Paula Kelly

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Paula Kelly (born October 21, 1942 in Jacksonville , Florida - † February 8, 2020 in Whittier , California ) was an American model and actress .

life and career

Paula Kelly entered the newspaper story, as the US - Playboy introduced her naked in its issue of August 1969th The times had become more liberal, various more open-hearted rival newspapers had been founded, and Playboy , whose images of women had ended somewhere at navel height by then, reacted.

The naked Paula Kelly was photographed so that her pubic hair could also be seen in a mirror . The moral guards did not revolt. As a result, Playboy also removed a woman's pubic hair from its internal taboo list.

Paula Kelly was not only a photo model, but also a dancer and an actress who was often cast in American television series until 1999 . In the early 1970s she starred in a number of popular movies. Among other things, the role of Karen Anson alongside actors such as James Olson and Arthur Hill, directed by Robert Wise in the science fiction film Andromeda - Deadly Dust from Space . She also had a guest appearance in Richard Fleischer's dystopia ... year 2022 ... who want to survive alongside leading actor Charlton Heston . In 1974 she played alongside stars like Lino Ventura and Isaac Hayes in Duccio Tessari's action drama Two Unbeatable Daredevils .

In addition, she was seen on various international theater stages. In 1964, she made her Broadway debut as Mrs. Veloz in the musical Something More! given at the side of Barbara Cook . She had other appearances on Broadway in the play The Dozens in 1969, also in Paul Sills Story Theater in 1971 and in Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies in 1981. She won a London Variety Award for best supporting actress for her role in the play Sweet Charity , where she had already participated in the theatrical version in 1969.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Paula Kelly  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/paula-kelly-emmy-nominated-actress-dancer-and-singer-dies-at-77/2020/02/10/39594c84-4c19-11ea-bf44 -f5043eb3918a_story.html
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/theater/paula-kelly-dead.html