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Biography
Dolores Diane Freymouth (July 17, 1929 – December 27, 1990), better known by the stage name of Helene Stanley, was an American actress and a live model for Cinderella and other Disney characters.
Early life
Stanley was born in Gary, Indiana. Her parents were Michael Freymouth, who was an acrobat who worked in Europe, and Gerty Freymouth.
Career
By the age of 14 she made her first role in the film Girls' Town in 1942. Then she played a series of roles at Universal between 1943 and 1945 (sometimes she took part of a teen dancing group called "The Jivin' Jacks and Jills") and during this period she identified as Dolores Diane. In 1946 she started to work with MGM and began to identify herself as Helene Stanley.
Her collaboration with Disney started around 1950. She became the live-action model for Cinderella's Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty's Aurora and the character of Anita Radcliff in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Personal life
Helene Stanley was married to Johnny Stompanato on January 17, 1953, with their divorce dated February 10, 1955.
After Stompanato, Stanley married a physician from Beverly Hills, David Niemetz.. After they were married, Stanley formally retired from show business. Her last role in her career was in the Disney movie One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Death
Stanley died on December 27, 1990, in Los Angeles. The cause of her death was not reported.
Filmography
- 1940 Fantasia
- 1942: Girls' Town - Sally
- 1943: Hi, Buddy - Specialty
- 1943: Moonlight in Vermont - A Jivin' Jill
- 1945: Patrick the Great - Member, Jivin' Jills (uncredited)
- 1945: Thrill of a Romance - Susan
- 1946: Holiday in Mexico - Yvette Baranga
- 1947: Brick Bradford - Carol Preston
- 1948: My Dear Secretary - Miss 'Clay' Pidgeon (uncredited)
- 1949: Mr. Soft Touch - Donna (uncredited)
- 1949: Bandit King of Texas - Cynthia Turner
- 1949: All the King's Men - Helene Hale (uncredited)
- 1950: Cinderella (Made the acted for- Cinderella)
- 1950: A Woman of Distinction - Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1950: The Asphalt Jungle - Jeannie - Girl in Diner (uncredited)
- 1952: Diplomatic Courier - Airline Stewardess
- 1952: Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie - Eadie Jordan
- 1952: We're Not Married! - Mary (uncredited)
- 1952: Dreamboat - Mimi
- 1952: The Snows of Kilimanjaro - Connie
- 1953: Roar of the Crowd - Marcy Parker
- 1953: Once I Will Return - Gloria
- 1954: Carnival Story - Peggy
- 1954: Circus of Love - Lore
- 1955: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier - Polly Crockett (archive footage)
- 1955: Dial Red O - Connie Wyatt
- 1959: Sleeping Beauty (Made the acted for- Aurora)
- 1961: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Made the acted for- Anita)