Lisa Daniely

Who was Lisa Daniely?

Lisa Daniely, was a British film and television actress. Born in Reading, Berkshire, to an English solicitor father and a French mother, she was educated in Paris and studied at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre.

She made her debut at age 21 in the 1950 film, Lilli Marlene in the title role, which featured Stanley Baker in one of his earliest film parts. She later appeared in several films. In the 1952 film Hindle Wakes she played the prominent part as a mill worker named Jenny Hawthorn. In the 1955 film Tiger by the Tail she played opposite Larry Parks, but was more prolific on television,with her best remembered role perhaps being Diane Brady in the 1958 series version of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man.

Other appearances on various TV programmes include The Saint, Danger Man, Doctor Who, Strange Report, The Protectors, Van Der Valk and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes In 1996, she portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the TV film Princess In Love. In 2007, she provided background commentary to several episodes of The Invisible Man released by Network DVD.