| Chili Bouchier | |
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Chili Bouchier. |
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| Born | Dorothy Irene Boucher 12 September 1909 London, England |
| Died | 9 September 1999 (aged 89) Marylebone, London, England |
| Other names | Dorothy Bouchier |
| Years active | 1927–1960 |
Chili Bouchier (12 September 1909 – 9 September 1999), later known as Dorothy Bouchier,[1] was a British film actress who achieved success during the silent film era, and went on to many screen appearances with the advent of sound films, before progressing to theatre later in her career.
She made her first appearance as a child dancer at a charity performance. She became a typist on leaving school and later a mannequin. Her first appearance was as a bathing belle in Shooting Stars. Bouchier won a contest run by the Daily Mail in 1927 to become a film star. She combined her film career with a great deal of stage work in the U.K. From 1950 onwards most of her appearances were on stage in dramas, comedies and revues where she continued to work until well into her eighties.
She died three days short of her ninetieth birthday in Marylebone, London.
Chili Bouchier worked at Harrods when she was 15 years old.
In 1996, Chili Bouchier published her autobiography Shooting Star.