- Born
- Birth nameFelicity Ann d'Abreu
- Liccy Dahl was born on December 12, 1938 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is a producer, known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Matilda (1996) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She was previously married to Roald Dahl and Charles Reginald Hugh Crosland.
- SpousesRoald Dahl(December 15, 1983 - November 23, 1990) (his death)Charles Reginald Hugh Crosland(December 9, 1959 - 1971) (divorced, 3 children)
- Her three choices for the role of Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) were Eddie Izzard, David Walliams and her number one choice Dustin Hoffman as she believed those were who her late husband would have wanted. But she heartily approved of the casting of Johnny Depp.
- Was best friend of actress Patricia Neal until she became the second wife of Roald Dahl, to whom Neal had been married before.
- She was awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours List for her services to Philanthropy, to Literature and to Young People. She is the Founder of the Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity and the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in London, England.
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