
Stella Stevens
Known for Acting · 142 credits
- Born
- 1938-10-01
- Died
- 2023-02-17
- Place of birth
- Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Estelle Caro Eggleston · استلا استیونز
Biography
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
TV Shows (39)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Sally Mestin

Bonanza
1959
as Ann 'Annie' Croft

The Love Boat
1977
as Kathy Costello / Toni Cooper

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Winner

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Lolly van der Post

Highlander: The Series
1992
as Margaret Lang

Night Court
1984
as Irene Danbury

Nash Bridges
1996
as Suzie Dupree

Highway to Heaven
1984
as Stella

Newhart
1982
as Erica Chase

Viper
1994
as Lorraine

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Georgia Brooks

Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Carol Judd

Miss USA
1963
as Self - Judge

Arli$$
1996
as Flora Lansing

The Commish
1991
as Donna DeVries

Matt Houston
1982
as Clover McKenna

The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Judy

Dave's World
1993
as Dave's Mother

Wonder Woman
1975
as Marcia

Burke's Law
1994
as Candice Collier

Dream On
1990
as Lyla Murphy

Ghost Story
1972
as Joanna Brent

Banacek
1972
as Jill Hammond

Johnny Ringo
1959
as Suzanne Crale

Flamingo Road
1981
as Lute-Mae Sanders

Supertrain
1979
as Lucy

Santa Barbara
1984
as Phyllis Blake

The Oregon Trail
1977
as Hannah Morgan

Marker
1995

The French Atlantic Affair
1979
as Louise Crawford

General Electric Theater
1953
as Laura Jericho

Hec Ramsey
1972
as Ivy Turnwright

Twenty Good Years
2006
as Martha

In Cold Blood
1996
as Hotel Keeper

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
Movies (103)

The Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Linda Rogo

The Nutty Professor
1963
as Stella Purdy

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Glass Trap
2005
as Joan Highsmith

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
as Hildy

Last Call
1991
as Betty

Man-Trap
1961
as Nina Jameson

The Manitou
1978
as Amelia Crusoe

Chained Heat
1983
as Captain Taylor

Virtual Combat
1995
as Mary

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
1977
as Kate Malloy

The Silencers
1966
as Gail Hendricks

Hoodwinked
1989
as Sandra Summers

Arnold
1973
as Karen

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975
as Dragon Lady

Popstar
2005
as Henrietta

Linda
1973
as Linda Reston

Kiss Me... Kill Me
1976
as Stella Stafford

Wacko
1982
as Mrs. Doctor Graves

Nickelodeon
1976
as Marty Reeves

A Town Called Bastard
1971
as Alvira

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
as Dollye Daly

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994
as Lawanda

Hell to Pay
2005
as Mary Potter

Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
1994
as Frannie Sibley

Sol Madrid
1968
as Stacey Woodward

Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure
1995
as Fran Sibley

Too Late Blues
1961
as Jess Polanski

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977
as Martha McVea

Monster in the Closet
1986
as Margo Crane

Slaughter
1972
as Ann

The Nutt House
1992
as Mrs. Robinson

Subliminal Seduction
1996
as Mrs. Beecham

Megaconda
2010
as Mary Jane

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987
as Mimi Carter

The Granny
1995
as Granny (Anastasia Gargoli)

The Long Ride Home
2003
as Fiona Champyon

Blessed
2004
as Betty

Twirl
1981
as Carolyn Moore

Girls! Girls! Girls!
1962
as Robin Gantner

Star Hunter
1996
as Mrs. March

Illicit Dreams
1994
as Cicily

Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
1987
as Katherine 'Kate' St. Urban

Rage
1966
as Perla

By Dawn's Early Light
2001
as Eli

In Broad Daylight
1971
as Elizabeth Chappel

The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986

Man Against the Mob
1988
as Joey Day

Little Devils: The Birth
1993
as Clara Madison

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968
as Sister George

Invisible Mom
1996
as Mrs. Pringle

The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
1997
as Josephine 'Mama Jo' Max

The Longshot
1986
as Nicki Dixon

Mom
1990
as Beverly Hills

Honky Tonk
1974
as Gold Dust

Women of San Quentin
1983
as Lt. Janet Alexander

The Secret of My Success
1965
as Violet Lawson

The Blue Angel
1959
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Synanon
1965
as Joaney Adamic

The Day the Earth Moved
1974
as Kate Barker

Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
as Yvonne Kellerman

Friendships, Secrets and Lies
1979
as Edyth

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968
as Carol Corman

The Terror Within II
1991
as Kara

Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self - Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Li'l Abner
1959
as Appassionata Von Climax

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2025
as Self (archive footage)

Say One for Me
1959
as Chorine

Advance to the Rear
1964
as Martha Lou Williams

South Beach
1993
as Nancy

Climb an Angry Mountain
1972
as Sheila Chilko

Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure
2003
as Herself / Narrator

Amazons
1984
as Kathryn Lundquist

Murder in Peyton Place
1977
as Stella Chernak

No Man's Land
1984
as Nellie Wilder
A Masterpiece of Murder
1986
as Della Vance

Mister Deathman
1977
as Liz

Cruise Into Terror
1978
as Marilyn Magnesun

Express to Terror
1979
as Lucy

Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
as Lola Wilkins

Children of Divorce
1980
as Sherry Malik

Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
2007
as Self (archive footage)

Exiled in America
1992
as Sonny Moore

Flamingo Road
1980
as Lute-Mae Sanders

Molly and Gina
1994
as Mrs. Sweeny

Hart to Hart
1979
as Dr. Fleming

Jim Brown: All-American
2002
as Self

The Christmas List
1997
as Natalie Parris

Las Vegas Lady
1975
as Lucky
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
2006
as Self (archive footage)

Bikini Hotel
1997
as Gail Regent

The Mad Room
1969
as Ellen Hardy

Make Me an Offer
1980
as Deidre Price

The New Love Boat
1977
as Leonora Klopman

Hard Drive
1994
as Susan

Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
2009
as Self

Eye of the Stranger
1993
as Doc

The Jordan Chance
1978
as Verna Stewart

Playboy Playmates: The Early Years
1992
as Self

Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
2007
as Self (archive footage)

Size 'Em Up
2001
as Stella
Death on the Oregon Trail
About Stella Stevens
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 Hitchcoc… With 142 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Stella Stevens has appeared in 103 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Stella Stevens Movies
- The Poseidon Adventure (1972) — as Linda Rogo
- The Nutty Professor (1963) — as Stella Purdy
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) — as Self
- Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021) — as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- Glass Trap (2005) — as Joan Highsmith
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