from the screen in 1971, she married Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg of Marbella, Spain on May 3, 1973 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[edit] Personal life

Two years after her marriage, Jocelyn Lane gave birth to her first and only child, Princess Arriana Theresa Mara von Hohenlohe (partly named in honor of her sister, Mara Lane), on October 15, 1975. Her 13-year marriage to Prince Alfonso ended in divorce in 1985.

Lane's hobbies include interior decorating and women's fashions. In the 1960s, she remodeled the bathroom in her Hollywood home for approximately $10,000. Today she is a successful designer of feather necklaces, and is the creator of the "Princess J Feather Collection," being marketed in California and London.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Film appearances

Year Title Role Other notes
1954 Cocktails in the Kitchen Uncredited
April in Portugal Travel Guide
1956 The Gamma People Anna
1957 These Dangerous Years Maureen
The Truth About Women Saida
1958 Wonderful Things! Pepita
1959 Conspiracy of the Borgias
The Angry Hills Maria Tassos
Jetstorm Clara Forrester
1960 Howlers of the Dock
The Magnificent Rogue Chou-Chou
Robin Hood and the Pirates Kareen Blain
1961 Goodbye Again First Maisie
1962 The Son of Hercules vs Venus
Two and Two Make Six Julie
Operation Snatch Bianca Tabori
Tromboni di Fra Diavolo Cristina Forzano
War Gods of Babylon Mirra
1965 The Sword of Ali Baba Princess Amara
Tickle Me Pamela Meritt
1966 Incident at Phantom Hill Memphis
The Poppy Is Also a Flower Society photographer
1968 How to Seduce a Playboy Ginette
1969 Land Raiders Luisa Rojas
1970 Hell's Belles Cathy
A Bullet for Pretty Boy Betty

[edit] Television appearances

Year Title Role Other notes
1956 Sailor of Fortune Angelina
1962 The Cheaters Anita Faraday
Armchair Theatre Ginger
1965 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Sylvia Sylvester
The Rogues Madeline Sorel
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Lisa Donato
Burke's Law Adriana Montaigne
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Gabrielle
1966 Run for Your Life Brigitte Lemaire
The Smothers Brothers Show Princess
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Ellie Randell
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Mandy Dean-Tanner
The Wild Wild West Dominique
1968 It Takes a Thief Michèle
The Dating Game Herself
1969 The Queen and I Sandy Blair
1971 V.I.P.-Schaukel Herself Last on-screen appearance

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