Dickinson, Angie (1931–)

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Dickinson, Angie (1931–)

American actress. Born Angeline Brown, Sept 30, 1931, in Kulm, North Dakota; m. Gene Dickinson, 1952 (div. 1960); m. Burt Bacharach (composer), 1965 (div. 1980); children: daughter.

Won a number of beauty contests; came to prominence in the film Rio Bravo (1959), followed by Ocean's 11, The Sins of Rachel Cade, Point Blank, Rome Adventure, Jessica, Captain Newman M.D., The Killers, The Chase, Cast a Giant Shadow, Big Bad Mama, Dressed to Kill, Big Bad Mama II, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Sabrina, among others; on tv, starred on "Police Woman" (1974–78).

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