Maureen Hingert was born on 9 January 1937 in Columbo, Ceylon [present-day Sri Lanka], of Dutch ancestry, the daughter of Lionel Hingert and Lorna Mabel del Run. Her father was the president of the Bank of Ceylon and had extensive tea holdings. On 25 June 1955, aged 18, she was crowned "Miss Ceylon" in Colombo. In October 1955, she made her screen ...