Sandra Giles, born Lelia Bernice Giles, (July 24, 1932 â€" December
25, 2016) was an American actress and model. She was best known for
her film debut role in Daddy-O in 1958, as well numerous other film
roles, including It Happened at the World's Fair, opposite Elvis
Presley, in 1963.Giles was raised in Hooker, Oklahoma, but moved to
Los Angeles with her mother, who had recently divorced. (Other sources
say that she came from San Antonio, Texas, or that she was "born in
Oklahoma and brought up in San Antonio, Tex.") Later described by The
Hollywood Reporter and other critics as a "blond bombshell", Giles was
discovered by a press agent while working at Canter's delicatessen,
which began her career as an actress and model. She later studied
dramatics at Los Angeles City College.Giles made her film debut in
1958's Daddy-O, starring alongside Dick Contino. In the film, her
character, Jana Ryan, beat Contino's character in a drag race. She
went on to appear in three more films in 1958 along â€" The
Matchmaker, A Lust to Kill, and Lost, Lonely and Vicious, in which she
showed herself quite the dancer. Also in 1958, Giles made a memorable
arrival at the film premiere of Teacher's Pet, starring Clark Gable,
by arriving in a furry pink Cadillac convertible. Her appearance
brought her career considerable publicity, including a twoâ€"page
article and spread in Life Magazine, titled "The Blond From Hooker â€"
How to Become a Movie Star", in which she was photographed in a bubble
bath.
25, 2016) was an American actress and model. She was best known for
her film debut role in Daddy-O in 1958, as well numerous other film
roles, including It Happened at the World's Fair, opposite Elvis
Presley, in 1963.Giles was raised in Hooker, Oklahoma, but moved to
Los Angeles with her mother, who had recently divorced. (Other sources
say that she came from San Antonio, Texas, or that she was "born in
Oklahoma and brought up in San Antonio, Tex.") Later described by The
Hollywood Reporter and other critics as a "blond bombshell", Giles was
discovered by a press agent while working at Canter's delicatessen,
which began her career as an actress and model. She later studied
dramatics at Los Angeles City College.Giles made her film debut in
1958's Daddy-O, starring alongside Dick Contino. In the film, her
character, Jana Ryan, beat Contino's character in a drag race. She
went on to appear in three more films in 1958 along â€" The
Matchmaker, A Lust to Kill, and Lost, Lonely and Vicious, in which she
showed herself quite the dancer. Also in 1958, Giles made a memorable
arrival at the film premiere of Teacher's Pet, starring Clark Gable,
by arriving in a furry pink Cadillac convertible. Her appearance
brought her career considerable publicity, including a twoâ€"page
article and spread in Life Magazine, titled "The Blond From Hooker â€"
How to Become a Movie Star", in which she was photographed in a bubble
bath.
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