Date of Birth

20 October 1938, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Dolores Hicks

Advanced to prioress at the convent in Connecticut.

Stays active in the arts as an Academy voter by reviewing films.

At the time she became a nun, she was engaged to marry Don Robinson. He never married and remained a close friend.

Daughter of actor Bert Hicks. Her parents divorced when she was quite young.

Holds the unique distinction of being the only nun to be a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Niece of Mario Lanza.

Of Irish and Italian extraction.

She received an honorary doctorate from Fairfield University in 2004.

She is now called Reverend Mother Dolores Hart, and is prioress of Regina Laudis (Queen of Praise) Abbey in Bethlehem, Connecticut.

1957 Deb Star.

Suffers from neuropathy, a crippling disease she has had since 1997.

Price:  £30.00