Paula Prentiss

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.

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Catch-22 (1970)

A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Alan Arkin  •  Martin Balsam  •  Richard Benjamin  •  Art Garfunkel

A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Alan Arkin  •  Martin Balsam  •  Richard Benjamin  •  Art Garfunkel

In Harm's Way (1965)

A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor is later promoted to rear admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Kirk Douglas  •  Patricia Neal  •  Tom Tryon

A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor is later promoted to rear admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Kirk Douglas  •  Patricia Neal  •  Tom Tryon

Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. She accidentally ends up on a train where she meets Hugh Winterbourne and his wife pregnant Patricia. The train wrecks and she wakes up in the hospital to find out that it's been assumed that she's Patricia. Hugh's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Benjamin
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Ricki Lake  •  Brendan Fraser  •  Jane Krakowski

Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. She accidentally ends up on a train where she meets Hugh Winterbourne and his wife pregnant Patricia. The train wrecks and she wakes up in the hospital to find out that it's been assumed that she's Patricia. Hugh's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Benjamin
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Ricki Lake  •  Brendan Fraser  •  Jane Krakowski

The Honeymoon Machine (1961)

Lt. Fergie Howard teams up with Lt. Beau Gilliam and Navy scientist Jason Eldridge to turn a supercomputer with missile-tracking capabilities into a tool to predict where a roulette ball will land. They dock in Venice, Italy, and begin making a killing at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  Jim Hutton  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Brigid Bazlen

Lt. Fergie Howard teams up with Lt. Beau Gilliam and Navy scientist Jason Eldridge to turn a supercomputer with missile-tracking capabilities into a tool to predict where a roulette ball will land. They dock in Venice, Italy, and begin making a killing at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  Jim Hutton  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Brigid Bazlen

The Parallax View (1974)

An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J. Pakula
CAST:  Warren Beatty  •  Paula Prentiss  •  William Daniels  •  Walter McGinn

An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J. Pakula
CAST:  Warren Beatty  •  Paula Prentiss  •  William Daniels  •  Walter McGinn

The Stepford Wives (1975)

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Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Nanette Newman  •  Judith Baldwin

Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Nanette Newman  •  Judith Baldwin

The World of Henry Orient (1964)

A mischievous, adventuresome fourteen-year-old girl and her best friend begin following an eccentric concert pianist around New York City after she develops a crush on him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Roy Hill
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Angela Lansbury  •  Tom Bosley

A mischievous, adventuresome fourteen-year-old girl and her best friend begin following an eccentric concert pianist around New York City after she develops a crush on him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Roy Hill
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Angela Lansbury  •  Tom Bosley

Where the Boys Are (1960)

Good girls Merritt, Melanie, Tuggle and Angie - all students at mid-western Penmore University - are planning on going to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break to get away from the mid-western snow despite not having much money to spend once there. On the drive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Dolores Hart  •  George Hamilton  •  Yvette Mimieux  •  Jim Hutton

Good girls Merritt, Melanie, Tuggle and Angie - all students at mid-western Penmore University - are planning on going to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break to get away from the mid-western snow despite not having much money to spend once there. On the drive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Dolores Hart  •  George Hamilton  •  Yvette Mimieux  •  Jim Hutton

What's New Pussycat? (1965)

A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clive Donner
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  Peter Sellers  •  Woody Allen  •  Romy Schneider

A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clive Donner
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  Peter Sellers  •  Woody Allen  •  Romy Schneider

Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)

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Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Maria Perschy  •  John McGiver

Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Maria Perschy  •  John McGiver

Crazy Joe (1974)

The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Lizzani
CAST:  Peter Boyle  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Fred Williamson  •  Rip Torn

The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Lizzani
CAST:  Peter Boyle  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Fred Williamson  •  Rip Torn

Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)

A middle aged restaurateur begins to feel the desire to roam and realizes that one day each week, his mother's apartment will be empty all afternoon. He makes several attempts at seduction, only to learn that it is much more complicated and difficult than he could ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Saks
CAST:  Alan Arkin  •  Sally Kellerman  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Renée Taylor

