Stella Stevens Biography (1936-)

Original name, Estelle Caro Eggleston; born October 1, 1936, in Yazoo City, MS (some sources say Hot Coffee, MS); daughter of Thomas Ellett and Dovey Estelle (maiden name, Caro) Eggleston; married Noble Herman Stephens, September 1, 1954 (divorced); children: Andrew (a producer, actor, director, and writer). Addresses: Manager: Craig Management, 125 S. Sycamore Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, director, writer, producer
Birth Details: October 1, 1936; Yazoo City, Mississippi, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Chorine, Say One for Me, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
The Blue Angel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
Appassionata Von Climax, Li'l Abner, Paramount, 1960
Nina Jameson, Man-Trap (also known as Man in Hiding), Paramount, 1961
Robin Gantner, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Paramount, 1962
Jess Polanski, Too Late Blues, Paramount, 1962
Dolly Daley, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1963
Stella Purdy, The Nutty Professor (also known as Dr. Jekyll andMr. Hyde), Paramount, 1963
Martha Lou, Advance to the Rear (also known as Company of Cowards?), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
Violet Lawson, The Secret of My Success, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
Joaney Adamic, Synanon (also known as Get Off My Back), Columbia, 1965
Perla, Rage (also known as El mal), Columbia, 1966
Gail Hendricks, The Silencers, Columbia, 1966
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Lionpower from MGM (short film),1967
Carol Corman, How to Save a Marriage--And Ruin Your Life (also known as Band of Gold), Columbia, 1968
Stacey Woodward, Sol Madrid (also known as The Heroin Gang), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
Sister George, Where Angels Go ... Trouble Follows, Columbia, 1968
Ellen Hardy, The Mad Room, Columbia, 1969
Hildy, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Warner Bros., 1970
Alvira, A Town Called Hell (also known as A Town Called Bastard and Una ciudad llamada Bastarda), Scotia International, 1971
Ann Cooper, Slaughter (also known as Massacre), American International, 1972
Yvonne Kellerman, Stand Up and Be Counted, Columbia, 1972
Linda Rogo, The Poseidon Adventure, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
Karen, Arnold, Cinerama, 1973
Bianca Javin/Dragon Lady, Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (also known as Nu jin gang dou kuang long nu), Warner Bros., 1975
Lucky, Las Vegas Lady (also known as Raid on Ceasars), Crown International, 1976
Marty Reeves, Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976
Liz, Mister Deathman, 1977
Amelia Crusoe, The Manitou, AVCO-Embassy, 1978
Marg Graves, Wacko, Greydon Clark, 1981
Captain Taylor, Chained Heat (also known as Das Frauenlager), Jensen Farley, 1983
Ladies Night, 1983
Nicki Dixon, The Longshot, Orion, 1986
Margo Crane, The Monster in the Closet, Troma, 1987
Kara, The Terror Within II (also known as The Terror Within 2), Concorde, 1990
Beverly Hills, Mom, 1990
Sonny More, Exiled in America, 1990
Sophie, Down the Drain, 1990
Betty, Last Call, 1991
Nancy, South Beach (also known as Night Caller), 1992
Mrs. Robinson, The Nutt House (also known as The Nutty Nutt), Triboro Entertainment Group, 1992
Herself, Playmates: The Early Years (also known as Playboy's "Playmates: The Early Years"), 1992
Mrs. Clara Madison, Little Devils: The Birth, 1993
Doc, Eye of the Stranger, Silver Lake International Pictures, 1993
Frannie Sibley, Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (also knownas Body Chemistry 3: Point of Seduction), New Horizons Home Video, 1994
Mrs. Sweeny, Molly & Gina (also known as Burnhill), A-Pix Entertainment, 1994
Susan, Hard Drive (also known as Enter Deliah), Triboro Entertainment, 1994
