Actress Stella Stevens, known for her roles in such films as ‘Girls and More Girls’ (1962), ‘The Nutty Professor’ (1963) and ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ (1972), passed away on Friday (2/17) . ), after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 84 years old.
Born on October 1, 1938 in Yazoo City, the platinum blonde began her film career in 1959, making small appearances in the films ‘The Adventures of Ferdinand’, ‘Prayer for a Sinner’ and ‘The Blue Angel’. And she started getting more attention when she was featured in Playboy magazine in January 1960.
In later years, Stevens specialized in playing irresistible beauties in films such as “Dead Alley” (1961), about two robbers who try to rob the San Francisco airport, “Song of Hope” (1961), drama directed by John Cassavetes, in which her beauty causes a jazz musician to betray his band and his own commitment to music, and “Girls and More Girls” (1962), in which she played the love interest of Elvis Presley.
Also in the 1960s, she starred in “Daddy Must Get Married” (1963), directed by Vincente Minnelli, and garnered attention as the girl who inspires Jerry Lewis to make the potion in “The Nutty Professor” (1963) , the biggest success of his comedy career, in which he becomes an irresistible musician heartthrob, in a satire on ex-boyfriend Dean Martin.
Coincidentally or not, Stevens’ next film was How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968), with Dean Martin.
He did a lot of television work in the 1970s, making guest appearances on such shows as ‘Brilliant Stories’ (1972), ‘Wonder Woman’ (1975), ‘The Oregon Trail’ (1977), and ‘Couple 20’ (1979).
In cinema, he also participated in “O Destino do Poseidon” (1972), a classic disaster about the sinking of a luxury liner, “No Mundo do Cinema” (1976), Peter Bogdanovich’s dharma about the beginning of cinema, and ” Manitou – The spirit of evil” (1978), horror film with Tony Curtis.
The actress landed a recurring role on the soap opera ‘Flamingo Road’ and continued to work mainly in TV into the 80’s. But it was during this time that she directed her only film, the comedy ‘The Ranch’ (1989). .
Later, he limited himself to participating in low-budget horror and thrillers such as “Wrath of Mutants 2” (1991), “The Devil’s Birthday” (1993), “An Uncontrollable Passion 4” (1995), “Reincarnation” (2004) and “Megaconda” (2010)
“I did my best with the tools I had and the opportunities that were given to me,” he once said. “I was a divorced mother with a young son at 17. And Playboy hurt as much as she helped. But despite that rocky start, I did right.”
Source: Terra
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