Mandy Rice-Davies facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mandy Rice-Davies
Rice-Davies in 1964
Born	Marilyn Rice-Davies (1944-10-21)21 October 1944 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died	18 December 2014(2014-12-18) (aged 70) London, England
Known for	Profumo affair
Spouse(s)	Rafael Shauli ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1971)​ Charles LeFevre ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1978)​ Ken Foreman ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	1

Marilyn Rice-Davies (born October 21, 1944 – died December 18, 2014) was a Welsh model. She became well-known because of her connection to the Profumo affair. This event caused problems for the British government in 1963.

Early Life and Modeling

Marilyn Davies was born in Llanelli, Wales. As a child, her family moved to Solihull, England. Her father worked as a policeman and later for a company called Dunlop Rubber. Her mother used to be an actress.

Marilyn went to Sharmans Cross Secondary Modern School. When she was a teenager, she helped with horses at Woods Farm in Shirley. She looked older than her age. At 15, she got a Saturday job modeling clothes. She worked at the Marshall & Snelgrove department store in Birmingham. At 16, she went to London to be "Miss Austin" at the Earls Court Motor Show.

Life After the Profumo Affair

Mandy Rice-Davies became very famous after the Profumo affair. She even released an album of songs in 1964 called Introducing Mandy. It included popular songs like "All I Do Is Dream of You".

In 1965, she spent time with David Bowie before he became famous. She went to his music rehearsals and shows. In 1966, she married an Israeli businessman named Rafi Shauli. She moved to Israel and had a daughter with him. Mandy also became Jewish. In Israel, she opened nightclubs and restaurants. Some of their names were Mandy's, Mandy's Candies, and Mandy's Singing Bamboo.

In 1980, Mandy wrote her life story called Mandy with Shirley Flack. A year later, she acted in a play by Tom Stoppard. In 1989, she wrote a novel called The Scarlet Thread. This book was a story set during wartime.

Mandy Rice-Davies also appeared in several TV shows and movies. She was in Absolutely Fabulous and an episode of Chance in a Million. Her movies included Nana, the True Key of Pleasure (1982) and Absolute Beginners (1986). In the 1989 film Scandal, which was about the Profumo affair, actress Bridget Fonda played Mandy.

Mandy was also involved in a musical called Stephen Ward. This musical was about the Profumo affair. It opened in London in 2013. Mandy once said that her life was "one slow descent into respectability."

In a TV series from 2019–2020 called The Trial of Christine Keeler, Ellie Bamber played Mandy Rice-Davies.

Later Years and Passing

Mandy Rice-Davies passed away on December 18, 2014, in London. She was 70 years old and had been battling cancer. She was survived by her third husband, Ken Foreman, and her daughter, Dana.