Paula Prentiss

Paula Prentiss
Prentiss in 1963
Born
Paula Ragusa

(1938-03-04) March 4, 1938 (age 86)
EducationLamar High School
Alma materNorthwestern University
OccupationActress
Years active1960–present
Spouse
(m. 1961)
Children2
RelativesAnn Prentiss (sister)

Paula Prentiss (née Ragusa; born March 4, 1938)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles in Where the Boys Are (1960), Man's Favorite Sport? (1964), 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.

  1. ^ Carson, Tom (March 1, 2018). "Happy Birthday, Paula Prentiss". Texas Monthly. Retrieved March 21, 2021.