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June Duprez (May 14, 1918 – October 30,
1984) was a United Kingdom|British cinema|film
actor|actress.

Born in Teddington, the daughter of the United
States|American vaudeville performer and actor
Fred Duprez, she began acting in her teens with a
theatre company and made her first film The
Crimson Circle in 1936.  Her next film The
Cardinal (1936) was also a success but it was her
third film The Four Feathers that made her a movie
star|star. 

Her success continued with The Spy in Black (1939)
and The Thief of Bagdad (1940) which she made for
Alexander Korda.  Korda took charge of Duprez'
career after this point and took her to Hollywood,
California|Hollywood where he set her asking price
at $50,000 per movie.  As Duprez had not yet
achieved the level of popularity in America that
she had in Britain, Korda's tactic only served to
place her out of contention for most roles.  She
appeared in None But the Lonely Heart (1944) and
The Brighton Strangler (1945) before playing what
would arguably be her most successful role, in
Rene Clair's film version of Agatha Christie's And
Then There Were None.  After a few more films,
Duprez retired.  Some sources state that she
appeared uncredited in The Last Tycoon (1976)
however her final credited performance was in One
Plus One (1961). 

Duprez lived in Rome, Italy for several years
before returning to London where she died in her
sleep after a long illness.