Stella Stevens
Biography
A native of Hot Coffee, Mississippi, Stella was married at 15, a mother at 16 and divorced at 17. While attending Memphis State College, Stella became interested in acting and modeling. Her film debut was a bit part in Say One for Me (1959), but her appearance in Li'l Abner (1959) as Appassionata Von Climax is the one that got her noticed. Then her centerfold spread in Playboy was one of the most popular issues. She co-starred with some of the biggest names in movies such as Bobby Darin in Too Late Blues (1961); Elvis Presley in Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962); Glenn Ford in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963); Jerry Lewis in The Nutty Professor (1963); and Dean Martin in The Silencers (1966). She appeared on television in "Surfside 6" (1960); "Ben Casey" (1961) and the soap "General Hospital" (1963). By the late 60s, her career had leveled off and she was appearing in roles based on her looks. One of her best performances at that time was in the movie The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), where she played Hildy, and showed that her talent was more than physical. But then she appeared in a poor offering like Slaughter (1972). In the 70s and 80s, Stella became a fixture in movies made for television and appeared in a number of television series. Her big screen career may have slowed during that time, but she has appeared in a number of movies in every decade since she debuted.
The Nutty Professor
Stella Purdy
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Hildy
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Robin Gantner
Blessed
Betty
The Silencers
Gail Hendricks
Where Angels Go... Trouble Follows
Sister George
Wacko
Mrs. Doctor Graves
Slaughter
Ann
The Manitou
Amelia Crusoe
Las Vegas Lady
Lucky
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
Self (archive footage)
Quackers
Nutty the Squirrel
Self (archive footage)
Pop Star
Henrietta
Hell To Pay
Mary Potter
Glass Trap
Joan Highsmith
Blessed
Betty
The Long Ride Home
Fiona Champyon
Eli
Chump Change
Linda Rogo (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Christmas List
Natalie Parris
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
Josephine 'Mama Jo' Max
Bikini Hotel
Gail Regent
Invisible Mom
Mrs. Herbert Pringle
Subliminal Seduction
Mrs. Beecham
Star Hunter
Mrs. March
Med Koldt Blod
Hotel Keeper
The Making of 'Jaws'
Lawanda
Virtual Combat
Mary
The Granny
Granny
Body Chemistry 4 - Full Exposure
Fran Sibley
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Lawanda
Illicit Dreams
Cicily
Hard Drive
Susan
Body Chemistry 3: Point of Seduction
Frannie Sibley
Little Devils: The Birth
Mrs. Clara Madison
South Beach
Nancy
The Eye of the Stranger
Doc
Exiled in America
Sonny Moore
The Nutt House
Mrs. Robinson
Last Call
Betty
The Terror Within II
Kara
Mom
Beverly Hills
Jake Spanner, Private Eye
Sandra Summers
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
Katherine 'Kate' St. Urban
Power, Passion and Murder
Mimi Carteret
Monster in the Closet
Margo
A Masterpiece of Murder
Della Vance / Deb Potts
Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars
Lawanda
Amazons
Kathryn Lundquist
Women of San Quentin
Lt. Janet Alexander
Chained Heat
Captain Taylor
Wacko
Mrs. Doctor Graves
Dr. Fleming
The Manitou
Amelia Crusoe
Voyage Into Evil
Marilyn Magnesun
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Kate Malloy
Stella Chernak
Mr. Deathman
Liz
Nickelodeon
Marty Reeves
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
Lola Wilkins
Kiss Me...Kill Me
Stella Stafford
The New Original Wonder Woman
Marcia
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Bianca Javin / Dragon Lady
Las Vegas Lady
Lucky
Family Plot
Karen
Climb an Angry Mountain
Sheila Chilko
The Poseidon Adventure
Linda Rogo
Slaughter
Ann
A Town Called Hell
Alvira
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Hildy
Das Haus der blutigen Hände
Ellen Hardy
Where Angels Go... Trouble Follows
Sister George
The Heroin Gang
Stacey Woodward
The Dean Martin Double Feature - Who Was That Lady / How To Save A Marriage
Carol Corman
Rage
Perla
The Silencers
Gail Hendricks
Get Off My Back
Joaney Adamic
Advance to the Rear
Martha Lou Williams
The Nutty Professor
Stella Purdy
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Dollye Daly
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Robin Gantner
Too Late Blues
Jess Polanski
Man-Trap
Nina Jameson
L'il Abner (Digitally Remastered)
Appassionata Von Climax
