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Born on a [[council housing]] estate in [[Airdrie, North Lanarkshire]], she is the second of five daughters born to dental techician Bobbie Hepburn and his wife Madeline.<ref name=DMail2275989/> |
Born on a [[council housing]] estate in [[Airdrie, North Lanarkshire]], she is the second of five daughters born to dental techician Bobbie Hepburn and his wife Madeline.<ref name=DMail2275989/> |
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After training in acting and dancing, she took a part as a school girl in [[STV (TV network)|STV]]'s production of ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (novel)#Film.2C TV or theatrical adaptations|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]].'' After being spotted by [[Bill Forsyth]] dancing in a television commercial for a Scottish department store, she starred in the 1981 film ''[[Gregory's Girl]],'' playing [[John Gordon Sinclair]]'s love interest Dorothy, for which she won the [[Variety Club]] actress of the year award.<ref name=DMail2275989/> |
After training in acting and dancing, she took a part as a school girl in [[STV (TV network)|STV]]'s production of ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (novel)#Film.2C TV or theatrical adaptations|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]].'' After being spotted by [[Bill Forsyth]] dancing in a television commercial for a Scottish department store, she starred in the 1981 film ''[[Gregory's Girl]],'' playing [[John Gordon Sinclair]]'s love interest Dorothy, for which she won the [[Variety Club]] actress of the year award.<ref name=DMail2275989/> The films cast reunited for the 30th anniversary of its release in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/mar/04/gregorys-girl-anniversary-glasgow|title=Gregory and his girls reunited in Glasgow|author=Jane Graham|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=4 March 2010|accessdate=9 February 2013}}</ref> and a clip from ''Gregory's Girl'' featuring Hepburn was part of the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] from the [[London 2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9436464/Gregorys-Girl-goes-for-Olympic-gold.html|title=Gregory's Girl goes for Olympic gold|author=Tim Walker|publisher=[[Daily Telegraph]]|date=29 July 2012|accessdate=9 February 2013}}</ref> |
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Offered various roles, including the female lead opposite [[Oliver Reed]] in ''[[Castaway (film)|Castaway]]'' (played by [[Amanda Donohoe]]), and the lead in ''[[Bolero (1984 film)|Bolero]]'' (played by [[Bo Derek]]),<ref name=DMail2275989/> she turned them down on the required level of nudity and sexual content,<ref name=DMail2275989/> and having to work away from her Scottish home.<ref name=DMail2275989/> She resultantly moved into television in the [[Glasgow]] set series ''[[Maggie (TV series)|Maggie]]'' and presenting ''[[It's a Knockout]].'' |
Offered various roles, including the female lead opposite [[Oliver Reed]] in ''[[Castaway (film)|Castaway]]'' (played by [[Amanda Donohoe]]), and the lead in ''[[Bolero (1984 film)|Bolero]]'' (played by [[Bo Derek]]),<ref name=DMail2275989/> she turned them down on the required level of nudity and sexual content,<ref name=DMail2275989/> and having to work away from her Scottish home.<ref name=DMail2275989/> She resultantly moved into television in the [[Glasgow]] set series ''[[Maggie (TV series)|Maggie]]'' and presenting ''[[It's a Knockout]].'' |
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Dee Hepburn (born 7 November 1961), is a former Scottish actress.
Born on a council housing estate in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, she is the second of five daughters born to dental techician Bobbie Hepburn and his wife Madeline.[1]
After training in acting and dancing, she took a part as a school girl in STV's production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. After being spotted by Bill Forsyth dancing in a television commercial for a Scottish department store, she starred in the 1981 film Gregory's Girl, playing John Gordon Sinclair's love interest Dorothy, for which she won the Variety Club actress of the year award.[1] The films cast reunited for the 30th anniversary of its release in 2010,[2] and a clip from Gregory's Girl featuring Hepburn was part of the opening ceremony from the London 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
Offered various roles, including the female lead opposite Oliver Reed in Castaway (played by Amanda Donohoe), and the lead in Bolero (played by Bo Derek),[1] she turned them down on the required level of nudity and sexual content,[1] and having to work away from her Scottish home.[1] She resultantly moved into television in the Glasgow set series Maggie and presenting It's a Knockout.
After moving south to live in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire[1] with her then fiance Brian Ruane,[1] a former footballer with Motherwell F.C., she took a role as the receptionist for three years in the British soap opera Crossroads.[1]
After returning to East Kilbride, she married and had two children. She and the father broke-up when the children were young, resulting in a brief comeback with a role in the film The Bruce, alongside Oliver Reed.
Married to her second husband, she still lives in East Kilbride, working in business development for a local company.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Frances Hardy (9 February 2013). "Why Gregory's Girl Dee Hepburn turned her back on fame". Daily Mail. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ Jane Graham (4 March 2010). "Gregory and his girls reunited in Glasgow". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ Tim Walker (29 July 2012). "Gregory's Girl goes for Olympic gold". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
External links
- Dee Hepburn at IMDb
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