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3	Sandra Dee (born Alexandra Zuck; April 23, 1942 – February 20, 2005) was an American actress who emerged during the tail end of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood in TheFifties. She was marketed as a teenage star, typically playing TheIngenue.
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5	She was a child model, appearing in TV commercials from as young as four. She retired from modeling in 1957 and moved to Hollywood, debuting in ''Until They Sail'', marketed as the new Creator/ShirleyTemple. She had numerous successes around many Hollywood film studios, constantly appearing alongside Creator/JohnSaxon. One of her most well-known movies was ''Film/{{Gidget}}'', as well as its sequels.
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7	However, her career wouldn't survive TheSixties, blamed on her marriage to Music/BobbyDarin, which was publicised throughout the media and even more after their divorce. Dee herself blamed much of it on ContractualPurity and being shamed for acting like other Hollywood socialities. She took the odd acting appearance on television and B-Movies throughout the 1970s and '80s, but her health declined because of her heavy smoking and years of anorexia, dating back to her modelling days, and she died from kidney failure.
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9	Dee would mostly be known nowadays by being namedropped in the song "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" from the musical ''Theatre/{{Grease}}''.
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12	!!Tropes Associated With Sandra Dee:
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14	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Famous for her short blonde hairstyles and friendly, GirlNextDoor roles.
15	* MsFanservice: She rocked a lot of swimsuits in her films. She was as much of a fanservice actor as one could be as a teen actor during the 50s and 60s.
16	* NiceGirl: Almost always played sweet, down-to-earth girls.
17	* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Described this way in the opening theme for ''Film/{{Gidget}}''.
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20	!!Sandra Dee on TV Tropes:
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22	* ''Animation/{{The Snow Queen\|1957}}'' (1957)(1959 English dub): Gerda
23	* ''Film/{{Gidget}}'' (1959): Gidget (Frances Lawrence)
24	* ''Film/{{Imitation of Life\|1959}}'' (1959): Susie, age 16
25	* ''Film/IfAManAnswers'' (1962): Chantal Stacy
26	* ''Literature/TheDunwichHorror'' (1970): Nancy Wagner
27	* ''Series/NightGallery'' (1971-1972): Ann Bolt (episode "Tell David"); Millicent / Marion Hardy (episode "Spectre in Tap-Shoes")
28	* ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle'' (1972): Joan / Bonnie Galloway (episode "Love and the Sensuous Twin")
29	* ''Series/FantasyIsland'' (1977-1983): Francesca Hamilton (PilotEpisode); Margaret Winslow (episode "Eternal Flame/A Date with Burt")
30	* ''Series/PoliceWoman'' (1978): Marie Quinn (episode "Blind Terror")
31	* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' (1994): Connie (voice) (episode "The Botched Language of Cranes")

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