Biography
Connie Stevens (born Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingolia; August 8, 1938) is an American actress and singer. Born in Brooklyn, New York to musician parents, Stevens was raised there until age 12, when she was sent to live with family friends in rural Missouri after she witnessed a murder in the city. In 1953, at age 15, Stevens relocated with her father to Los Angeles.
She began her career in 1957, making her feature film debut in Young and Dangerous, before releasing her debut album, Concetta, the following year. She subsequently had a supporting role in the musical comedy Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958) opposite Jerry Lewis, followed by the drama film The Party Crashers (also 1958) opposite Frances Farmer.
Stevens gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of "Cricket" Blake on the network television series Hawaiian Eye, beginning in 1959. She garnered concurrent musical success when her single "Sixteen Reasons" became a radio hit, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart in 1960. Stevens continued to appear in film and television throughout the 1970s and 1980s, as well as performing as a musical nightclub act.Stevens' later film roles include in the comedy Tapeheads (1988) and the drama Love Is All There Is (1996). In 2009, Stevens made her directorial debut with the feature film Saving Grace B. Jones, which she also wrote and produced, based partly on elements of her own childhood.
Filmography
all 85
TV Shows 43
Movies 42
self 23
Director 1
Producer 1
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
Search Engines (2016)
Just Before I Go (2015)
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker (2014)
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good (2011)
Double Duty (2009)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Saving Grace B. Jones (2009)
Fat Actress (2005)
Living in TV Land (2004)
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002)
Becoming Dick (2000)
Titus (2000)
A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998)
A Healing (1997)
James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997)
Clueless (1996)
Love Is All There Is (1996)
Ellen (1994)
Burke's Law (1994)
Baywatch (1989)
Tapeheads (1988)
Starting From Scratch (1988)
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988)
Back to the Beach (1987)
Spring Break Reunion (1987)
Detective in the House (1985)
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Hotel (1982)
Grease 2 (1982)
Side Show (1981)
Aloha Paradise (1981)
Murder Can Hurt You! (1980)
Scruples (1980)
Love's Savage Fury (1979)
Dick Clark's Good Old Days (1977)
The Love Boat (1977)
Scorchy (1976)
The Muppet Show (1976)
Donny & Marie (1976)
The Sex Symbol (1974)
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show (1973)
The Bobby Darin Show (1973)
Every Man Needs One (1972)
Playmates (1972)
Call Her Mom (1972)
The Grissom Gang (1971)
The Flip Wilson Show (1970)
The Don Knotts Show (1970)
Mister Jerico (1970)
The Littlest Angel (1969)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Way... Way Out (1966)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
Never Too Late (1965)
Two on a Guillotine (1965)
Wendy and Me (1964)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
Temple Houston (1963)
The Des O'Connor Show (1963)
Fractured Flickers (1963)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Susan Slade (1961)
Parrish (1961)
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
The Party Crashers (1958)
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
Dragstrip Riot (1958)
The Dick Clark Show (1958)
Young and Dangerous (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Sugarfoot (1957)
Cheyenne (1955)
The Bob Cummings Show (1955)
The Oscars (1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1938-08-08 (85 years old)
Birth NameConcetta Rosalie Ann Ingoglia
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
Height
RelationshipsJames Stacy (1963-01-01 - 1966-01-01), Eddie Fisher (1967-01-01 - 1969-01-01)
ChildrenTricia Leigh Fisher, Joely Fisher
FatherPeter Ingolia
MotherEleanor McGinley
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsConcetta Rosalie Ann Ingolia
AwardsTheatre World Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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