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| issue = January 1960
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| birthplace = [[Yazoo City, Mississippi]], [[United States]]
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| preceded = [[Ellen Stratton]]
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'''Stella Stevens''' (born '''Estelle Caro Eggleston''' on [[October 1]] [[1938]] in [[Yazoo City, Mississippi]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]], [[film producer]], [[film director]] and pinup model who began her acting career in 1959.
== Biography ==
Stevens was born in Yazoo City, [[Mississippi]].
She married electrician Noble Herman Stephens on [[December 1]] [[1954]], probably in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], with whom she had her only child, actor/producer [[Andrew Stevens]]. She and Herman Stephens divorced three years later, although she retained a variation of his surname as her own professional name.
Stevens was first under contract to [[20th Century Fox]], then dropped after six months. After winning the role of "Appassionata Von Climax" for the musical ''[[Li'l Abner (film)|Li'l Abner]]'' (1959), she gained a contract with [[Paramount Pictures]] (1959-1963) and later [[Columbia Pictures]] (1964-1968). She shared the 1960 [[Golden Globe Award]] for "Most Promising Newcomer - Female" with [[Tuesday Weld]], [[Angie Dickinson]], and [[Janet Munro]] for ''Say One For Me''.<ref>[http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/30231 Golden Globes official site], retrieved [[February 7]], [[2008]].</ref>
In 1960, she was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for January (and had featured pictorials in 1965 and 1968). Stevens was listed among the 100 sexiest stars of the 20th Century (#27). During the 1960s, she was one of the ten most photographed women in the world, along with [[Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy]], [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Brigitte Bardot]], [[Ann-Margret]] and [[Raquel Welch]].
In 1962, she starred opposite [[Elvis Presley]] in ''[[Girls! Girls! Girls!]]''. Later that year, she portrayed [[Jerry Lewis]]'s love interest in ''[[The Nutty Professor]]''. This was followed by other comic turns as the former "Miss Montana" beauty queen in Vincente Minnelli's ''[[The Courtship of Eddie's Father]]'' and as [[Dean Martin]]'s inept partner in the Matt Helm spy spoof ''[[The Silencers]]''.
Stevens was featured in Sam Peckinpah's ''[[The Ballad of Cable Hogue]]'' in 1970 with [[Jason Robards]]. In 1972, she appeared in [[Irwin Allen]]'s ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]'' as "Linda Rogo" (the former-hooker wife of [[Ernest Borgnine]]'s character).
Throughout her career, Stevens appeared in dozens of TV shows and was a regular on the 1981-1982 prime-time soap opera ''[[Flamingo Road]]''. She teamed with the late [[Sandy Dennis]] in a touring production of an all-female version of [[Neil Simon]]'s ''[[The Odd Couple]]'', playing the messy one. She produced and directed two films, ''The Ranch'' (1989) and ''The American Heroine'' (1979).
== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
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* ''American Cowslip'' (2007) (pre-production) (attached)
* ''[[Popstar (film)|Popstar]]'' (2005)
* ''Hell to Pay'' (2005)
* ''Glass Trap'' (2005)
* ''[[Blessed (film)|Blessed]]'' (2004)
* ''The Long Ride Home'' (2003)
* ''Size 'Em Up'' (2001)
* ''Invisible Mom'' (1997) (V)
* ''Bikini Hotel'' (1997)
* ''Virtual Combat'' (1996)
* ''Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure'' (1995) (V)
* ''[[The Granny]]'' (1995)
* ''Illicit Dreams'' (1995)
* ''Star Hunter'' (1995) (V)
* ''[[Molly & Gina]]'' (1994)
* ''Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III'' (1994) (V)
* ''Hard Drive'' (1994)
* ''Little Devils: The Birth'' (1993)
* ''Eye of the Stranger'' (1993)
* ''The Nutt House'' (1992)
* ''South Beach'' (1992)
* ''Last Call'' (1991)
* ''Exiled in America'' (1990)
* ''The Terror Within II'' (1990)
* ''Down the Drain'' (1990)
* ''Mom'' (1990)
* ''Exiled in America'' (1990)
* ''[[Monster in the Closet]]'' (1987)
* ''The Longshot'' (1986)
* ''A Masterpiece of Murder'' (1986)
* ''[[Chained Heat]]'' (1983)
* ''Ladies Night'' (1983)
* ''Wacko'' (1983)
* ''[[The Manitou]]'' (1978)
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* ''Mister Deathman'' (1977)
* ''[[Nickelodeon (film)|Nickelodeon]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold]]'' (1975)
* ''Las Vegas Lady'' (1975)
* ''Arnold'' (1973)
* ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]'' (1972), as Linda Rogo
* ''Slaughter'' (1972)
* ''Stand Up and Be Counted'' (1972)
* ''A Town Called Hell'' (1971)
* ''[[The Ballad of Cable Hogue]]'' (1970)
* ''The Mad Room'' (1969)
* ''[[Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows]]'' (1968)
* ''Sol Madrid'' (1968)
* ''How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life'' (1968)
* ''Rage'' (1966)
* ''[[The Silencers (film)|The Silencers]]'' (1966)
* ''[[The Secret of My Success]]'' (1965)
* ''Synanon'' (1965)
* ''[[Advance to the Rear]]'' (1964)
* ''[[The Nutty Professor]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Courtship of Eddie's Father (film)|The Courtship of Eddie's Father]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Girls! Girls! Girls!]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Too Late Blues]]'' (1961)
* ''Man-Trap'' (1961)
* ''[[Li'l Abner (film)|Li'l Abner]]'' (1959), as Appassionata Von Climax
* ''The Blue Angel'' (1959) (uncredited)
* ''Say One for Me'' (1959)
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=== Television ===
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* ''Strip Mall'' (2001)
* ''By Dawn's Early Light'' <sup>*</sup> (2000)
* ''Viper'' - "The Getaway" (1998)
* ''[[The Christmas List]]'' <sup>*</sup> (1997)
* ''[[Nash Bridges]]'' - "Deliverance" (1997)
* ''The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!'' <sup>*</sup> (1997)
* ''[[General Hospital]]'' (1996, 1999)
* ''[[In Cold Blood (film)|In Cold Blood]]'' (1996) (miniseries)
* ''[[Silk Stalkings]]'' - "When She Was Bad" (1996)
* ''[[Arli$$]]'' - "What About the Fans?" (1996)
* ''[[Renegade]]'' - "Love Hurts" (1996)
* ''Subliminal Seduction'' <sup>*</sup> (1996)
* ''[[Dave's World]]'' - "The Mommies" (1995)
* ''[[Highlander: The Series]]'' - "Vendetta" (1995)
* ''Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women'' <sup>*</sup> (1994)
* ''[[Burke's Law]]'' - "Who Killed the Romance?" (1994)
* ''[[The Commish]]'' - "Eastbridge Boulevard" (1993)
* ''[[Dangerous Curves]]'' - "In the Name of Love" (1992)
* ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' - "A Woman Much Admired" (1991)
* ''Dream On'' - "Over Your Dead Body" (1990)
* ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' (1989-1990)
