Stella Stevens Biography

Fast Facts

• One of the most photographed people in America in the 1960s
• Was Playboy's Playmate of the Month in January 1960 and appeared on their list of 100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th Century
• Attended Memphis State University, where a review of her performance in "Bus Stop" spurred her acting career
• Her breakout role in the comedy "Lil' Abner" cemented the idea that she was more than just a pretty face and allowed her to take on more projects that utilized her acting skills as well as her looks
• Quote: "There's a very important fact you should know about me․ I will not give up on myself or what I want․ I'm stubborn․"
• Quote: "I always loved to play the opposite of what I was, and I loved the fantasy of doing something I would never have dared do in life․"
• Best known for her roles in the original "The Nutty Professor," "The Silencers," and "Girls! Girls! Girls!"
• Her son, Andrew Stevens, is also an actor, and she has appeared in four films with him: "Las Vegas Lady," "Down the Drain," "The Terror Within II," and "Illicit Dreams․"
• Shares an interesting history with Elvis Presley in that both were born in Mississippi but raised in Memphis, and they would later star together in "Girls! Girls! Girls!"
• Appeared in a 1962 ad for Coppertone Suntan Lotion