Paula Prentiss
- Birthday
- Mar 4, 1938
Bio: Texas native Paula Prentiss was the daughter of an Italian-born oil company labor relations man. Her reputation as a cut-up at Virginia's Randolph Macon School would haunt her in "I knew her when" magazine articles for the rest of her life. She buckled down long enough to study drama at Northwestern University, where she met future husband Richard Benjamin. In… More Bio: Texas native Paula Prentiss was the daughter of an Italian-born oil company labor relations man. Her reputation as a cut-up at Virginia's Randolph Macon School would haunt her in "I knew her when" magazine articles for the rest of her life. She buckled down long enough to study drama at Northwestern University, where she met future husband Richard Benjamin. In 1960, Prentiss was signed by MGM, which groomed her for stardom in such films as Where the Boys Are (1960), The Honeymoon Machine (1961), and The Horizontal Lieutenant (1963). Her unique comic gifts and offbeat personality would seem to make her more suited to screwball supporting parts than romantic leads, though she's certainly had her share of both. In 1967, Prentiss co-starred with husband Dick Benjamin in He and She, a TV sitcom which, despite low ratings, accrued a loyal cult following. She continued popping up in excellent film roles into the 1980s, as well as appearing in TV movies like MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (1983). Paula Prentiss is the older sister of actress Ann Prentiss. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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Hard Four (2010)
- Actor
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Hard Four (2005)
- Actor
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Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
- Actor
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M.a.d.d.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (1983)
- Actor
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Packin' It In (1983)
- Actor
- See all 23 films
Paula Prentiss Videos
Saturday The 14th
2 minutes 9 seconds
Catch 22
4 minutes 34 seconds
Mrs. Winterbourne
3 minutes 40 seconds
M.a.d.d.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1 minutes 40 seconds
Buddy Buddy
2 minutes 30 seconds
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