Dee Hepburn (born 7 November 1961) is a retired Scottish actress. She starred as Dorothy in the 1981 film Gregory's Girl, and played Anne-Marie Wade in the ITV soap opera Crossroads from 1985 to 1988.

Early life

Hepburn was born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire and grew up in Westwood, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire. She is the fourth of five daughters born to dental technician Bobbie Hepburn and his wife Madeline.[1]

Acting career

After training in acting and dancing, she took a part as a schoolgirl in a 1978 STV production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie where she was credited as Dory Hepburn.[2] She starred in the 1980 film Gregory's Girl playing John Gordon Sinclair's love interest Dorothy,[2] for which she won the Variety Club actress of the year award. The film's cast reunited for the 30th anniversary of its release in 2010,[3] and a clip from the film featuring Hepburn was part of the opening ceremony from the London 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

She started a career in television, appearing in the Glasgow set series Maggie, and presenting It's a Knockout.[2] She took a role in the soap opera Crossroads for three years as the receptionist Anne-Marie Wade. She made a brief comeback playing Mary Bruce in the film The Bruce (1996).

Post-acting life

Hepburn is married to her second husband. As of 2013, she still lived in East Kilbride, working in business development for a local company.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dee Hepburn, Schemes and Dreams – BBC Radio Scotland". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2017. Des Clarke talks to Dee Hepburn about life growing up in East Kilbride and her rise to fame after starring in the 1981 blockbuster Gregory's Girl. Returning to Rockhampton Avenue, Dee gets an opportunity to take a step back in time when she is invited into the old family home by the new owners.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dee Hepburn". STV. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Jane Graham (4 March 2010). "Gregory and his girls reunited in Glasgow". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Tim Walker (29 July 2012). "Gregory's Girl goes for Olympic gold". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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