Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dolly Martin (born Dolly Read on 13 September 1944 in Bristol, England) is an English pinup model and actress. She is best remembered for her appearance in Playboy magazine and as the lead character in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. She is sometimes credited as Margaret Read, Dolly Read Martin, or Dolly Martin. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dolly Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.