Yvonne Romain

Yvonne Adelaide "Evie" Romain (; 17 February 1938) is a British retired film and television actress, active mostly in the late 1950s and 1960s.

Early career

Romain was born in London to a family of Maltese descent. From the age of twelve she appeared in children's shows and repertory, and later graduated from the Italia Conti Academy. She started appearing in British films in her late teens. Her exotic, dark looks and 38-22-36 figure saw her often cast in supporting roles as Italian or Spanish maidens in war films and comedies. though she enjoyed the experience.

After a break from the screen, Romain emerged from semi-retirement as the title character in the Anthony Perkins/Stephen Sondheim-scripted mystery thriller The Last of Sheila (1973), her final screen role before leaving the industry. "I was in my prime," she told The Daily Telegraph in 2021. "But with the success of my husband and all of that going on, we were living the life in New York and LA and having far too good a time. So many films you're taken off to do three months here, three months there, in different countries, so it just didn't work for me. So it had to go. Of course it's sad, but you can't have everything." They lived in the South of France and were married for 63 years until Bricusse's death in 2021.

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