Biography
Sue Lyon was an American screen and television actress. She joined the entertainment industry as a model at the age of 13, and later rose to prominence and won a Golden Globe for playing the title role in the film Lolita (1962). Her other notable film appearances included The Night of the Iguana (1964), 7 Women (1966), Tony Rome (1967), and Evel Knievel (1971).
Known For
Complete Filmography
Showbiz Kids
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a chil...
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (archive footage) (uncredited)
Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents interview footage interspersed with some movie excerpt...
Alligator
1980
as ABC Newswoman
A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals that have been injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic ...
Towing
1978
as Lynn
An unscrupulous towing company picks up perfectly fine cars and impounds them. It's up to two bar maids to try and stop them.
The Astral Factor
1978
as Darlene DeLong
Demonstrating that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a convicted strangler studies the paranormal and finds a way to render himself invisible. ...
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
1977
as Wendy Sutherland
During World War II, an Italian POW is accidentally drafted into the American army.
End of the World
1977
as Sylvia Boran
After witnessing a man's death in a bizarre accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world c...
Crash!
1976
as Kim Denne
After a professor is crippled in a car accident, he blames his wife for the ordeal and attempts to have her killed using the same means. Now hospitali...
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1976
as Burnsey
In this made-for-TV disaster movie, the lives of a group of motorists are chronicled retrospectively after they're involved in a 39-car pile-up on Cal...
Murder in a Blue World
1973
as Ana Vernia
Set in the future, the story follows a nurse who tries to bring her own style of relief to people condemned to die. Her identity is a mystery and she ...
Tarot
1973
as Angela
A young, beautiful woman marries a rich old blind man. While in the household she becomes aware of a plot to kill her elderly husband.
Evel Knievel
1971
as Linda
Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of Butte, Montana. The film depicts Knievel reflecting on major...
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970
as Laura
An accountant is widowed after 18 years of marriage. He is dumbfounded to have a herd of marriage-minded women descend upon him.
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969
as Elaine Harper
A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.
Four Rode Out
1969
as Myra Polsen
In this western, a Mexican desperado tries to flee his partner, a determined girl friend, and a US Marshal.
Tony Rome
1967
as Diana Pines
Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has se...
The Flim-Flam Man
1967
as Bonnie Lee Packard
Mordecai Jones, a silver-tongued swindler and self-proclaimed “M.B.S., C.S., D.D.—Master of Back-Stabbing, Cork-Screwing and Double-Dealing,” has made...
7 Women
1965
as Emma Clark
In a mission in China in 1935, a group of women are preyed on by Mongolian bandits, led by Warlord chief Tunga Khan.
The Night of the Iguana
1964
as Charlotte Goodall
A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunt...
On the Trail of the Iguana
1964
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary of the filming of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana.
Lolita
1962
as Dolores "Lolita" Haze
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at...