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Angie Dickinson: Life Story and Gorgeous Photos from her Life and Career When she was Young

Angie Dickinson is a former actress and TV personality. Throughout her six-decade career, she has appeared in more than 50 films. Dickinson is best known for her roles in the films ‘Dressed to Kill’ and ‘Ocean’s Eleven,’ as well as the hit television series ‘Police Woman’.

Acting career

A casting agent noticed Dickinson at a local preliminary for the Miss America contest, and she was hired as one of six showgirls on The Jimmy Durante Show. The exposure led to her being noticed by a television industry producer, who encouraged her to consider a career in acting. She made her television acting debut in an episode of ‘Death Valley Days’.

Her breakthrough role came in 1959 when she starred in Howard Hawks’ western drama ‘Rio Bravo’. Despite this success, she was unable to capitalize on it. Warner Brothers purchased her contract from Hawks while she was still under contract. She played the wife of Frank Sinatra’s character in the comedy crime caper ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ in 1960. Dickinson co-starred with Lee Marvin and John Cassavetes in the crime drama ‘The Killers (1964)’ from this era. In 1966, she co-starred in The Chase with Marlon Brando.

‘Police Story’ crime drama

In March 1974, Dickinson returned to the small screen for an episode of the critically acclaimed hit anthology series ‘Police Story’. Dickinson’s guest appearance was so successful that NBC offered her a television show, which became a ground-breaking weekly television series. Dickinson was based on Police Sgt. Leann’ Pepper’ Anderson, a Los Angeles Police Department officer who frequently works undercover. It reached number one in many countries where it was broadcast during its first year. Dickinson won a Golden Globe Award and received Emmy Award nominations for Best Lead Actress in a Dramatic Series for three consecutive years. Dickinson, however, regrets having done the series since the remuneration was inadequate, and it left her little time for other projects.

Returning to the big screen

Dickinson’s career in feature films began to decline in the 1980s, but she made a big-screen comeback with the erotic thriller ‘Dressed to Kill (1980)’, directed by Brian De Palma. She received considerable recognition for her role in that film, particularly for a long, silent scene in a museum before her character meets her fate. Her next movie was ‘Death Hunt (1981)’, in which she reunited with Lee Marvin. She also appeared in Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Dickinson made a more fantastic sensation on the small screen with the 1993 miniseries’ Wild Palms,’ after other television movies and guest appearances. In the episode, directed and produced by Oliver Stone, she portrayed a seductive villain. She has only made sporadic appearances in films and on television since then.

Personal life

Angine Dickinson married a former football player Gene Dickinson in 1952, and they divorced in 1960. After her first divorce, she kept her married name. In 1965, she married composer, Burt Bacharach. After 15 years of marriage, they had a period of separation during which they dated other people. They had a daughter, Lea Nikki. After years of dealing with vision problems and Asperger’s, Nikki took her own life in 2007.

Dickinson is rumored to have been involved with a number of well-known figures, including Frank Sinatra and President John F. Kennedy. She also dated actor, Glenn Ford and television interviewer Larry King. Dickinson lives alone now in Beverly Hills.

Below are some gorgeous photos of young Angine Dickinson from early life and career.

#3 Angie Dickinson wearing a white cardigan and red tights, 1955.

#4 Angie Dickinson with director Howard Hawks on the set of ‘Rio Bravo’, 1959.

#5 Angie Dickinson as Sgt. Suzanne ‘Pepper’, 1978.

#6 Angie Dickinson hold a horse in a scene from the film ‘Rio Bravo’ with Ricky Nelson, 1959.

#8 Angie Dickinson as Fran in a publicity still for the film ‘The Bramble Bush’, 1960.

#10 Angie Dickinson miles as she poses outside on the set on an episode of ‘Schlitz Playhouse of Stars’ entitled ‘Moment of Vengeance,’ June 20, 1956.

#11 Angie Dickinson, wearing a high necked blouse and earrings, 1955.

#12 Angie Dickinson, wearing a high necked blouse and earrings, 1955.

#14 Angie Dickinson poses in character for the episode ‘Moment of Vengeance’, 1956.

#16 Angie Dickinson as Sgt. Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson in ‘Police Woman’.

#17 Angie Dickinson with Peter Finch in the movie ‘The Sins of Rachel Cade’, 1958.

