Nyree Dawn Porter

Age: 65 (passed away Apr. 10th, 2001)
Height: 5' 5 1/2"

Birth Place: Napier, New Zealand
Born: Jan. 22nd, 1936

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Nyree Dawn Porter's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
The Martian Chronicles	Alice Hatha…
The Forsyte Saga (UK) (1967)	Irene Forsy…
Deadline Midnight (UK)	Julie Sykes
The Protectors (UK)	Contessa Ca…

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Nyree Dawn Porter was born in New Zealand. She left New Zealand in the late 50s to seek her fortune. She is the star of The Forsyte Saga.

TRIVIA:

First name 'Nyree' is a phonetic spelling of her birth name 'Ngaire', a Maori word for a shrub with star-shaped flowers.
Won an acting scholarship to a London acting school at the age of 20.
Father worked as a butcher.
(10 January 1975) Daughter, Tayla, born.
At the time of her death, she was slated to appear in a Newcastle production of "Charley's Aunt."
First acting job was in the title role of "Madame Bovary" for BBC2.
Turned down the lead female role in The Avengers. Decided to take the role of Contessa Caroline di Contini in the less popular series The Protectors opposite Robert Vaughn and Tony Anholt.

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