
Paula Prentiss
Known for Acting · 46 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

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Soap model (uncredited)

The Oscars
1953
as Self

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 (34)

Catch-22
1970
as Nurse Duckett

In Harm's Way
1965
as Beverly McConnell

The Stepford Wives
1975
as Bobbie Markowe

Mrs. Winterbourne
1996
as Nurse Allmeyer (uncredited)

What's New Pussycat?
1965
as Liz Bien

The Parallax View
1974
as Lee Carter

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

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

Where the Boys Are
1960
as Tuggle Carpenter

The World of Henry Orient
1964
as Stella Dunnworthy

Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
as Abigail Page

Crazy Joe
1974
as Anne

Hard Four
2007
as Sweet Cherrie

Born to Win
1971
as Veronica

SEGAL
2025
as Self

Buddy Buddy
1981
as Celia Clooney
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self

Bachelor in Paradise
1961
as Linda Delavane

The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962
as Lt. Molly Blue

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

Having Babies II
1977
as Trish Canfield

Saturday the 14th
1981
as Mary

The Honeymoon Machine
1961
as Pam Dunstan

Friendships, Secrets and Lies
1979
as Sandy

Move
1970
as Dolly

Last of the Red Hot Lovers
1972
as Bobbi Michele

Looking for Love
1964
as Self

Follow the Boys
1963
as Toni

The Couple Takes a Wife
1972
as Barbara Hamilton

Packin' It In
1983
as Dianne Webber

The Black Marble
1980
as Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman

The Stepford Life
2001
as Herself

No Room to Run
1977
as Terry McKenna
Mr. Skins Favorite Nude Scenes of 1970
2018
as Herself (Archive Footage)
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 46 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Paula Prentiss has appeared in 34 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
- Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) — as Nurse Allmeyer (uncredited)
- What's New Pussycat? (1965) — as Liz Bien
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