Actress, Director, Producer, Model. She appeared in a wide range of films and TV programs during a more-than six-decade career. Born Estelle Caro Eggleston, she studied acting at Memphis State College, before making her motion picture debut in "Say One for Me" (1959, which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer). She followed this with her first role of substance as 'Appassinata von Climax' in the film "Li'l Abner" (1959) and one year later (1960), she was featured as Playmate of the Month in the January 1960 edition of the publication Playboy. She found steady work in television and continued to find top-notch roles in the films "Girls! Girls! Girls!" (1962), "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963), "The Nutty Professor" (1963, co-starring with Jerry Lewis), "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" (1970) and "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972). She produced and directed the documentary "The American Heroine" (1978) and directed the Canadian feature "The Ranch" (1989). Her son Andrew Stevens went on to become an accomplished actor. She died of complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Actress, Director, Producer, Model. She appeared in a wide range of films and TV programs during a more-than six-decade career. Born Estelle Caro Eggleston, she studied acting at Memphis State College, before making her motion picture debut in "Say One for Me" (1959, which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer). She followed this with her first role of substance as 'Appassinata von Climax' in the film "Li'l Abner" (1959) and one year later (1960), she was featured as Playmate of the Month in the January 1960 edition of the publication Playboy. She found steady work in television and continued to find top-notch roles in the films "Girls! Girls! Girls!" (1962), "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963), "The Nutty Professor" (1963, co-starring with Jerry Lewis), "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" (1970) and "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972). She produced and directed the documentary "The American Heroine" (1978) and directed the Canadian feature "The Ranch" (1989). Her son Andrew Stevens went on to become an accomplished actor. She died of complications from Alzheimer's disease.
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