Yvonne Buckingham
Yvonne Buckingham is an English actress who appeared in a number of minor or background roles on episodes of British television series or in British films. She played the title role, though only briefly appearing as the deceased victim, in the 1959 film "Sapphire", but did appear in the lead role as Christine Keeler (who was not allowed to play herself) in the critically panned 1963 film "The Christine Keeler Story". Career. 1950s. In an early role, Buckingham played the part of a saloon girl in the Jack Lee direct film "Robbery Under Arms". In 1958, she played  Mario's girlfriend in the comedy "Next to No Time". In 1959, Buckingham played the eponymous role in the film "Sapphire" about a young woman found murdered on Hampstead Heath, but she did not have a speaking part and appears only briefly, as a dead body and in photographs. 1960s. In 1962, she had a minor background role as “pretty girl” in the Neo Noir film, "The Frightened City". In 1963, Buckingham played the lead role in "The Keeler Affair", a film about Christine Keeler. Before Buckingham had secured the role, it was offered to Keeler who accepted it but  because the Actors Equity did not accept her application, it meant that the other cast members could not perform with her. 1970s and 80s. In the late 1980s, she had a role in the Marcio Kogan, Isay Weinfeld directed film, "Fogo e Paixão", which was a film about a bus tour through São Paulo where strange people are encountered. One of the tourists, a Japanese man called Kankeo (played by Ken Kaneko), filmed the event and shows it to his friends when he returns home.