# Victoria Shaw (actress)

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Australian actress (1935–1988)

For the country music singer-songwriter, see [Victoria Shaw (singer)](/source/Victoria_Shaw_(singer)).

Victoria Shaw Shaw in 1962 Born Jeanette Ann Lavina Mary Elizabeth Elphick (1935-05-25)25 May 1935 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Died 17 August 1988(1988-08-17) (aged 53) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation Actress Spouses Roger Smith ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1965)​ Elliott Alexander ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1969)​ Children 3

**Victoria Shaw** (25 May 1935 – 17 August 1988) was an Australian film and television actress.

## Early years

Shaw was born Jeanette Ann Lavina Mary Elizabeth Elphick[1][2] in [Sydney](/source/Sydney), New South Wales, Australia. Her parents were Captain and Mrs. Francis W. Elphick.[3] She lived in [Croydon, New South Wales](/source/Croydon%2C_New_South_Wales), and attended a convent school.[4]

## Career

Shaw worked in an insurance office for six months before she went to the Dally-Watkins Agency,[3] where she studied modelling with [June Dally-Watkins](/source/June_Dally-Watkins)[5] before first making the news when voted Australian model of the year in 1951 at the Sydney Artists' Ball [6] She went on to make her Australian screen debut opposite [Chips Rafferty](/source/Chips_Rafferty) in *[The Phantom Stockman](/source/The_Phantom_Stockman)* (1953).[3] Although inexperienced and her voice was dubbed, she appeared opposite experienced radio and film actors.[7]

[Bob Hope](/source/Bob_Hope) spotted her while touring Australia and urged her to try her luck in [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_California),[8] where in 1955 she signed a contract with [Columbia Pictures](/source/Columbia_Pictures).[9]

With [Stuart Whitman](/source/Stuart_Whitman) in *[Cimarron Strip](/source/Cimarron_Strip)*, 1968, in an episode written by [Harlan Ellison](/source/Harlan_Ellison)

She played opposite [Tyrone Power](/source/Tyrone_Power) in *[The Eddy Duchin Story](/source/The_Eddy_Duchin_Story)* (1956), her United States film debut.[2] Her subsequent films included *[The Crimson Kimono](/source/The_Crimson_Kimono)* and *[Edge of Eternity](/source/Edge_of_Eternity_(film))* (both 1959), *[Because They're Young](/source/Because_They're_Young)* and *[I Aim at the Stars](/source/I_Aim_at_the_Stars)* (both 1960), *[Alvarez Kelly](/source/Alvarez_Kelly)* (1966),[4] and *[Westworld](/source/Westworld_(film))* (1973). She also made appearances in TV shows, including *[77 Sunset Strip](/source/77_Sunset_Strip)* (1962), *[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.](/source/The_Man_from_U.N.C.L.E.)* (1964), *[12 O-Clock High](/source/Twelve_O'Clock_High_(TV_series))* (two episodes: 1964 and 1966), *[Cimarron Strip](/source/Cimarron_Strip)* (1968), *[The F.B.I.](/source/The_F.B.I._(TV_series))* (two episodes: both 1968), *[Ironside](/source/Ironside_(1967_TV_series))* (1969),[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] *[Barnaby Jones](/source/Barnaby_Jones)* (1973), *[General Hospital](/source/General_Hospital)* (1974),[4] *[McCloud](/source/McCloud_(TV_series))* (1976), and *[Charlie's Angels](/source/Charlie's_Angels)* (1978).

## Personal life

Shaw married actor [Roger Smith](/source/Roger_Smith_(actor)) in North Hollywood, California, on July 28, 1956.[10] After their divorce in 1965, Smith had joint custody of their three children, Tracey Leone (born 1957), Jordan F. (born 1958), and Dallas E. (born 1961).[1] She married producer Elliott Alexander in 1966. They also divorced.[11]

## Death

On August 17, 1988, Shaw died in [Hornsby Hospital](/source/Hornsby_Ku-ring-gai_Hospital)[4] in Sydney at the age of 53 from [emphysema](/source/Emphysema).[11]

## Recognition

Shaw was named Australia's Model of the Year in 1951. The next year, she was named Photographer's Model of the Year.[3]

## Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1953 The Phantom Stockman Kim Marsden 1956 The Eddy Duchin Story Chiquita Wynn 1959 The Crimson Kimono Christine Downs 1959 Edge of Eternity Janice Kendon 1960 Because They're Young Joan Dietrich 1960 I Aim at the Stars Maria von Braun 1966 Alvarez Kelly Charity Warwick 1973 Westworld Medieval Queen

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-victoria_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-victoria_1-1) [Victoria Shaw](https://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/249/Victoria+Shaw/index.html), Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sr_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sr_2-1) Kleiner, Dick (29 June 1956). ["America Gets Aussie Model Vickie Shaw For TV; Two Broadway Shows Disappoint"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22016146/the_sandusky_register/). *The Sandusky Register*. Ohio, Sandusky. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 7. Retrieved 19 July 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fln_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fln_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-fln_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-fln_3-3) ["Australian Cinderella Wins A Hollywood Leading Role"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22017603/victoria_shaw/). *Ford Lauderdale News*. Florida, Fort Lauderdale. 16 October 1955. p. 45. Retrieved 19 July 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-obit_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-obit_4-3) ["Victoria Shaw, model who went to Hollywood"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22018429/victoria_shaw/). *The Sydney Morning Herald*. Australia, Sydney, New South Wales. 19 August 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 19 July 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Portrait of Jeanette Elphick (picture)](https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2491367), [Shmith, Athol](/source/Athol_Shmith), 1914–90. Collection of fashion photographs, National Library of Australia

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Daily Mirror Saturday, December 9th 1951,, Page 8

1. **[^](#cite_ref-phantom_7-0)** Vagg, Stephen (1 June 2025). ["The Lee Robinson-Chips Rafferty Story Part One: The Phantom Stockman"](https://www.filmink.com.au/the-lee-robinson-chips-rafferty-story-part-one-the-phantom-stockman/). *Filmink*. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-in_8-0)** Bacon, James (31 August 1955). ["Model Goes in Search of Acting Fortune"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22016699/victoria_shaw/). *The Indianapolis News*. Indiana, Indianapolis. Associated Press. p. 17. Retrieved 19 July 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Gwynn, Edith (20 August 1955). ["Hollywood"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22016543/the_mercury/). *The Mercury*. Pennsylvania, Pottstown. p. 4. Retrieved 19 July 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Victoria Shaw, Actress From Australia, Wed"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22018225/the_los_angeles_times/). *The Los Angeles Times*. California, Los Angeles. 19 July 1956. p. 52. Retrieved 19 July 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SMH_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SMH_11-1) "VICTORIA SHAW, MODEL WHO WENT TO HOLLYWOOD; OBITUARY". *[Sydney Morning Herald](/source/Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. 19 August 1988. pp. NEWS AND FEATURES, Pg. 4. Miss Shaw's second marriage in 1966 to a producer, Elliott Alexander, also ended in divorce.... Miss Shaw, who was 53... suffered from emphysema for several years and became seriously ill on Monday. She died on Wednesday in Hornsby Hospital.

## External links

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- [Victoria Shaw](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790021/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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