- Jill Adams
Jill Adams (born Jill Siggins 22 July 1930,
London , died 13 May 2008, aged 77Portugal ) was an Englishactress .She featured or starred in over 25 films during the 1950s and 1960s. Her films include "The Green Man" and "
Doctor at Sea ".Jill Adams began working life as an artist in the United Kingdom. She then started modelling, only to be 'discovered' and begin an acting career that spanned two decades. Her most notable films were comedies, at which she excelled, such as "Doctor at Sea" and "
Brothers in Law ". She also did some stage and radio work.She had a brief marriage to Jim Adams, a young American navy yeoman, which resulted in the birth of a daughter, Tina. However, the union did not last and Jill pursued her acting in Europe, the
USA andAustralia .In 1957 she married the well-known BBC TV and radio personality
Peter Haigh , and had a second daughter, Peta Louise. In the early 70's, the whole family moved to theAlgarve , in Southern Portugal, where they ran a small hotel for several years in the village ofAlbufeira .When her second marriage ended, she continued with a restaurant career, accompanied by her partner Mike. Some years later she retired from the business and with her new partner, Buster, an accountant, went to live just outside
Lisbon . They later moved to Spain, where they enjoyed homes close toAlicante , thenBarcelona , and eventually in theCosta del Sol After Buster died in 1996 she moved back to Portugal, to be with her granddaughter Emma, and great granddaughter Tania, and began painting again. She has been delighting us with her beautiful owls, sea and landscapes, florals and whimsical animal and human characters ever since.
She battled cancer from 2005, but this did not stop her creativity, nor her love of life.
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* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4425231.ece Obituary in "The Times"]
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jill-adams-actress-billed-as-britains-monroe-886120.html Obituary in "The Independent"]
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