biography
Born Yvonne Warren in London on February 17, 1938, began acting as a child, appearing in children's stage shows. She attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts,
a theater school for children and young adults, in the 1950s. At age 14 Romain made her first film, the BBC made-for-TV movie The Plate on
the Wall (1952). Throughout the mid 1950s she continued working in television in both movies and TV series. In 1957, Romain was cast
in her first credited theatrical release, the crime drama Murder Reported (1957; with Georgia Brown). Her looks and talent got her cast
often in supporting roles in such British productions as the noirish Action of the Tiger (1957; with
Van Johnson and Sean Connery), Charlie Chaplin's comedy/drama A King in New York (1957; with Charlie Chaplin and Dawn Addams), and the horror
film Corridors of Blood (1958; with Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, and
Betta St. John), credited as Yvonne Warren. When Romain was cast in the fun horror flick Circus of Horrors (1960; with Anton Diffring and Donald Pleasence), her film career went in the direction of the macabre. Soon, Romain became a scream queen in such horror films as The Curse of the Werewolf (1961; with Oliver Reed), Night Creatures (1962; with Peter Cushing and Oliver Reed), and my personal favorite Devil Doll (1964; with Bryant Haliday and William Sylvester). Her last starring roles came in the comedies The Swinger (1966; with Ann-Margret and Anthony Franciosa) and Double Trouble (1967; with Elvis Presley).  In 1958, Romain married famed music composer Leslie Bricusse, who wrote scores of well-known songs during his career, including the lyrics for the Bond theme songs "Goldfinger" and "You Only Live Twice." Romain cooled her career in 1967 to care for her son, Adam, who was born in April 1964. While Romain's marriage proved very rocky, with the couple separating for periods of time in the 1970s, ultimately she decided to end her acting career and managed to patch things up with Bricusse. |
the films of yvonne romainMurder Reported (1957)
With Paul Carpenter in the crime drama Murder ReportedThe Curse of the Werewolf (1961)   
Romain portrays a servant girl who is attacked by the creature in The Curse of the WerewolfThe Frightened City (1961) 
From the British crime drama The Frightened City. LEFT: With Sean Connery. RIGHT: With John Gregson and Olive McFarlandDevil Doll (1964) 
From the interesting British horror film Devil Doll. LEFT: Bryant Haliday as "The Great Vorelli" puts Yvonne Romain under his spell. RIGHT: The Great Vorelli hypnotizes Romain and coerces her to do the twist with Ray LandorThe Brigand of Kandahar (1965) 
From the Hammer adventure The Brigand of Kanahar. LEFT: With Oliver Reed and Katherine Woodville. RIGHT: With Oliver ReedThe Swinger (1966)
As Karen Charles in the Paramount comedy The SwingerDouble Trouble (1967)
With Elvis Presley in the MGM comedy Double Trouble. This was Romain's last starring roleyvonne romain today Romain's final film appearance came in the thriller The Last of Sheila (1973; with Richard Benjamin and Dyan Cannon), in which she plays the title character; however, Romain is in the film only briefly as the victim of a hit-and-run in the film's opening scene. After this final turn, Yvonne Romain retired from acting. Romain divides her time between Los Angeles and Paris. Sadly, Romain's husband Leslie Bricusse passed away in October 2021 at the age of 90. |
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