May Britt

May Britt

May Britt was discovered as a teenager by Italian filmmakers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati in 1951. She made her movie debut as the leading actress in Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair. In the late 1950s, Britt relocated to Hollywood after signing with 20th Century Fox.

About May Britt in brief

Summary May BrittMay Britt was discovered as a teenager by Italian filmmakers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati in 1951. She made her movie debut as the leading actress in Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair. In the late 1950s, Britt relocated to Hollywood after signing with 20th Century Fox. She starred in a few movies, including The Young Lions with Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift.

Britt was portrayed by Megan Dodds in the 1998 TV film The Rat Pack, which depicted her marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. She currently resides in California. Her third husband, Lennart Ringquist, died in 2017.