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Paula Prentiss

Actress

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 inflexions, free acting style and brunette good looks established her as a leading lady in comedies of the screwball type... See full bio »

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Paula Ragusa
in San Antonio, Texas, USA
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2007 Hard Four
Sweet Cherrie
 
1996 Mrs. Winterbourne
Maternity Nurse (uncredited)
 
1995 Burke's Law (TV series)
Carla Martinet
– Who Killed the Hollywood Headshrinker? (1995) … Carla Martinet
 
1992 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Leonora Holt
– Incident in Lot #7 (1992) … Leonora Holt
 
1983 M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (TV movie)
Lynne Wiley
 
1983 Packin' It In (TV movie)
Dianne Webber
 
1980 Mr. and Mrs. Dracula (TV series)
Sonia Dracula (1981)
 
1981 Buddy Buddy
Celia Clooney
 
1981 Saturday the 14th
Mary
 
1981 Managing Meetings (video short)
Hostess
 
1981 Listening Skills (video short)
Hostess
 
1980 The Black Marble
Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman
 
1980 Top of the Hill (TV movie)
Norma Ellsworth Cully
 
1979 Friendships, Secrets and Lies (TV movie)
Sandy
 
1978 No Room to Run (TV movie)
Terry McKenna
 
1977 Having Babies II (TV movie)
Trish Canfield
 
1975 The Stepford Wives
Bobbie Markowe
 
1974 The Parallax View
Lee Carter
 
1974 Crazy Joe
Anne
 
1972 The Couple Takes a Wife (TV movie)
Barbara Hamilton
 
1972 Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Bobbi Michele
 
1971 Born to Win
Veronica
 
1970 Move
Dolly Jaffe
 
1970 Catch-22
Nurse Duckett
 
1967-1968 He & She (TV series)
Paula Hollister
– What's in the Kitty? (1968) … Paula Hollister
– Knock, Knock, Who's There? Fernando, Fernando Who? (1968) … Paula Hollister
– Dog's Best Friend (1968) … Paula Hollister
– It's Not Whether You Win or Lose, It's How You Watch the Game (1968) … Paula Hollister
– What Do You Get for the Man Who Has Nothing? (1968) … Paula Hollister
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1965 What's New Pussycat
Liz
 
1965 In Harm's Way
Bev McConnel
 
1964 The World of Henry Orient
Stella Dunnworthy
 
1964 Man's Favorite Sport?
Abigail Page
 
1963 Follow the Boys
Toni Denham
 
1962 The Horizontal Lieutenant
Molly Blue
 
1961 Bachelor in Paradise
Linda Delavane
 
1961 The Honeymoon Machine
Pam Dunstan
 
1960 Where the Boys Are
Tuggle Carpenter
 
Show ShowSelf (26 titles)
2008 Speechless (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2001 The Stepford Life (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short
 
1981 The Way They Were (TV special)
 
1981 The 7th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Favourite Motion Picture
 
1980 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself - Co-Host / Various
– Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead (1980) … Herself - Co-Host/Various
 
1980 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 March 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1978 Science Fiction Film Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter
 
1975 The Lion Roars Again (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Film Editing
 
1971-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.195 (1972) … Herself
– Episode #3.168 (1971) … Herself
– Episode #3.149 (1971) … Herself
 
1970-1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 June 1972 (1972) … Herself
– Episode dated 1 October 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
 
1969 The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1968 The Joan Rivers Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 December 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Steve Allen Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.8 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.9 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1964 Looking for Love
Herself
 
1964 Get the Message (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 April 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1964 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Paula Prentiss vs. Anthony Perkins (1964) … Herself
 
1963 Fractured Flickers (TV series)
Herself
– Paula Prentiss (1963) … Herself
 
1963 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist
– Nick Adams vs. Paula Prentiss (1963) … Herself - Guest Panelist
 
1962 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself - On Stage Bow
– Episode #15.25 (1962) … Herself - On Stage Bow
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1992 Rock Hudson's Home Movies (documentary)
Abigail Page (archive footage: Man's Favorite Sport? [1964])
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Reader of the audio-books, "Stars" by Barbara Wood (aka "Kathryn Harvey"), released by Media in 1998, and Jeffrey Archer's "The Prodigal Daughter", edited by Harper Collins in 2000. See more »

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Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Personal Quote:

Before I had the baby [Ross Benjamin] I felt lonely going to work. Now I have deeper, more generous feelings. I feel whole, like a human being. See more »

Trivia:

Older sister of actress Ann Prentiss. Ann displayed acute signs of emotional and mental problems in later years and in 1997 was convicted in a Santa Monica, California court of terrorizing her family, making terrorist threats, assault with a firearm, battery, and solicitation to commit the murder of Paula's husband... See more »

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