Cicily, Illicit Dreams, Republic Entertainment, 1995
Granny, The Granny (also known as The Granny: A Blood Relative and The Matriarch), A*Vision Entertainment, 1995
Fran Sibley, Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure (also known as Body Chemistry 4), New Horizons Home Video, 1995
Mrs. March, Star Hunter, Concorde, 1995
Gail Regent, Bikini Hotel, Cine Excel Entertainment, 1997
Mrs. Herbert Pringle, Invisible Mom, Concorde, 1997
Stella, Size 'Em Up (short film), 2001
Herself, Jim Brown All American, 2002
Fiona Champyon, The Long Ride Home, Lions Gate Films, 2003
Betty, Blessed, DEJ Productions, 2004
Joan, Glass Trap, 2004
Henrietta, Popstar, 2005
Film Work
Producer and director, The American Heroine (documentary), StellarFilms, 1983
Director, The Ranch (also known as Wild Rose Ranch), Westsky Entertainment, 1988
Television Appearances
Series
Jane Hancock, Ben Casey, ABC, 1965
Lute Mae Sanders, Flamingo Road, NBC, 1981-82
Phyllis Blake, Santa Barbara, NBC, 1989-90
Jake, General Hospital, ABC, 1996, 1999
Doreen Krudup, Strip Mall, Comedy Central, 2001

Miniseries
Louise Crawford, The French Atlantic Affair, ABC, 1979
Thelma, hotel keeper, In Cold Blood, CBS, 1996
Movies
Elizabeth Chapel, In Broad Daylight, ABC, 1971
Sheila Chilko, Climb an Angry Mountain, NBC, 1972
Linda Reston, Linda, ABC, 1973
Kate Barker, The Day the Earth Moved, ABC, 1974
Gold Dust, Honky Tonk, NBC, 1974
Lola Watkins, boarding house proprietress, Wanted: The Sundance Woman (also known as Mrs. Sundance Rides Again, ABC, 1976
Kate Malloy, The Night They Took Miss Beautiful, NBC, 1977
Stella Chernak, Murder in Peyton Place, NBC, 1977
Marilyn Magnesun, Cruise into Terror (also known as Voyage intoEvil), ABC, 1978
Edyth, Friendships, Secrets, and Lies, NBC, 1979
Deidra Price, Make Me an Offer, ABC, 1980
Sherry Malik, Children of Divorce, NBC, 1980
Carolyn Moore, Twirl, NBC, 1981
Lieutenant Janet Alexander, Women of San Quentin, NBC, 1983
Katherine Lundquist, Amazons, ABC, 1984
Nellie Wilder, No Man's Land, NBC, 1984
Della Valance/Deb Potts, A Masterpiece of Murder, NBC, 1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II, 1986
Mimi Carteret, Power, Passion and Murder, 1987
Mrs. Kimble, Adventures beyond Belief (also known as Neat and Tidy), 1987
Joey Day, Man against the Mob (also known as Trouble in the City of Angels), NBC, 1988
Katherine St. Urban, Fatal Confessions: A Father Dowling Mystery,NBC, 1988
Sandra Summers, Jake Spanner, Private Eye (also known as Hoodwinked and The Old Dick), USA Network, 1989
Lawanda, "Tonya: The Battle of Wounded Knee," Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women (also known as National Lampoon's "Attack of the 5 Ft 2 Woman"), Showtime, 1994
Mary, Virtual Combat (also known as Grid Runners), HBO, 1995
Mrs. Beecham, Subliminal Seduction (also known as The Corporation, Flash Frame, Mind Storm, Roger Corman Presents "Flash Frame," and Roger Corman Presents "Subliminal Seduction"), Showtime, 1996
Mama Max, The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!, NBC, 1997
Natalie Parris, The Christmas List, The Family Channel, 1997
Eli, By Dawn's Early Light, Showtime, 2000
Pilots
Marcia, The New, Original Wonder Woman, ABC, 1975
Stella Stafford, Kiss Me, Kill Me, CBS, 1977
Martha McVea, Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging, NBC, 1977
Leonara Klopman, The New Love Boat (also known as The Love BoatIII), ABC, 1977
Virna Stewart, The Jordan Chance, CBS, 1978
Dr. Fleming, Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979
Lucy, Express to Terror, NBC, 1979
Lute Mae Sanders, Flamingo Road, NBC, 1980
Specials
Herself, The Bob Hope Thanksgiving Special, 1964
The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1968
Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday, NBC, 1978
Elvis Remembered: Nashville to Hollywood, NBC, 1980
Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars, NBC, 1980
Bob Hope's Women I Love--Beautiful But Funny, NBC, 1982
Mimi Carteret, Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (also known as A Table at Ciro's), PBS, 1987
Judge, 1989 Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1989
Herself, Jerry Lewis: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Narrator, Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure (documentary), 2003
Herself, Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (documentary), Starz!, 2004
Episodic
Judy, "Craig's Will," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1960
Suzanne, "Uncertain Vengeance," Johnny Ringo, CBS, 1960
Laura Jericho, "The Graduation Dress," General Electric Theatre, CBS, 1960
Carol Judd, "Kakua Woman," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1960
Ann "Annie" Croft, "Silent Thunder," Bonanza, NBC, 1960
Sugie Walters, "Zigzag," Riverboat, NBC, 1960
May Alberti, "The Great Alberti," General Electric Theater, CBS, 1961
Linda Laurence, "Conspiracy of Silence," Follow the Sun, ABC, 1961
Kay Cogswell, "The Balloon Girl," Frontier Circus, CBS, 1962
Ellen, "Craig's Will," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1965
Herself, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, NBC, 1971
Joanna Brent, "The Dead We Leave Behind," Ghost Story, NBC, 1972
Ivy Tunwright, "Hangman's Wages," Hec Ramsey, NBC, 1972
Jill Hammond, "Ten Thousand Dollars a Page," Banacek, NBC, 1973
Margaret Case, "The Losing Game," Police Story, NBC, 1975
Hannah Morgan, "Hannah's Girl," The Oregon Trail, NBC, 1977
Clover McKenna, "Whose Party Is It Anyway?," Matt Houston, ABC, 1983
"Eternal Flame/A Date with Burt," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983
"The Captain's Crush/Off-Course Romance/Out of My Hair," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
Erica Chase, "It Happened One Afternoon: Parts 1 & 2," Newhart, CBS, 1983
"Rhino of the Year/One Last Time/For Love or Money," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
Marion Sommers, "Saturday's Child/The Fantasy Island Girl," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983
Rita DeLaine, "Flesh and Blood," Hotel, ABC, 1984
Stella, "Help Wanted: Angel," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1984
Irene Danbury, "Harry and the Madam," Night Court, NBC, 1984
Sally Mestin, "Funeral at Fifty-Mile," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
Loretta "Lolly" Vanderpost, "Find Me a Rainbow," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1986
Georgia Brooks, "Twist," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network, 1988
Lyia, "Over Your Dead Body," Dream On, 1990
Georgia Farren, "A Woman Much Admired," In the Heat of the Night,NBC, 1991
Muffy Fuller, "In the Name of Love," Dangerous Curves, CBS, 1992
Donna DeVries, "Eastbridge Boulevard," The Commish, ABC, 1993
"Who Killed the Romance?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1994
Margaret Lang, "Vendetta," Highlander, syndicated, 1995
Dave's mother, "The Mommies," Dave's World, CBS, 1995
Amanda Sixkiller, "Love Hurts," Renegade, USA Network and syndicated, 1996
"What about the Fans?," Arli$$, HBO, 1996
Mrs. Morton, "When She Was Bad," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1996
Suzie Dupree, "Deliverance," Nash Bridges, CBS, 1997
Lorraine, "The Getaway," Viper, syndicated, 1998
Herself, "The Poseidon Adventure Backstory," Backstory, AMC, 2001
Also appeared as Emma, Marker, UPN.
Stage Appearances
Dee Dee West, Follies, Wadsworth Theatre, Los Angeles, 2002
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Lou Ann, Phantasmagoria (also known as Roberta Williams' "Phantasmagoria"), Sierra OnLine, 1995
WRITINGS
Novels
(With William Hegner) Razzle Dazzle, Tom Doherty Associates, 1999

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