Stella Stevens, a ‘60s actress and Playboy Playmate who appeared in films like 'Girls! Girls! Girls!,' 'The Nutty Professor' and later 'The Poseidon Adventure,' has died at the age of 84.
"Bobby was a very fine actor, but as you can imagine, he was no Montgomery Clift," Stevens admitted.
Next came 1963’s"The Nutty Professor" with Jerry Lewis. Stevens played Stella Purdy, the comic's love interest."Jerry Lewis had told the bosses at Paramount he wanted to cast the most beautiful ingénue working at the studio — or something like that — and so I got the gig," she later explained.
Other notable projects included"Slaughter" with Jim Brown, the Sam Peckinpah television film"The Battle of Cable Hogue" and"The Poseidon Adventure" , in which she played Linda Rogo, Ernest Borgnine’s character’s wife. During the ‘70s and ‘80s, Stevens made her mark in television. She appeared in the pilots for"Wonder Woman,""Hart to Hart" and"The Love Boat. She also kept busy with shows like"Night Court,""Murder, She Wrote" and"Magnum, P.I."In 2017, Stevens said that her favorite director was Vincente Minnelli from 1963’s"The Courtship of Eddie’s Father.
Stevens contributed to causes that supported animal rights, Variety reported. She raised horses and llamas in Twisp, Washington. Stevens is survived by her son and three grandchildren.Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.
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