Paula Prentiss

Acting

Paula Prentiss

Born March 4, 1938San Antonio, Texas, USA45 credits

Paula Prentiss (born March 4, 1938) is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles in Where the Boys Are (1960), What's New Pussycat? (1965), Catch-22 (1970), The Parallax View (1974), and The Stepford Wives (1975). From 1967 to 1968, Prentiss co-starred with her husband Richard Benjamin in the CBS sitcom He & She, for which she received a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paula Prentiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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SEGAL

Movie

2025

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
4.6

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

Movie

2016

Hard Four
4.4

Hard Four

Movie

2007

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
6.5

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

Movie

2002

The Stepford Life
6.0

The Stepford Life

Movie

2001

Mrs. Winterbourne
7.2

Mrs. Winterbourne

Movie

1996

Filmography

SEGAL
2025SEGALas SelfMovie
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
2016I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the Houseas Iris BlumMovie
Hard Four
2007Hard Fouras Sweet CherrieMovie
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Storiesas SelfMovie
The Stepford Life
2001The Stepford Lifeas HerselfMovie
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996Mrs. Winterbourneas Nurse Allmeyer (uncredited)Movie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Carla MartinetTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Leonora HoltTV
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1983M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Driversas Lynne WileyMovie
Packin' It In
1983Packin' It Inas Dianne WebberMovie
Saturday the 14th
1981Saturday the 14thas MaryMovie
Buddy Buddy
1981Buddy Buddyas Celia ClooneyMovie
The Black Marble
1980The Black Marbleas Sgt. Natalie ZimmermanMovie
Top of the Hill
1980Top of the Hillas Norma Ellsworth CullyTV
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
1979Friendships, Secrets and Liesas SandyMovie
Having Babies II
1977Having Babies IIas Trish CanfieldMovie
No Room to Run
1977No Room to Runas Terry McKennaMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
The Stepford Wives
1975The Stepford Wivesas Bobbie MarkoweMovie
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1975The Lion Roars Againas SelfMovie
The Parallax View
1974The Parallax Viewas Lee CarterMovie
Crazy Joe
1974Crazy Joeas AnneMovie
The Couple Takes a Wife
1972The Couple Takes a Wifeas Barbara HamiltonMovie
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
1972Last of the Red Hot Loversas Bobbi MicheleMovie
Born to Win
1971Born to Winas VeronicaMovie
Move
1970Moveas DollyMovie
Catch-22
1970Catch-22as Nurse DuckettMovie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - GuestTV
He & She
1967He & Sheas Paula HollisterTV
What's New Pussycat?
1965What's New Pussycat?as Liz BienMovie
In Harm's Way
1965In Harm's Wayas Beverly McConnellMovie
Looking for Love
1964Looking for Loveas SelfMovie
The World of Henry Orient
1964The World of Henry Orientas Stella DunnworthyMovie
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964Man's Favorite Sport?as Abigail PageMovie
Follow the Boys
1963Follow the Boysas ToniMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962The Horizontal Lieutenantas Lt. Molly BlueMovie
Bachelor in Paradise
1961Bachelor in Paradiseas Linda DelavaneMovie
The Honeymoon Machine
1961The Honeymoon Machineas Pam DunstanMovie
Where the Boys Are
1960Where the Boys Areas Tuggle CarpenterMovie
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset Stripas Soap model (uncredited)TV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
The Bob Hope Show
1950The Bob Hope Showas SelfTV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV