Attractive blonde professional dancer turned actor who made her screen debut in 1955. Ireland has often been paired with actor/husband Charles Bronson and was formerly married to actor David McCallum. Late in life she attracted considerable attention and respect for her lengthy and courageous battle with breast cancer, as well as with her other personal and family misfortunes.
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Ireland was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1984. After a six-year battle with the disease, she succumbed to it in 1990, dying at the age of 54 at her home in Malibu, California. She was survived by her husband, three children, and her parents.
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Jill Ireland has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Boulevard.