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  1. Paula Prentiss (née Ragusa; born March 4, 1938) [1] is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles in Where the Boys Are (1960), What's New Pussycat? (1965), Catch-22 (1970), The Parallax View (1974), and The Stepford Wives (1975). From 1967 to 1968, Prentiss co-starred with her husband Richard Benjamin in the CBS sitcom He & She ...

  2. Paula Prentiss. Actress: Where the Boys Are. Discovered by a talent scout at Northwestern University in 1958, Paula Prentiss was signed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and teamed with Jim Hutton in a string of comedies. She rapidly became one of the best American comediennes of the 1960s. Her funny voice inflections, free acting style and brunette good ...

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  3. Learn about the life and career of Paula Prentiss, one of the best American comediennes of the 1960s. Find out her awards, trivia, quotes, family, and more on IMDb.

    • March 4, 1938
  4. Paula Ragusa is an American actress better known by her professional name, Paula Prentiss. A Texan native, she studied drama at Northwestern University. During this period, she was spotted by a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executive who immediately signed her.

  5. Paula Prentiss is an American actress who starred in comedies and dramas such as Where the Boys Are, Catch-22, and The Stepford Wives. She also co-hosted Saturday Night Live and received an Emmy nomination for He & She.

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  7. Paula Prentiss is a former actress who starred in comedies and dramas in the 1960s and 70s. See her highest rated movies, photos, and TV credits on Rotten Tomatoes.

  8. Biography. A vivacious brunette comic player, Paula Prentiss began in lightweight, coquettish roles in the 1960s and shifted to more meaty dramatic fare in the 70s before curtailing her career in favor of raising a family. The daughter of an Italian immigrant and his wife, Prentiss graduated from the famed acting program at Northwestern University.

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