Juliet Prowse

Juliet Prowse

Nacimiento : 1936-09-25, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

Muerte : 1996-09-14

Historia

Juliet Anne Prowse was a dancer, whose four-decade career included stage, television and film. She was raised in South Africa, where her family emigrated after World War II. Known for her attractive legs, she was described after her death as having "... arguably the best legs since Betty Grable." In her early twenties, she was dancing at a club in Paris when she was spotted by a talent agent and eventually signed to play the role of Claudine in the Walter Lang film Can-Can. It was during the filming of Can-Can in 1959 that she captured the international spotlight. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited the set of the film and after Prowse performed a rather saucy can-can for the Russian leader, he proclaimed her dance immoral. The publicity brought Prowse considerable attention in the United States. Prowse met Frank Sinatra on the set of Can-Can. Time magazine did not rate the movie highly, but declared Prowse the best thing in it: "In fact, the only thing really worth seeing is Juliet Prowse, a young South African hoofer who puts some twinkle in the stub-toed choreography. And the only thing really worth hearing is the crack that Frank flips back at Juliet when she whips a redoubtable hip in his direction. "Don't point", he gasps. "It's rude." She would go on to appear with Sinatra and other notable guests such as Ella Fitzgerald, Peter Lawford, Hermione Gingold, the Hi-Lo's, Red Norvo, Nelson Riddle and his orchestra on the 1959 Frank Sinatra Show. She at times would sing in the chorus with other guests or Sinatra would sing to her. Sinatra invited Prowse to join him in Las Vegas, even though she was living with the actor Nico Minardos at the time. Sinatra and Prowse announced their engagement in 1962. Soon afterwards they broke up, reportedly because Prowse wanted to concentrate on her career. Prowse later admitted, "I was as much flattered as I was in love. He (Sinatra) was a complex person, and after a few drinks he could be very difficult." Prowse co-starred alongside Elvis Presley in G.I. Blues. During shooting of the film, they had a short and intense fling. "Elvis and I had an affair. ... We had a sexual attraction like two healthy young people, but he was already a victim of his fans. We always met in his room and never went out." Prowse also made a brief cameo appearance in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer documentary film, Elvis: That's the Way. She starred with Denny Scott Miller on her own NBC sitcom in the 1965-1966 season: Mona McCluskey, which was produced by George Burns. The series was based on the idea that the couple, Mike and Mona McCluskey, would live on his military salary, rather than her lucrative earnings as an actress. In the late 1980s, she was mauled by an 80-pound leopard – twice. Once, while filming a scene for Circus of the Stars in 1987 and later that same year rehearsing a promotional stunt on The Tonight Show, when the same leopard attacked her. The later attack was more serious, requiring upwards of twenty stitches to reattach her ear.

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Juliet Prowse
Juliet Prowse

Películas

Elvis: #1 Hit Performances & More
Herself (archive footage)
Elvis fans, thank your lucky stars. This jam-packed collection of pulse-raising performances from TV, movies, concerts and special events showcases the King delivering blistering renditions of 30 No. 1 hits. An outstanding introduction to the magic of Elvis Presley! This collection of 30 wonderful performances by the King of Rock 'n' Roll showcasing 21 of his #1 US and UK hits and 9 other classics. Culled from his TV guest appearances, movies, and concert films and television specials -- from 1956, the year his star ascended, to the 1970s when he reached the pinnacle of his career -- this is Elvis at his best. Highlights include Elvis singing "Don't Be Cruel" for his first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and his performance of "Stuck on You" for "Welcome Home, Elvis," a TV variety special hosted by Frank Sinatra.
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
Herself (archive footage)
Elvis fans, thank your lucky stars. This jam-packed collection of pulse-raising performances from TV, movies, concerts and special events showcases the King delivering blistering renditions of 15 No. 1 hits. Highlights include Elvis singing "Don't Be Cruel" for his first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and his performance of "Stuck on You" for "Welcome Home, Elvis," a TV variety special hosted by Frank Sinatra.
Tom Jones: Duets by Invitation Only
Herself
En este DVD único, Tom Jones canta a dúo con algunas de las estrellas más importantes del mundo de la música. Estrellas que cambiaron el panorama de la música pop para siempre con sus éxitos. Entre ellos se encuentran Tina Turner, Dusty Springfield, Isaac Hayes, Rita Coolidge y Gladys Knight. Tom Jones comparte escenario con estos talentosos cantantes y juntos interpretan emocionantes versiones en vivo de éxitos legendarios. ¡Este magnífico DVD no solo es un tributo al increíble talento de Tom Jones, sino también a los fantásticos artistas que, a través de sus duetos con Tom, rinden homenaje a una de las más grandes leyendas de la música pop!
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
¡Esto sí es bailar!
From 'Can-Can' (archive footage)
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Self
A tribute to American musical theater, featuring scenes from "Show Boat", "South Pacific," "Sweet Charity," "Finian's Rainbow," and "Lady in the Dark", among others. There is also discussion of the various creative aspects of the plays.
Second Chance
Martha Foster
A rich stockbroker buys a Nevada ghost town as a community for people who need a second chance in life.
Spree
Herself
This documentary on the nightlife of Las Vegas was filmed primarily at the Topicana and Dunes Hotels, respectively, in 1962-63. Musical numbers performed by the film's stars aside, "Spree" also includes scenes of gambling casinos, cock fights and boxing.
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
Norah Dain
A grim police detective embarks on a one-man crusade to track down a depraved sex maniac when a nightclub deejay receives a disturbing series of obscene phone calls. Finding himself getting far too close to the victim for comfort, the hard-boiled cop must track down the unbalanced pervert before he can carry out his sick threats...
Run for Your Wife
Jenny
Riccardo, an unhappily married middle aged Italian working for a shoe factory, goes to America on a four day business trip.
Dingaka
Marion Davis
An African tribesman seeks revenge against the people who murdered his daughter.
The Right Approach
Ursula Poe
An opportunistic young Hollywood singer, loyal only to himself, steps on everyone he meets in order to achieve success and fame.
The Fiercest Heart
Francina
Two British soldiers in 1830s South Africa flee military discipline and join a group of Boers heading north on "the Great Trek." In between fighting off Zulu attacks, one of these soldiers falls in love with the trek-leader's granddaughter who has been promised to another man.
Café Europa en uniforme (G.I. Blues)
Lili
Elvis interpreta un personaje que conoce bien en la vida real, el de soldado cantante en Alemania Oeste. Decidido a abrir un night-club tras su etapa militar, se ve obligado a tomar parte en una puesta para conseguir el dinero que necesita. Y la apuesta es... derretir el corazón de hielo de luna atractiva bailarina. Pero las apuestas se acaban cuando aparece el verdadero amor... (FILMAFFINITY)
Can-Can
Claudine
París, 1896. Aunque el descocado Can-Can ha sido prohibido, en el café de una encantadora mujer (MacLaine) se sigue bailando para deleite de sus clientes. Y puede hacerlo impunemente porque su astuto abogado (Sinatra) tiene a un juez corrupto (Chevalier) entre la espada y la pared. Pero el lucrativo negocio se va al garete, con la llegada de un nuevo juez (Jourdan), que decide prohibir definitivamente ese baile tan inmoral.
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies
Surrounded by a mix of talented ladies, host Frank Sinatra does his thing.
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra
Herself
At the beginning of the program, Peter Lawford explains that Frank Sinatra's plans to film his TV special outdoors in sunny Palm Springs have foundered because an extended rainstorm has turned their desert location into a morass of mud. The company is forced to move inside a stark studio instead and delivers their songs with a minimum of props but a maximum of verve.