Biography
Despite the Mediterranean flavor of her name, actress Adrienne Corri was born in Scotland and made her 1948 stage debut in London. A strikingly attractive redhead, Adrienne was often cast in seductive roles. Few of her big-budget films gave her much opportunity; she seemed more at home in such science fiction and horror items as
Devil Girl from Mars (1954),
Corridors of Blood (1958),
The Tell-Tale Heart (1960) and
Vampire Circus (1971). In films until 1979, Adrienne Corri was most spectacularly featured in
Stanley Kubrick's
A Clockwork Orange (1971), in which futuristic punk
Malcolm McDowell ritualistically rapes her while dancing to the tune of "Singin' In the Rain" ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide