Does anyone know whatever happened to Imogene Millais-Scott? According to her profile, "Salome" was her last movie.
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I read that she had a kidney and pancreas transplant. She is also diabetic. This may have stopped her acting career.
shareThis link tells all - http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/newsroom/life_stories/story.jsp?id=36
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The administraters will probably delete it, but I'll paste it anyway.
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Imogen Millais-Scott
Actress Imogen Millais-Scott says that meeting the father of her organ donor was more terrifying than any film or stage role.
Imogen was given the kidney and pancreas of 25-year-old Lucy Battle who died after being hit by a motorcycle while crossing London's Clapham Road.
Following the successful double transplant, Imogen wrote an emotional letter of thanks which she handed to the transplant co-ordinator to be passed on to the family of her anonymous donor.
Lucy's father, Nicholas Battle replied and he and Imogen corresponded for about a year and eventually arranged to meet.
Recalling her anxiety about that first meeting, Imogen said: "Nothing can in any way compensate for the loss of a daughter or a loved one but I am the living legacy of his daughter and I just hoped he would find me worthy of that."
To her great relief, the meeting went well - and she has met Mr Battle several times since.
"I think the families of donors are extraordinary people. They are so brave. Their consent gives others the chance to live," said Imogen, who lives in West Dulwich, London.
Mr Battle says that knowing Lucy has helped others has been an enormous comfort to his family - and getting to know Imogen has strengthened this.
Imogen had suffered from diabetes since childhood and needed three insulin injections a day.
In 1998, following renal failure, she also required dialysis - and was placed on a transplant waiting list.
"I was very fortunate. I had only been on dialysis for seven months when I received the call to go into hospital," said Imogen.
The operation was carried out at King's College Hospital in London in July 1999 and Imogen made such a good recovery from the double transplant that she was allowed to leave hospital after two weeks.
"The transplant worked so well although I did have a little difficulty in finding the right balance of drugs. But the new pancreas has cured my diabetes completely," said Imogen.
Imogen - who took the lead role in the Ken Russell film Salome's Last Dance with Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns and Douglas Hodge - is now involved in voluntary work and says she would like to go back to doing some acting.
"The double transplant has transformed my life. It is like a miracle. Every moment of the day I think how lucky I am - and how grateful I am to my donor and her family," she said.
In the director's commentary for _Salome's Last Dance_ on DVD, Ken Russell also mentions that she's legally blind (or at least was at the time of filming, lasik or RK surgery may have changed this, since both have become widely available since) and that if you watch closely in the film, you can pick up on other actors subtly leading her around the set. He also mentioned really wanting to work with her again, provided he had a part she'd be suited for, as she's expressive and pretty, but also "unusual" as an actress in her look.
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shareIt's not Imogene it's Imogen, actually. Anyway, I have searched and it seems that whether by design or happenstance, her birthdate is pretty much impossible to find. I did see one review of the movie that said, "It stars a 13 year old Imogen Millais-Scott showing everything!" but since my computer didn't trust the site itself, I am not sure if I trust the reviewer.
I do not have attention deficit disor...Ooh, look at the bunny!
According to an article in The Guardian about her transplant, she was 33 in 1999/2000. You can work your way backwards from there.
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