* ''Jake Spanner, Private Eye'' <sup>*</sup> (1989)
* ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' - "Twist" (1988), "Craig's Will" (1960)
* ''Man Against the Mob''* <sup>*</sup> (1988)
* ''[[Father Dowling Mysteries]]'' - "Fatal Confession" (1987)
* ''A Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery'' <sup>*</sup> (1987)
* ''Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's'' <sup>*</sup> (1987)
* ''Adventures Beyond Belief'' <sup>*</sup> (1987)
* ''Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson'' <sup>*</sup> (1987)
* ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' - "Find Me a Rainbow" (1986)
* ''A Masterpiece of Murder'' <sup>*</sup> (1986)
* ''The History of White People in America: Volume II'' <sup>*</sup> (1986)
* ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' - "Funeral at Fifty-Mile" (1985)
* ''[[Night Court]]'' - "Harry and the Madam" (1984)
* ''[[Highway to Heaven]]'' - "Help Wanted: Angel" (1984)
* ''[[Hotel]]'' - "Flesh and Blood" (1984)
* ''[[No Man's Land (1984 film)|No Man's Land]]'' <sup>*</sup> (1984)
* ''Amazons'' <sup>*</sup> (1984)
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* ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' (2 episodes, 1983)
* ''[[Newhart]]'' (2 episodes, 1983)
* ''Women of San Quentin'' <sup>*</sup> (1983)
* ''[[The Love Boat]]'' (2 episodes, 1983)
* ''[[Matt Houston]]'' - "Whose Party Is It Anyway?" (1983)
* ''[[Flamingo Road]]'' (34 episodes, 1981-1982), as Lute-Mae Sanders
* ''Twirl'' <sup>*</sup> (1981)
* ''Children of Divorce'' <sup>*</sup> (1980)
* ''Flamingo Road'' <sup>*</sup> (1980), pilot for the TV series
* ''Make Me an Offer'' <sup>*</sup> (1980)
* ''Friendships, Secrets and Lies'' <sup>*</sup> (1979)
* ''The French Atlantic Affair'' (1979) (miniseries)
* ''Hart to Hart'' <sup>*</sup> (1979), series pilot of ''[[Hart to Hart]]''
* ''Express to Terror'' <sup>*</sup> (1979)
* ''The Jordan Chance'' <sup>*</sup> (1978)
* ''Cruise Into Terror'' <sup>*</sup> (1978)
* ''The Oregon Trail'' - "Hannah's Girl" (1977)
* ''The Night They Took Miss Beautiful'' <sup>*</sup> (1977)
* ''Murder in Peyton Place'' <sup>*</sup> (1977)
* ''Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging'' <sup>*</sup> (1977)
* ''The New Love Boat'' <sup>*</sup> (1977), pilot for ''[[The Love Boat]]''
* ''Wanted: The Sundance Woman'' <sup>*</sup> (1976)
* ''Kiss Me, Kill Me'' <sup>*</sup> (1976)
* ''Wonder Woman'' - "The New Original Wonder Woman" (1975)
* ''[[Police Story]]'' - "The Losing Game" (1975)
* ''Honky Tonk'' <sup>*</sup> (1974)
* ''The Day the Earth Moved'' <sup>*</sup> (1974)
* ''[[Banacek]]'' - "Ten Thousand Dollars a Page" (1973)
* ''Linda'' <sup>*</sup> (1973)
* ''Climb an Angry Mountain'' <sup>*</sup> (1972)
* ''[[Hec Ramsey]]'' - "Hangman's Wages" (1972)
* ''Ghost Story'' - "The Dead We Leave Behind" (1972)
* ''In Broad Daylight'' <sup>*</sup> (1971)
* ''[[Ben Casey]]'' (2 episodes, 1964)
* ''Frontier Circus'' - "The Balloon Girl" (1962)
* ''Follow the Sun'' - "Conspiracy of Silence" (1961)
* ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' - "The Great Alberti" (1961), "The Graduation Dress" (1960)
* ''Riverboat'' - "Zigzag" (1960)
* ''[[Bonanza]]'' - "Silent Thunder" (1960)
* ''[[Hawaiian Eye]]'' - "Kakua Woman" (1960)
* ''Johnny Ringo'' - "Uncertain Vengeance" (1960)
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=== Director ===
* ''The Ranch'' (1989)
* ''The American Heroine'' (1979)
== See also ==
* [[List of people in Playboy 1960-1969]]
==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.stellastevens.biz Official Website] for Stella Stevens
* {{playmate|1960|1}}
* {{imdb name|id=0001771|name=Stella Stevens}}
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