
Paula Prentiss
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Born
- 1938-03-04 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Paula Ragusa
Biography
Paula Prentiss (born March 4, 1938) is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles in Where the Boys Are (1960), What's New Pussycat? (1965), Catch-22 (1970), The Parallax View (1974), and The Stepford Wives (1975).
From 1967 to 1968, Prentiss co-starred with her husband Richard Benjamin in the CBS sitcom He & She, for which she received a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
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Known For
TV Shows (12)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Leonora Holt

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Soap model (uncredited)

The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self

Burke's Law
1994
as Carla Martinet

He & She
1967
as Paula Hollister

Top of the Hill
1980
as Norma Ellsworth Cully
Movies (33)

Catch-22
1970
as Nurse Duckett

In Harm's Way
1965
as Beverly McConnell

The Stepford Wives
1975
as Bobbie Markowe

Where the Boys Are
1960
as Tuggle Carpenter

Mrs. Winterbourne
1996
as Nurse Allmeyer (uncredited)

The Black Marble
1980
as Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman

What's New Pussycat?
1965
as Liz Bien

The Parallax View
1974
as Lee Carter

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
2016
as Iris Blum

Looking for Love
1964
as Self

Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
as Abigail Page

Follow the Boys
1963
as Toni

Buddy Buddy
1981
as Celia Clooney

Crazy Joe
1974
as Anne

Bachelor in Paradise
1961
as Linda Delavane

The World of Henry Orient
1964
as Stella Dunnworthy

Saturday the 14th
1981
as Mary

Born to Win
1971
as Veronica

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1983
as Lynne Wiley

The Stepford Life
2001
as Herself

Last of the Red Hot Lovers
1972
as Bobbi Michele

The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962
as Lt. Molly Blue

The Couple Takes a Wife
1972
as Barbara Hamilton

The Honeymoon Machine
1961
as Pam Dunstan
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self

Hard Four
2007
as Sweet Cherrie

SEGAL
2025
as Self

Move
1970
as Dolly

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
as Self

Friendships, Secrets and Lies
1979
as Sandy

Having Babies II
1977
as Trish Canfield

No Room to Run
1977
as Terry McKenna

Packin' It In
1983
as Dianne Webber
About Paula Prentiss
Paula Prentiss (born March 4, 1938) is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles in Where the Boys Are (1960), What's New Pussycat? (1965), Catch-22 (1970), The Parallax View (1974), and The Stepford Wives (1975). From 1967 to 1968, Prentiss co-starred with her husband Richard Benjamin in the CBS sitcom He & She, for which she received a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paula Prentiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contribut… With 45 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Paula Prentiss has appeared in 33 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paula Prentiss Movies
- Catch-22 (1970) — as Nurse Duckett
- In Harm's Way (1965) — as Beverly McConnell
- The Stepford Wives (1975) — as Bobbie Markowe
- Where the Boys Are (1960) — as Tuggle Carpenter
- Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) — as Nurse Allmeyer (uncredited)
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