A middle aged restaurateur begins to feel the desire to roam and realizes that one day each week, his mother's apartment will be empty all afternoon. He makes several attempts at seduction, only to learn that it is much more complicated and difficult than he could ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Saks
CAST:  Alan Arkin  •  Sally Kellerman  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Renée Taylor

The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)

A luckless army intelligence lieutenant finds himself stationed on a remote island army outpost during World War II, where all the action is between the sheets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Jim Hutton  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Jack Carter  •  Jim Backus

A luckless army intelligence lieutenant finds himself stationed on a remote island army outpost during World War II, where all the action is between the sheets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Jim Hutton  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Jack Carter  •  Jim Backus

Move (1970)

A young playwright who writes porno novels to overcome a writer's block, lives the fantasies of one of his books, while trying to move with his wife from one apartment into a larger one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  Elliott Gould  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Geneviève Waïte  •  John Larch

A young playwright who writes porno novels to overcome a writer's block, lives the fantasies of one of his books, while trying to move with his wife from one apartment into a larger one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  Elliott Gould  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Geneviève Waïte  •  John Larch

The Black Marble (1980)

When alcoholic homicide investigator Valnikov is transferred to a burglary case that seems to involve a creepy dogcatcher, he's also given a new partner -- the pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman, who's experiencing a midlife crisis and does not welcome Valnikov's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Becker
CAST:  Robert Foxworth  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Harry Dean Stanton  •  Barbara Babcock

When alcoholic homicide investigator Valnikov is transferred to a burglary case that seems to involve a creepy dogcatcher, he's also given a new partner -- the pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman, who's experiencing a midlife crisis and does not welcome Valnikov's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Becker
CAST:  Robert Foxworth  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Harry Dean Stanton  •  Barbara Babcock

Bachelor in Paradise (1961)

A. J. Niles is the author of a series of 'Bachelor Books'. These books describe the romantic life of a bachelor in various cities of the world. But when he runs into trouble with the I.R.S. for back taxes, he needs to write another book fast, to pay them. His ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Arnold
CAST:  Bob Hope  •  Lana Turner  •  Janis Paige  •  Jim Hutton

A. J. Niles is the author of a series of 'Bachelor Books'. These books describe the romantic life of a bachelor in various cities of the world. But when he runs into trouble with the I.R.S. for back taxes, he needs to write another book fast, to pay them. His ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Arnold
CAST:  Bob Hope  •  Lana Turner  •  Janis Paige  •  Jim Hutton

Looking for Love (1964)

An aspiring young singer unexpectedly gets her big break by inventing a specialized clothes rack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Connie Francis  •  Jim Hutton  •  Susan Oliver  •  Barbara Nichols

An aspiring young singer unexpectedly gets her big break by inventing a specialized clothes rack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Connie Francis  •  Jim Hutton  •  Susan Oliver  •  Barbara Nichols

Hard Four (2007)

When legendary gambler Golden Hands Segal suffers a fatal heart attack at the craps table in Las Vegas, his grandson Freddy Meingold and boyhood pal Spencer Ragusa have less than 24 hours to retrieve the body for burial in New Jersey.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Dennis
CAST:  Ross Benjamin  •  Samuel Gould  •  Charlene Blaine  •  Charles Dennis

When legendary gambler Golden Hands Segal suffers a fatal heart attack at the craps table in Las Vegas, his grandson Freddy Meingold and boyhood pal Spencer Ragusa have less than 24 hours to retrieve the body for burial in New Jersey.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Dennis
CAST:  Ross Benjamin  •  Samuel Gould  •  Charlene Blaine  •  Charles Dennis

Born to Win (1971)

A smart-mouthed junkie and a former hairdresser spends his days looking for just "one more fix".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Passer
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  George Segal  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Karen Black

A smart-mouthed junkie and a former hairdresser spends his days looking for just "one more fix".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Passer
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  George Segal  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Karen Black

Follow the Boys (1963)

Four women create mayhem as they follow their Navy partners around the Riviera.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Connie Francis  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Dany Robin  •  Janis Paige

Four women create mayhem as they follow their Navy partners around the Riviera.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Connie Francis  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Dany Robin  •  Janis Paige
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