Stella Stevens (born Estelle Eggleston; October 1, 1938 – February 17, 2023) was an American actress, model, film producer, director, and writer. She began her acting career in 1959 and starred in popular films such as Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962), The Nutty Professor (1963), The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963), The Silencers (1966), Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968), The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), and The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
Stevens also appeared in numerous television series, miniseries, and movies including Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960, 1988), Bonanza (1960), The Love Boat (1977, 1983), Hart to Hart (1979), Newhart (1983), Murder, She Wrote (1985), Magnum, P.I. (1986), Highlander: The Series (1995), and Twenty Good Years (2006). In 1960, she won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress.
She appeared in three Playboy pictorials, and was Playmate of the Month for January 1960.
Stevens died from Alzheimer's disease in Los Angeles at the age of 84.
[Biography, excerpted, from Wikipedia]
Known For
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Linda Rogo
The Silencers
(1966)
Gail Hendricks
The Nutty Professor
(1963)
Stella Purdy
Illicit Dreams
(1994)
Cicily
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970)
Hildy
Subliminal Seduction
(1996)
Mrs. Beecham
Nickelodeon
(1976)
Marty Reeves
Chained Heat
(1983)
Captain Taylor
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
(1997)
Josephine 'Mama Jo' Max
Virtual Combat
(1995)
Mary
Popstar
(2005)
Henrietta
The Granny
(1995)
Granny (Anastasia Gargoli)
Too Late Blues
(1961)
Jess Polanski
Bikini Hotel
(1997)
Gail Regent
Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure
(1995)
Fran Sibley
Monster in the Closet
(1986)
Margo Crane
Full Filmography
Acting
Say One for Me
(1959)
Chorine
The Blue Angel
(1959)
Showgirl
Li'l Abner
(1959)
Appassionata Von Climax
Man-Trap
(1961)
Nina Jameson
Too Late Blues
(1961)
Jess Polanski
Girls! Girls! Girls!
(1962)
Robin Gantner
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
(1963)
Dollye Daly
The Nutty Professor
(1963)
Stella Purdy
Advance to the Rear
(1964)
Martha Lou Williams
The Secret of My Success
(1965)
Violet Lawson
Synanon
(1965)
Joaney Adamic
The Silencers
(1966)
Gail Hendricks
Rage
(1966)
Perla
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
(1968)
Carol Corman
Sol Madrid
(1968)
Stacey Woodward
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
(1968)
Sister George
The Mad Room
(1969)
Ellen Hardy
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970)
Hildy
In Broad Daylight
(1971)
Elizabeth Chappel
A Town Called Hell
(1971)
Alvira
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Linda Rogo
Climb an Angry Mountain
(1972)
Sheila Chilko
Slaughter
(1972)
Ann
Stand Up and Be Counted
(1972)
Yvonne Kellerman
Linda
(1973)
Linda Reston
Arnold
(1973)
Karen
The Day the Earth Moved
(1974)
Kate Barker
Honky Tonk
(1974)
Gold Dust
Las Vegas Lady
(1975)
Lucky
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
(1975)
The Dragon Lady / Bianca Jarin
Kiss Me, Kill Me
(1976)
Stella Stafford
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
(1976)
Lola Wilkins
Nickelodeon
(1976)
Marty Reeves
The New Love Boat
(1977)
Leonora Klopman
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
(1977)
Kate Malloy
Murder in Peyton Place
(1977)
Stella Chernak
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
(1977)
Martha McVea
Mister Deathman
(1977)
Liz
Cruise Into Terror
(1978)
Marilyn Magnesun
The Jordan Chance
(1978)
Verna Stewart
The Manitou
(1978)
Amelia Crusoe
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
(1979)
Edyth
Express to Terror
(1979)
Lucy
Hart to Hart
(1979)
Dr. Fleming
Children of Divorce
(1980)
Sherry Malik
Make Me an Offer
(1980)
Deidre Price
Flamingo Road
(1980)
Lute-Mae Sanders
Twirl
(1981)
Carolyn Moore
Wacko
(1982)
Mrs. Doctor Graves
Chained Heat
(1983)
Captain Taylor
Women of San Quentin
(1983)
Lt. Janet Alexander
Amazons
(1984)
Kathryn Lundquist
No Man's Land
(1984)
Nellie Wilder
The History of White People in America: Volume II
(1986)
Monster in the Closet
(1986)
Margo Crane
A Masterpiece of Murder
(1986)
Della Vance
The Longshot
(1986)
Nicki Dixon
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
(1987)
Katherine 'Kate' St. Urban
Man Against the Mob
(1988)
Joey Day
Hoodwinked
(1989)
Sandra Summers
Mom
(1990)
Beverly Hills
The Terror Within II
(1991)
Kara
Last Call
(1991)
Betty
The Nutt House
(1992)
Mrs. Robinson
Exiled in America
(1992)
Sonny Moore
Eye of the Stranger
(1993)
Doc
South Beach
(1993)
Nancy
Little Devils: The Birth
(1993)
Clara Madison
Illicit Dreams
(1994)
Cicily
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
(1994)
Frannie Sibley
Molly and Gina
(1994)
Mrs. Sweeny
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
(1994)
Lawanda
Hard Drive
(1994)
Susan
Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure
(1995)
Fran Sibley
Virtual Combat
(1995)
Mary
The Granny
(1995)
Granny (Anastasia Gargoli)
Subliminal Seduction
(1996)
Mrs. Beecham
Invisible Mom
(1996)
Mrs. Pringle
Star Hunter
(1996)
Mrs. March
Bikini Hotel
(1997)
Gail Regent
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
(1997)
Josephine 'Mama Jo' Max
The Christmas List
(1997)
Natalie Parris
Jim Brown: All-American
(2002)
Self
The Long Ride Home
(2003)
Fiona Champyon
Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure
(2003)
Herself / Narrator
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
(2004)
Self
Blessed
(2004)
Betty
Hell to Pay
(2005)
Mary Potter
Popstar
(2005)
Henrietta
Glass Trap
(2005)
Joan Highsmith
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances & More
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
(2009)
Self
Megaconda
(2010)
Mary Jane
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
(2021)
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Directing