Paula Prentiss Biography

Fast Facts

• Won Third Place at the 1961 Laurel Awards for Top Female Comedy Performance for "Where the Boys Are․"
• In 1961, she married actor Richard Benjamin, who had impressed her in her college days with his sophistication and height
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offered her a film contract while she was still attending Northwestern University
• Quote: "It took me a long time to find myself and I'm still looking around corners to see if I'm there․"
• In her early films, she was often paired with actor Jim Hutton who, at 6 foot 5 inches, was the tallest male contractor for MGM since she was the tallest female
• Though she appeared in a couple of war movies and a thriller, most of her roles were in comedies
• Was the tallest person in her class in school, growing to 5 foot 10 inches before high school