Marla Landi was born in Torino in Italy in 1933.   Most of her acting career was in British films.   Her film debut was in 1954 in “The Golden Link”.   Her other films include “Across the Briidge”, “Dublin Nightmare”, “The Pirates of Blood River” and “The Murder Game”.   Her most famous role was in 1959 in “The Hound of the Baskervilles” with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.   She retired from acting in 1969.   In 1977 she married Sir Francis Dashwood, 11th Baronet. Together they lived at West Wycombe House in Buckinghamshire.