#19 Angie Dickinson wearing a black long-sleeved leotard and a white wide brimmed hat, relaxing in a director’s chair, on the set of ‘Rio Bravo’, 1959.

#20 Angie Dickinson posing beside a bundle of dried chillies hanging on the set of ‘Rio Bravo’, 1959.

#22 Angie Dickinson on the set of ‘Rio Bravo’, 1959.

#24 Angie Dickinson smiling in a blue cowl-necked sweater, 1960.

#26 Angie Dickinson and Jack Carson in a motel room scene from the film ‘The Bramble Bush’, 1960.

#27 Angie Dickinson wearing a white blouse in a studio portrait, 1960.

#29 Angie Dickinson in front of an embossed shield, 1960.

#31 Angie Dickinson taking a bath leaning on a cliff., 1961.

#32 Angie Dickinson sitting on a deckchair on a terrace, 1961.

#33 Angie Dickinson as the title character of the film ‘Jessica’, 1962.

#34 Angie Dickinson with Gene Nelson in CBS ‘Schlitz Playhouse of Stars’, 1955.

#35 Angie Dickinson as Terry Weaver in the television series ‘Broken Arrow’, 1956.

#36 Angie Dickinson as Janice in a publicity still for the Western ‘Gun the Man Down’ 1956.

#37 Angie Dickinson introduces herself to a new patient, Bobby Darin. A scene from Universal’s “Captain Newman, M.D.

#38 Angie Dickinson in red dress and red lipstick, 1955.

#39 Angie Dickinson wearing a pink garland and a straw hat, 1955.

#40 Angie Dickinson with Laraine Stephens and one other in ‘Police Woman’, 1978.

#41 Roger Moore leaning towards Angie Dickinson in a scene from the film ‘The Sins Of Rachel Cade’, 1958.

#42 Angie Dickinson posing on the set of Captain Newman, M.D.. Hollywood, 1963

#43 Angie Dickinson and John Wayne on location at Old Tucson Studios in ‘Rio Bravo’, 1959.

#45 Angie Dickinson in a publicity still for the western ‘Rio Bravo’, 1959.

#47 Angie Dickinson in backless yellow glittering dress, 1960.

#50 Angie Dickinson wearing a shoulderless gown and necklace with ornate pendant, 1960.

#51 Angie Dickinson smiling sitting on the floor of a terrace, 1961.

#52 Angie Dickinson moving her legs to her chest lying on a mat on a terrace, 1961.

#53 Angie Dickinson posing laughing after swimming. 1961

#55 Angie Dickinson taking a bath near the shore, 1961.

#56 Angie Dickinson posing on the beach next to a rowing boat, 1961.

#58 Actress Angie Dickinson as Rachel Cade in ‘The Sins of Rachel Cade’, 1961.

#59 Agine Dickinson with Roger Moore in a love scene in ‘The Sins of Rachel Cade.

#60 Angie Dickinson attends the 1961 Cannes Film Festival at Cannes in France in May 1961.

#61 Angie Dickinson around the time of her appearance in the 1962 movie Rome Adventure.

#64 Angie Dickinson wearing a yellow gingham dress, 1955.

#65 Angie Dickinson with Frnak Sinatra in the film ‘Ocean’s Eleven’, 1960.

#66 Angie Dickinson with her husband Burt Bacharac, 1960.

#67 Angie Dickinson as Beatrice Ocean in the film ‘Ocean’s Eleven’, 1960.

#69 Angie Dickinson smiling while the wind whips up her dress on a terrac, 1961.

#70 Angie Dickinson at La Guardia airport from Boston to plug her forthcoming film, ‘The Bramble Bush’, 1960.

#71 Angie Dickinson drying herself with a bathrobe after swimming, 1961.

#72 Angie Dickinson takes a break from filming and strikes a pose with ‘Bugs Bunny’, 1961.

#73 Angie Dickinson as Lyda Kent in the film ‘Rome Adventure’, aka ‘Lovers Must Learn’, 1962.

#74 Angie Dickinson with Chad Everett in ‘The Last Challenge’, 1967.

Angie Dickinson with Chad Everett in 'The Last Challenge', 1967.

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#75 Angie Dickinson with Michael Caine on the set of ‘Dressed to Kill’, 1960.

Angie Dickinson with Michael Caine on the set of 'Dressed to Kill', 1960.

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