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Stella Stevens. Actress: The Poseidon Adventure. The early film career of Stella Stevens could be said to mirror that of Marilyn Monroe. She began by playing a succession of sensuous, blond glamour girls, from naïve virgins and funny coquettes to precocious or briny-tongued floozies.
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- Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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Born Estelle Caro Eggleston on October 1, 1938, in Yazoo City, Mississippi, she was the only child of Thomas Ellett Eggleston, an insurance salesman, and his wife, Estelle (née Caro) Eggleston, a nurse who was sometimes called by the nickname "Dovey". One of the younger Estelle Eggleston's great-grandfathers was Henry Clay Tyler, an early settler f...
Stevens was modelling and working for Goldsmith's department store in Memphis when she signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox in 1958 with Buddy Adler and Dick Powell considering her for a film based on the life of Jean Harlow. She made her film debut in Say One for Me (1959), a modest musical produced by and starring Bing Crosby, appearing in the...
Stevens appeared in several top television series in the 1960s, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960), General Electric Theater (1960, 1961), and Ben Casey (1964). One of her earliest television appearances was in a critically acclaimed 1960 episode of Bonanza, "Silent Thunder"; she played a deaf-mute. In the early 1970s, she began working reg...
In January 1960, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month and was also featured in Playboy pictorials in 1965 and 1968. She was included in Playboy's 100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th Century, appearing at number 27. During the 1960s, she was one of the most photographed women in the world. Speaking about her Playboy features, Stevens told The ...
Stevens was married to Noble Herman Stephens from 1954, when she was 16, until their divorce in 1957. Their son Andrew was born in 1955. Following her divorce she changed the spelling of her last name to 'Stevens' and left her son in the custody of her parents while she sought out a successful acting career. In the years following, she and her form...
Stevens died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Los Angeles on February 17, 2023, at the age of 84.
Films
1. Say One for Me(1959) as Chorine 2. The Blue Angel(1959) as Chorus Girl (uncredited) 3. Li'l Abner(1959) as Appassionata Von Climax 4. Man-Trap(1961) as Nina Jameson 5. Too Late Blues(1961) as Jess Polanski 6. Girls! Girls! Girls!(1962) as Robin Gantner 7. The Courtship of Eddie's Father(1963) as Dollye Daly 8. The Nutty Professor(1963) as Stella Purdy 9. Advance to the Rear(1964) as Martha Lou Williams 10. Synanon(1965) as Joaney Adamic 11. The Secret of My Success(1966) as Violet Lawson 1...
As director
1. The American Heroine(1979) 2. The Ranch(1989)
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- February 17, 2023 (aged 84), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Estelle Caro Eggleston, October 1, 1938, Yazoo City, Mississippi, U.S.
- Memphis State University
1. Say One for Me (1959) In “Say One for Me” (1959), Debbie Reynolds stars as Holly, a young actress who needs a job when her father falls ill. Holly turns to working at a Manhattan dance club...
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Judy (Character) 1960. Explore the filmography of Stella Stevens on Rotten Tomatoes! Discover ratings, reviews, and more. Click for details!
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetNo Score YetNutty the Squirrel (Character)No Score YetNo Score YetMary Jane (Character)No Score Yet18%Mary Potter (Character)No Score Yet19%Joan Highsmith (Character)Feb 17, 2023 · Feb. 17, 2023. Stella Stevens, whose turn as an A-list actress in 1960s Hollywood placed her alongside sex symbols like Brigitte Bardot, Ann-Margret and Raquel Welch, but who came to resent the...
Feb 17, 2023 · Stella Stevens (born Estelle Eggleston; October 1, 1938 – February 17, 2023) was an American actress, model, film producer, director, and writer. She began her acting career in 1959 and starred in popular films such as Girls!
