Stella Stevens won the 1960 Golden Globe Award - for "New Star of the Year".
18 Facts About Stella Stevens
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When Stella Stevens was four, her parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee; they lived on Carrington Road, near Highland Street, in the city.
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Stella Stevens attended St Anne's Catholic School which is on Highland Street and Sacred Heart School on Jefferson Avenue graduating from high school in 1955 at the Memphis Evening School at Memphis Tech High School.
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Stella Stevens made her film debut in Say One for Me, a modest musical produced by and starring Bing Crosby, appearing in the minor role of a chorus girl.
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In 1970, Stella Stevens starred opposite Jason Robards in Sam Peckinpah's The Ballad of Cable Hogue, for which she received positive reviews.
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Stella Stevens played the role of Linda Rogo, the "refreshingly outspoken" ex-prostitute wife of Borgnine's character.
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Stella Stevens appeared in several top television series in the 1960s, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, General Electric Theater, and Ben Casey.
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Stella Stevens appeared in episodes of popular series like Banacek and Police Story, as well as the pilot films for Wonder Woman, The Love Boat, and Hart to Hart.
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Stella Stevens appears in 34 episodes of the primetime soap opera Flamingo Road, as Lute-Mae Sanders, the former madam of a brothel.
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Stella Stevens appeared in the critically acclaimed miniseries In Cold Blood.
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Stella Stevens appeared in several stage productions, including a touring production of an all-female version of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple opposite Sandy Dennis.
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Stella Stevens directed the feature film, The Ranch and produced and directed The American Heroine.
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Stella Stevens was married to Noble Herman Stephens from 1954 until their divorce in 1957.
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In late 1976, Stella Stevens purchased a ranch in Methow Valley near Carlton, Washington on the eastern edge of the Cascade Mountains.
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Stella Stevens opened an art gallery and bakery in the nearby small town of Twisp, Washington.
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In 1983, Stella Stevens began a long-term relationship with rock guitarist Bob Kulick.
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In March 2016, Kulick and Stella Stevens sold her longtime Beverly Hills home, and she moved to a long-term Alzheimer's care facility in Los Angeles.
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Stella Stevens died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Los Angeles on February 17,2023, at the age of 84.