12 Facts About Juliet Prowse

Juliet Anne Prowse was a British-American dancer and actress whose four-decade career included stage, television and film.

Juliet Prowse was born in Bombay then of British India, raised in South Africa, where her family emigrated after World War II.

Juliet Prowse began studying dance a year later, at the age of four.

Juliet Prowse had already missed a few opportunities to go to Hollywood because she was already under contract but eventually left a show in Spain in which she was starring to travel to southern California in the United States for this film starring Frank Sinatra, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, and Shirley MacLaine.

Juliet Prowse made a brief cameo appearance a decade later in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer documentary film, Elvis: That's the Way It Is as an interviewed audience member about to attend Elvis Presley's opening night show return as he restarted his concert tours and public appearances schedule after his 1960s feature film-making career lagged.

Juliet Prowse was a guest on the first season of The Muppet Show.

Juliet Prowse was living with actor Nico Minardos when Sinatra invited her to join him in Las Vegas.

Juliet Prowse wanted to focus on her career and, shortly before calling off the wedding, she told celebrity columnist Hedda Hopper, "Frank wants me to give up the business," and stated that was a problem for her.

Juliet Prowse was a complex person, and after a few drinks he could be very difficult.

Juliet Prowse married Eddie Frazier, a dancer and choreographer, in 1969.

Juliet Prowse married actor John McCook in 1972, after the wedding had been delayed for five weeks when she gave birth to their only child, a son whom they named Seth, on the scheduled date.

Juliet Prowse died on 14 September 1996,11 days short of her 60th birthday.