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Paula Prentiss

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Actress

The Resume

    (March 4, 1938- )
    Birth name is Paula Ragusa
    Portrayed Paula Hollister on 'He & She' and Sonia Dracula on 'Mr. and Mrs. Dracula'
    Acted in 'Hard Four' (2005), 'M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers' (1983), 'Buddy Buddy' (1981), 'Saturday the 14th' (1981), 'Black Marble' (1980), 'The Stepford Wives' (1975), 'The Parallax View' (1974), 'Crazy Joe' (1974), 'Last of the Red Hot Lovers' (1972), 'Born to Win' (1971), 'Move' (1970), 'Catch-22' (1970), 'What's New, Pussycat' (1965), 'Looking for Love' (1964), 'Man's Favorite Sport?' (1964), 'Follow the Boys' (1963), 'Bachelor in Paradise' (1961) and 'Where the Boys Are' (1960)

Why she might be annoying:

    Her career all but fizzled after the early 1980's
    She attempted suicide.
    She suffered a nervous breakdown and spent seven months in Payne Whitney Psychiatric (1966).
    She named her daughter Prentiss, after herself.
    She said gossip columnist Louella Parson asked her if she was a lesbian or a communist.
    She smoked a lot of weed during the 60's.
    Both she and her husband are typecast as 'quirky.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    David Whiting described her perfect breasts as squirming like live puppies.
    She is part of a very successful Hollywood marriage, married to Dick Benjamin for over 40 years.
    She attended Northwestern University.
    She is the prototype of Fran Drescher.
    Empire magazine ranked her as the 91st Sexiest Stars in film history (1995).
    She posed topless in Playboy (August 1965).
    She claims she would never do a nude scene unless the script is good.
    She was classmates with Tommy Sands in high school.
    Her sister is actress Ann Prentiss and husband is Richard Benjamin.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 22 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 24 Votes: 4.17% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 35 Votes: 88.57% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 46 Votes: 58.70% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 92 Votes: 59.78% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 2617 Votes: 45.47% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 88 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 58 Votes: 36.21% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 61 Votes: 32.79% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 138 Votes: 44.20% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 157 Votes: 40.76% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 227 Votes: 44.49% Annoying