Eartha Mae Kitt (Jan 17, 1927 – Dec 25, 2008) was a multifaceted American talent – actress, singer, cabaret star, dancer, comedian, activist, and voice artist.
Known for her unique voice, she scored big with 1953 hits “C’est Si Bon” and “Santa Baby,” both US Top 10. She shone as Catwoman in Batman’s final season (1967). Orson Welles dubbed her “the most exciting woman in the world.”
Meet Michelle Thomas, born September 23, 1968 or ’69, an American actress and comedian who passed December 22 or 23, 1998. She was known as Justine Phillips on NBC’s The Cosby Show (’88–’90) and as Myra Monkhouse, Steve Urkel’s girlfriend, on ABC/CBS’s Family Matters (’93–’98).
Meet Grace Patricia Kelly, born November 12, 1929, an American actress who leveled up to Princess of Monaco after marryin’ Prince Rainier III in April ’56. She kicked off her actin’ career in 1950 at 20, hittin’ the stage in New York City and poppin’ up in over 40 episodes of live drama shows durin’ the early ‘50s Golden Age of TV.
Meet Candice Ann Rialson (December 18, 1951 – March 31, 2006), aka Candy Rialson, an American actress who lit up the screen in Hollywood Boulevard (1976).
Meet Kerry McGregor (October 30, 1974 – January 4, 2012), a Scottish singer-songwriter and actress from West Lothian. She lit up the stage on the third UK series of The X Factor, mentored by Sharon Osbourne. Sadly, Kerry passed away on January 4, 2012, from complications of bladder cancer, which she battled for years.
Meet Christa Speck, born August 1, 1942, in Danzig, Germany (now Gdańsk, Poland), passed away March 22, 2013. She was a German model and actress who got picked as Playboy’s Playmate of the Month for September 1961 and crowned Playmate of the Year in 1962.
Sam Wu shot her iconic pictorial. She later tied the knot with Marty Krofft, a big name in kids’ TV production. Her centerfold even popped up in the 1978 flick Animal House, set in 1962. Christa left us at 70 from natural causes at her Los Angeles crib.
Meet Susan Strasberg (May 22, 1938 – January 21, 1999), an American actress who lit up the stage, big screen, and TV. She was known for flicks like The Manitou, Psych-Out, Le sorelle, and In Praise of Older Women.
Jennifer Nitsch (born December 10, 1966, in Cologne, passed June 13, 2004, in Munich) was a German TV actress. She kicked things off with small parts in shows like Forsthaus Falkenau, Derrick, Der Alte, and Freunde fürs Leben in the late ’80s and early ’90s.
She also hit the big screen early, snaggin’ a minor role in Boomerang (1989) by Hans Wilhelm Geißendörfer. Her first major movie gig was a lead in Sönke Wortmann’s Alone Among Women (1990). Nitsch blew up in ’93 with the starring role in ZDF’s Nur eine kleine Affäre, earnin’ her the Adolf Grimme Prize and the Bavarian Television Prize the next year.
Cynthia Jeanette Myers (September 12, 1950 – November 4, 2011) was an American model and actress. She made waves as Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for the December 1968 issue.
Chyna, born Joan Marie Laurer (December 27, 1969 – c. April 20, 2016), was an American professional wrestler, glamour model, pornographic film actress, and bodybuilder. Renowned for her groundbreaking role in professional wrestling, she became a prominent figure in the industry with her powerful presence and unique persona.
Suzanne Pleshette (January 31, 1937 – January 19, 2008) was an American actress and voice talent. She kicked off her career on the stage before jumpin’ into films in the late 1950s.
She starred in big-time movies like Rome Adventure (1962) and Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963). Later, she popped up in all sorts of TV gigs, often as a guest star, and played Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show from 1972 to 1978, nabbin’ several Emmy nods for her work. She kept actin’ until 2004, just four years before she passed.
Sherri Schrull, aka Sherri Martel or Sensational Sherri (born Sherri Russell, February 8, 1958 – June 15, 2007), was a pro wrestling star and manager. She kicked off her career in Mid South after trainin’ in Columbia, South Carolina.
