#62 Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens is probably pretty familiar to you already – if you ever turned on a TV during the ‘70s and ‘80s, that is. You may not, however, realize that she has more than 50 credits on the silver screen, including a stint as an Elvis girl and in such gems as The Nutty Professor and The Poseidon Adventure. Her perfect 36C-24-36 measurements probably did more for her career than her acting skills though. That said, she sure did pile up the credits – 140, to be exact. She must have been doing something right.

Embarrassing Real Name:  Estelle Eggleston

Embarrassing Real Birthplace:  Yazoo City, MS (some sources say Hot Coffee, MS instead)

Embarrassing Movies

• Subliminal Seduction
• Murder in Peyton Place
• Chained Heat
• Bikini Hotel
• Women of San Quentin
• Monster in the Closet
• Mister Deathman

Embarrassing Taglines

• She lived on the edge of violence!
• A Wildfire of Explosive Rage!
• They called it HELL ... They called it VIOLENT and EVIL!

Embarrassing Characters

• Dollye Daly
• Stella Purdy
• Gold Dust
• Loretta “Lolly” Zachary van der Post
• Appasionatta Von Climax

Whiffs of Scandal

• Married at age 16
• Custody battles
• Three appearances in Playboy
• Lawsuits with Playboy
• Current paramour is 45 years her junior

Unlikely Spouses & Boyfriends

• Warren Beatty
• Mel Torme
• Tony Roma (the rib guy)

Interesting Tidbits

• Studied at Memphis State
• Has produced and directed two films
• Co-wrote a novel, Razzle Dazzle
• Owns a home and some businesses in the wonderfully named Twisp, WA
• Once announced she was going to run for president
• Directed her son in one movie, and had him direct her in another

Where can I learn more?

• Official site 
• IMDb
• Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen
• Interview
• And another 
• People magazine
• Wikipedia
• Brian's Drive-In Theater
• Elvis's Women

Another one of Jerry's girls

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