Stella Stevens, a famous actress, died on February 17, 2023, at the age of 84. According to his son Andrew, he had Alzheimer’s for a long time and was in hospice care at the time of his death. Stella’s manager and friend, Maria Calabrese, released a statement in her honor. Calabrese stated that working with Stevens was an honor and that he was one of the most “beautiful and brilliant” people he had ever met. The statement went on to say:
“Although I really wish I could have done more for him in the final years of his career and shared his frustration as he so desperately wanted to make the leap from iconic American triple threat to producer – his wish, which was never realized, was to produce three original Western scripts ,” he said.
As soon as news of Stevens’ death broke, Twitter was flooded with condolences for the late actress:
Stella Stevens is gone. TORN pic.twitter.com/CLugkzCTw1
— TitusWelliver (@welliver_titus) February 18, 2023
Stella Stevens is survived by her son Andrew, as well as three grandchildren, Amelia, Aubrey, and Samuel.
Stella Stevens’ prosperous career in the entertainment sector
Stevens, who was born on October 1, 1938, attended St. Anne and Sacred Heart School. He later enrolled at Memphis Evening School and later at Memphis State University. Stevens made her acting debut in the 1959 comedy musical film Say One for Me, in which she played Chorine. This was followed by The Blue Angel, Li’l Abner, Man-Trap, Too Late Blues, Girls! girl! Girls!, and The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, among others.
In addition to pursuing a film career, he began appearing in television programs in 1960, with his first appearance being in the anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. She appeared as Judy in one episode of the series, and she also appeared in five other programs that year: Johnny Ringo, Hawaiian Eye, Bonanza, Riverboat, and General Electric Theater.
Stella Stevens is best remembered for her role as Stella Purdy in The Nutty Professor, a 1963 science fiction comedy film. The film, directed by Jerry Lewis, received excellent reviews and featured Lewis in the lead role, with Del Moore and Kathleen Freeman in supporting roles . It spawned a remake in 1996, followed by a sequel in 2000.
Stella also appeared in Frontier Circus, Ghost Story, Hec Ramsey, Police Story, Wonder Woman, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, General Hospital, Nash Bridges and many other series. Stevens also directed two films, The American Heroine and The Ranch. Stevens has also appeared in films such as Advance to the Rear, Sol Madrid, The Crazy Room, The Poseidon Adventure, Nickelodeon, The Nutt House, Bikini Hotel, Blessed, Popstar, and many more.
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