About
Valerie Jill Haworth (15 August 1945 – 3 January 2011) was an English-American actress. She appeared in films throughout the 1960s, and started making guest appearances on television in 1963. She originated the role of Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret on Broadway in 1966. Haworth was born in Hove, Sussex, to a textile magnate father and a mother Nancy who trained as a ballet dancer. She was named Valerie Jill in honour of the day she was born, Victory over Japan Day or V.J. Day. She took ballet lessons at the Sadler's Wells Ballet School to escape from an unhappy home when her parents separated in 1953. Later she attended the Corona Stage School. Haworth's first film appearance was in the remake of The 39 Steps (1959), directed by Ralph Thomas, when she had a non-speaking part as a schoolgirl. Next she played another schoolgirl in The Brides of Dracula (1960), directed by Terence...
Known for
BonanzaSeries • 1959
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
RawhideSeries • 1959
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
BarettaSeries • 1975
Run for Your LifeSeries • 1965
Vega$Series • 1978
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1963
12 O'Clock HighSeries • 1964
The RoguesSeries • 1964
The Brides of DraculaMovie • 1960
In Harm's WayMovie • 1965
ExodusMovie • 1960
It!Movie • 1967
The CardinalMovie • 1963
The Mysteries of ParisMovie • 1962
Home for the HolidaysMovie • 1974
The 39 StepsMovie • 1959
The Haunted House of HorrorMovie • 1969
Tower of EvilMovie • 1972
The MutationsMovie • 1974