Helene Stanley
Stanley in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Born	Dolores Diane Freymouth (1929-07-17)July 17, 1929 Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Died	December 27, 1990(1990-12-27) (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Dolores Diane
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1942–1961
Spouses	Johnny Stompanato ​ ​ (m. 1953; div. 1955)​ David Niemetz ​ ​ (m. 1959; died 1990)​
Children	1

Helene Stanley (born Dolores Diane Freymouth; July 17, 1929 – December 27, 1990) was an American actress who was the live model for Cinderella, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, and Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

Stanley was born in Gary, Indiana. Her parents were Michael Freymouth, who was an acrobat who worked in Europe, and Gerty Freymouth (née Seigert).^{[citation needed]}

Stanley used the stage name "Dolores Diane." In 1946, she received a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and began to use the stage name "Helene Stanley,"^[1] with one of her most notable appearances being a brief role in John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle (1950).

Her collaboration with Disney started around 1948. She became the live-action model for the main character in Cinderella,^[2] Aurora in Sleeping Beauty,^[3][4] and Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.^[5][6] In the season three episode of Walt Disney's Disneyland (1957), Tricks of Our Trade, Stanley appears as herself performing a ballet routine for several studio animation directors animating scenes from the Dance of the Hours segement of Fantasia.

Helene Stanley was married to Johnny Stompanato^[7][8][9] on January 17, 1953, with their divorce dated February 10, 1955.^[10]

After Stompanato, Stanley married a physician from Beverly Hills, David Niemetz. They had a son, David Niemetz Jr., in 1961.^[11] After they were married, Stanley formally retired from show business in 1962, one year after the birth of her son.^[12]

Stanley died on December 27, 1990, in Los Angeles, with the cause of death not reported.^{[citation needed]}

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