Christina Erika Carandini Lee: Her Arrival Left Birgit Kroencke Struggling to Breathe — She Nearly Died
Christina Erika Carandini Lee is best known as the daughter of English actor and singer Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee.
Christopher Lee was one of the most well-known actors in the 90s, appearing in no less than 290 movies and TV shows. He passed away in 2015 due to respiratory problems shortly after celebrating his 93rd birthday, surrounded by friends and family.
Despite his active presence in the industry, Christopher Lee had always preferred to keep his personal life out of the public eye. His one and only daughter, Christina Erika Carandini Lee, shares the same sentiment.
Here’s everything we know about Christopher Lee’s daughter.
Who Is Christina Erika Carandini Lee?
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Christina Erika Carandini Lee was born on November 23, 1963, in Lausanne, Switzerland, to father Christopher Lee and mother Birgit Kroencke.
Christina’s father was an English actor with a career spanning more than 60 years, while her mother was a Danish painter, model, and actress. They met through a Danish friend in 1960 and got married roughly a year later on March 17, 1961.
According to several sources, Christina Lee’s birth wasn’t an easy one. She was born with her legs inward, and one unverified account claims that she experienced complications involving fluid that made her struggle to breathe. Doctors warned Christopher about the possibility that he might lose either his wife or their child during delivery.
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Fortunately, both mother and baby survived and made a full recovery.
Christina’s parents lived a long, healthy life before passing away. Christopher Lee died at the age of 93 in 2015, while Birgit Kroencke passed away at the age of 89 in 2024.
As of 2025, Christina is 62 years old.
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Career and Personal Life
Christina Lee values her privacy, so little is known about her career and personal life.
What we do know is that she attended boarding school and married Juan Francisco Aneiros Rodriguez in a private ceremony in 2001.
As for her career, she is said to have provided narration on Triumph or Agony and The Cold Embrace of Fear: A Dark Romantic Symphony alongside her father.
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