# UK Dopers: Lucy Gordon, an actress, killed herself? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 21, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210 "2009-05-21T18:11:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/1 "2009-05-21T18:11:37Z")
See here: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30865708/](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30865708/) I had never heard of her - she is/was stunningly beautiful in a waify/model/actress way. Looks like she had the beginnings of a decent career - a bit part in Spider-Man 3, etc… Was she well known in the UK? Is this sad event getting a lot of press? I stumbled across it in the Entertainment section of MSNBC… ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/2 "2009-05-21T20:51:53Z")
Story only broke today, so it’s a bit early to say how much press it’ll get. That said, it looks like most of the newspaper websites (as well as the BBC’s) have articles about it. As to her being well known; well, can only speak for myself and say that I’ve never heard of her. I’ve probably seen her photo back when she was a model, but her acting career seems to have been mainly bit parts. ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/3 "2009-05-21T20:57:25Z")
Wow. She looks a lot like a woman I dated for a bit. Sad to hear that she killed herself. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/4 "2009-05-21T20:59:01Z")
Though I have never heard of her, she apparently seemed to have a lot going for her, and she certainly was physically beautiful… I guess you cant ever tell from the outside what personal issues or troubles someone may be struggling with. It’s a shame that somebody so young (or anyone else, actually) would choose this. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/5 "2009-05-21T22:21:22Z")
I don’t recognise her. I’ve never heard of her. And I don’t remember what role she played in Spiderman 3 (but then I have sort of purged most of that film from my memory!) ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/6 "2009-05-21T23:06:12Z")
The BBCs take is > [@](#): > > [British star found dead in Paris](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8061656.stm) so they didn’t expect people to recognise her name. Sadly I think she will be more famous in death than in life. ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/7 "2009-05-21T23:27:27Z")
Please believe that I don’t mean to be derogatory. I’ve never heard of her either. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/8 "2009-05-22T04:08:45Z")
She looks familiar, but that might be because she has a similar face to the typical highclass brunette look that you see in TV and movies pretty often, whom seems to never become famous like the blonds do. Terry Farrell Liv Tyler Elizabeth Hurley Olivia Wilde (though not actually a brunette) That said, she looks specifically familiar though I definitely haven’t seen her before. She’s reminding me of someone not in my list, but whom I can’t think who is. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/9 "2009-05-22T04:10:09Z")
She looks familiar, but that might be because she has a similar face to the typical highclass brunette look that you see in TV and movies pretty often, whom seems to never become famous like the blonds do. Terry Farrell Liv Tyler Elizabeth Hurley Olivia Wilde (though not actually a brunette) Eva Green That said, she looks specifically familiar though I definitely haven’t seen her before. She’s reminding me of someone not in my list, but whom I can’t think who is. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/10 "2009-05-22T04:36:40Z")
Been reading a lot of commentary about her acting in recent roles, ever since her stint at the end of _ **Spiderman 3** _. It didn’t seem very flattering. Perhaps just another pretty face. Nevertheless, RIP. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Real_Regency_Elf)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/11 "2009-05-22T14:15:20Z")
She was the face of Cover Girl cosmetics in the US for a few years as well, which might be another reason why her face seems familiar. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-lucy-gordon-an-actress-killed-herself/497210/12 "2009-05-22T15:48:44Z")
I instantly remembered her from Spiderman 3 due to the fact that it’s stuck in my head as one of the worst line readings I’ve heard. She was a reporter commenting live on spiderman getting beaten up: “It’s hard to believe what’s happening. The brutality of it. I-- I don’t know how he can take anymore.”