Stella Stevens
A popular screen siren of the 1960s, actress Stella Stevens co-starred in such popular light dramas and comedies as "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963) and "The Nutty Professor" (1964) before becoming a staple of TV and low-budget films for the next three decades. Though a talented actress, especially in gentle comedies, casting agents found it difficult to see past Stevens' statuesque frame, which was the subject of three Playboy pictorials. Despite solid turns in Sam Peckinpah's "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" (1970) as Jason Robards' feisty lover and "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972), Stevens never found the proper vehicle for her abilities, and spent most of her time under the radar in episodic TV or films like "Monster in the Closet" (1986). Nevertheless, she continued to log appearances well into her seventh decade, which was a testimony to her professionalism, talent and apparent good humor.
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Stella Stevens
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Quackers | Nutty the Squirrel (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Megaconda | Mary Jane (Character) | - | 2010 |
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Hell To Pay | Mary Potter (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Glass Trap | Joan Highsmith (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Blessed | Betty (Character) | - | 2004 |
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The Long Ride Home | Fiona Champyon (Character) | - | 2001 |
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By Dawn's Early Light | Eli (Character) | - | 2001 |
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Invisible Mom | Mrs. Herbert Pringle (Character) | - | 1997 |
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The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! | Josephine "Mama Jo" Max (Character) | - | 1997 |
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The Christmas List | Natalie Parris (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bikini Hotel | Gail Regent (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flash Frame | Mrs. Beecham (Character) | - | 1996 |
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The Granny | Granny (Character) | - | 1995 |
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Star Hunter | Mrs. March (Character) | - | 1995 |
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Virtual Combat | Mary (Character) | - | 1995 |
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The Nutt House | Mrs. Robinson (Character) | - | 1995 |
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Body Chemistry IV | Fran Sibley (Character) | - | 1995 |
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National Lampoon's Attack of the 5' 2" Women | Lawanda (Character) | - | 1994 |
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Illicit Dreams | Cicily (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Body Chemistry 3: Point of Seduction | Frannie Sibley (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eye of the Stranger | Doc (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little Devils: The Birth | Mrs. Clara Madison (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Molly & Gina | Mrs. Sweeny (Character) | - | 1993 |
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The Terror Within II | Kara (Character) | - | 1991 |
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Last Call | Betty (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Exiled in America | Sonny Moore (Character) | - | 1990 |
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Mom | Beverly Hills (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ranch | Director | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Man Against the Mob | Joey Day (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wild Rose Ranch | Director | - | 1988 |
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Monster in the Closet | Margo (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery | Katherine 'Kate' St. Urban (Character) | - | 1987 |
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The Longshot | Nicki Dixon (Character) | $603.1K | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Masterpiece of Murder |
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- | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Amazons | Kathryn Lundquist (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | No Man's Land | Nellie Wilder (Character) | - | 1984 |
63% |
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Chained Heat | Captain Taylor (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Women of San Quentin | Lt. Janet Alexander (Character) | - | 1983 |
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Wacko | Mrs. Doctor Graves (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Twirl | Carolyn Moore (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Deathman | Unknown (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Children of Divorce | Sherry Malik (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Dr. Fleming (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Friendships, Secrets and Lies | Edyth (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Supertrain | Lucy (Character) | - | 1979 |
45% |
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The Manitou | Amelia Crusoe (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jordan Chance | Verna Stewart (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cruise Into Terror | Marilyn Magnesun (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Night They Took Miss Beautiful | Kate Malloy (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging | Martha McVea (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Love Boat III | Kathy Costello (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder in Peyton Place | Stella Chernak (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mister Deathman | Liz (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wanted: The Sundance Woman | Lola Wilkins (Character) | - | 1976 |
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Las Vegas Lady | Lucky (Character) | - | 1976 |
7% |
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Nickelodeon | Marty Reeves (Character) | - | 1976 |
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Kiss Me... Kill Me | Stella Stafford (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The New, Original Wonder Woman | Marcia (Character) | - | 1975 |
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Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold |
Bianca Javin/ |
- | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Day the Earth Moved | Kate Barker (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Honky-Tonk | Gold Dust (Character) | - | 1974 |
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Arnold | Karen (Character) | $23.6K | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Linda | Linda Reston (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climb an Angry Mountain | Sheila Chilko (Character) | - | 1972 |
81% |
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The Poseidon Adventure | Linda Rogo (Character) | - | 1972 |
17% |
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Slaughter | Ann (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stand Up and Be Counted | Yvonne Kellerman (Character) | - | 1972 |
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A Town Called Hell | Alvira (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In Broad Daylight | Elizabeth Chappel (Character) | - | 1971 |
94% |
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue | Hildy (Character) | - | 1970 |
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The Mad Room | Ellen Hardy (Character) | - | 1969 |
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They Only Kill Once | Stacey Woodward (Character) | - | 1968 |
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How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life | Carol Corman (Character) | - | 1968 |
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Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows | Sister George (Character) | - | 1968 |
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The Silencers | Gail Hendricks (Character) | - | 1966 |
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Rage | Perla (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Secret of My Success | Violet Lawson (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Synanon | Joaney Adamic (Character) | - | 1965 |
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Advance to the Rear | Martha Lou Williams (Character) | - | 1964 |
82% |
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The Nutty Professor | Stella Purdy (Character) | - | 1963 |
67% |
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Dollye Daly (Character) | - | 1963 |
82% |
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Too Late Blues | Jess Polanski (Character) | - | 1962 |
33% |
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Girls! Girls! Girls! | Robin Gantner (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Man-Trap | Nina Jameson (Character) | - | 1961 |
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Say One for Me | Chorine (Character) | - | 1959 |
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Li'l Abner | Appassionata Von Climax (Character) | - | 1959 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Viper | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dave's World | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
43% | No Score Yet | Burke's Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Commish | Donna DeVries (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown (Character) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Magnum, P.I. | Loretta 'Lolly' Zachary van der Post (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Sally Mestin (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Highway to Heaven | Stella (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Newhart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The French Atlantic Affair | Unknown (Character) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Banacek | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Jane Hancock (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Ann 'Annie' Croft (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | G.E. Theater | Laura Jericho (Character) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Johnny Ringo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Judy (Character) | 1960 |