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Sue Lyon (born July 10, 1946) is an American actress best known for her performances in ''Lolita'' (1962), ''The Night of the Iguana'' (1964), ''The Flim-Flam Man'' (1967) and ''Evel Knievel'' (1971). ==Life and career== Suellyn Lyon was born on July 10, 1946, in Davenport, Iowa. When she was 14 years old, she was cast in the role of Dolores "Lolita" Haze, the sexually charged adolescent and the object of an older man's obsessions in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film ''Lolita''.〔"Schoolgirl Gets Lead in 'Lolita'", ''The New York Times'', Sep 28, 1960, p. 33.〕 She was chosen for the role partly because her curvy figure suggested that of an older adolescent. Based on Vladimir Nabokov's ''Lolita'', Kubrick's film, though a toned-down version of the book—Lolita is only 12 at the beginning of the novel and 17 at the end—was nonetheless one of the most controversial films of its day. Lyon was still 15 when the film premiered in June 1962.〔Bosley Crowther review, ''New York Times'' June 14,1962 ()〕 She became an instant celebrity and won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female. Despite her inexperience, she was praised for holding her own in scenes with the three top-billed stars of the film, James Mason, Shelley Winters, and Peter Sellers. Lyon recorded two songs for the film, which were released on an MGM 45 rpm record. The song "Lolita Ya Ya" (Riddle–Harris) appeared on side A, and "Turn Off the Moon" (Stillman-Harris) appeared on side B. In 1963, Lyon was again cast as a seductive teen in John Huston's ''The Night of the Iguana'' (1964), competing for the affections of Richard Burton's disgraced preacher against the likes of Deborah Kerr and Ava Gardner. Again, controversy surrounded her because of a provocative scene in the film in which Lyon is shown emerging from the water. In 1965, she played a mission worker in China in director John Ford's last feature film, ''7 Women''. Lyon played the female lead in the 1967 comedy ''The Flim-Flam Man'' and had a supporting role in 1967's ''Tony Rome'' which starred Frank Sinatra. She played the wife of daredevil Evel Knievel in the 1971 film ''Evel Knievel''.〔(Evel Knievel : Press Kit, Cast, Crew, Synopsis, Movie Posters )〕 By the 1970s, she was relegated to mainly secondary roles. In her final film role, she played a news reporter in the 1980 cult favorite ''Alligator''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sue Lyon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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