Paula Prentiss
Paula Prentiss (born March 4, 1938 in San Antonio , real name: Paula Ragusa ) is an American actress .
Paula Prentiss was discovered while studying at Northwestern University and signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1958 . Together with Jim Hutton she played in several screwball comedies from 1960 . Together with her husband Richard Benjamin , she appeared in the television series He & She , for which she was nominated for an Emmy . Prentiss and Benjamin have been married since 1961.
She also starred in the parody Catch-22 - The Evil Trick (1970); In the following years she played increasingly in serious films, but still also in comedies. In the 1980s, the roles became smaller. After a long hiatus from 1996, she was back on the big screen in Hard Four in 2005 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1960: This includes two (Where the Boys Are)
- 1961: The Marriage Machine (The Honeymoon Machine)
- 1961: Bachelor in Paradise (Bachelor in Paradise)
- 1963: My ship goes to you (Follow the Boys)
- 1964: A goldfish on a leash (Man's Favorite Sport?)
- 1964: Henry's love life (The World of Henry Orient)
- 1965: First Victory (In Harm's Way)
- 1965: what's new, pussy? (What's New Pussycat)
- 1970: Catch-22 - The Bad Trick (Catch-22)
- 1972: Last of the Red Hot Lovers
- 1974: Witness to a Conspiracy (The Parallax View)
- 1975: The Stepford Wives (The Stepford Wives)
- 1981: Buddy Buddy
- 1996: Mrs. Winterbourne
- 2005: Hard Four
- 2016: I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
Web links
- Paula Prentiss in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prentiss, Paula |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ragusa, Paula (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Antonio |