May Britt

Since then she has been mainly involved in painting. The screenplay about Diller's early years in showbiz is in preproduction and Clarkson, according to Hollywood columnist Marilyn Beck, is slated to play Diller, for a film due in 2006. After divorce, May Britt resumed working with some sporadic TV guest appearances, the last in 1988. In an appearance on CNN's Larry King Live talk show in December of 2004, comedienne Phyllis Diller announced that a biopic of her life is in the works. They divorced in 1968. Clarkson continues to be in great demand in Tinseltown and looks to graduate from supporting roles as an ensemble player to coveted A-list star status. had one daughter and adopted two sons. Clarkson garnered critical acclaim for her work in The Station Agent, 2004.

She and Sammy Davis, Jr. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Pieces of April ,2003. Once married, May Britt left the movies for her family. In 2000 she starred in The Green Mile, and in 2002 in Far from Heaven. At that time interracial marriages were forbidden by law in 31 US states out of 50, and only in 1967 those law were abolished by US Supreme Court. Other television appearances have included the role of "Aunt Sara" in Six Feet Under, for which she won an Emmy Award. Their wedding caused controversy. She starred in the short-run television series Davis Rules, and in the mini-series Alex Haley's Queen.

They soon started dating, and, after a brief engagement, got married on 13 November 1960. Clarkson starred in a series of high-profile films in her early career, including The Dead Pool, Rocket Gibraltar and Everybody's All-American. She met Sammy Davis, Jr., the famous Afro-American singer and actor, in 1959. She studied drama at Yale and Fordham University before making her film debut in The Untouchables in 1987. She starred in a few movies, including The Young Lions with Marlon Brando and the criticized remake of The Blue Angel in the role that previously was Marlene Dietrich's. Clarkson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of "Buzz" and Jackie Clarkson, a locally prominent member of the City Council. In late 1950s May Britt relocated to Hollywood after signing with 20th Century Fox. Patricia Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress.

She also featured in the War and Peace film of 1956. In the following years she worked in some ten Cinecittà productions. As expected, she made her movie debut as the leading actress in Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair in 1952. May Britt immediately moved to Rome.

After meeting her, they offered her the part. They came to the studio where she worked for viewing pictures of some models. The two Italians were in Sweden to make a casting for a young blonde for the title role in Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair. Aged 18, she was the assistant to a photographer in Stockholm.

May Britt was discovered by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati in 1951. in 1960. She retired from the scenes after she married Sammy Davis, Jr. May Britt, stage name of Maybritt Wilkens (Lidingö, Sweden, 22 March 1933), had a brief career as movie actress in 1950s, in Italy first and in the USA afterwards.