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Claudia Jennings
| Claudia Jennings | |
|---|---|
Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| November 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Bell |
| Succeeded by | Gloria Root |
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Connie Kreski |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Eileen Chesterton (1949-12-20)December 20, 1949 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.[1] |
| Died | October 3, 1979(1979-10-03) (aged 29)[1][2] Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Measurements | Bust: 35"[1] Waist: 23" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
Mary Eileen Chesterton (December 20, 1949, Saint Paul, Minnesota – October 3, 1979, Malibu, California),[1] known professionally as Claudia Jennings, was an American actress and model. Jennings was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for November 1969 and also Playmate of the Year for 1970. During the 1970s she was called the "Queen of B movies".[3]
Contents
1 Career
2 Death
3 Filmography
3.1 Film
3.2 Television
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Career
Mary Eileen Chesterton (known as "Mimi" to friends and family) was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1949, later moving to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and then to Evanston, Illinois, where she graduated high school. She worked as a receptionist at Playboy before posing for the magazine in 1969, for which she adopted the name Claudia Jennings.[4]
Her original pictorial was photographed by Pompeo Posar.[1] After her appearances in Playboy, Jennings became an actress in 1970s exploitation movies and in television. In 1973, she had a guest appearance on The Brady Bunch episode, "Adios, Johnny Bravo". Jennings auditioned for the role as Kate Jackson's replacement on the hit television show Charlie's Angels, but the role was awarded to Shelley Hack.[5]
Death
On October 3, 1979, Jennings died in an automobile collision on the Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu, California. She was 29.[2][3]
Jennings was featured in a 2000 episode of E! True Hollywood Story in which several of her friends and acquaintances were interviewed. The episode was made without the cooperation of her family, who considered the show too "tabloid" in style.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |
Jud |
Sunny |
|
| 1971 |
The Love Machine |
Darlene |
|
| 1972 |
Trampa mortal |
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| 1972 |
The Stepmother |
Rita |
|
| 1972 |
Unholy Rollers |
Karen Walker |
|
| 1973 |
Group Marriage |
Elaine |
|
| 1973 |
40 Carats |
Gabriella |
|
| 1974 |
Willy & Scratch |
||
| 1974 |
Truck Stop Women |
Rose |
|
| 1974 |
The Single Girls |
Allison |
|
| 1974 |
'Gator Bait |
Desiree Thibodeau |
|
| 1976 |
The Man Who Fell to Earth |
Peters' Wife |
|
| 1976 |
Sisters of Death |
Judy |
|
| 1976 |
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase |
Candy Morgan |
|
| 1977 |
Moonshine County Express |
Betty Hammer |
|
| 1978 |
Deathsport |
Deneer |
|
| 1979 |
Fast Company |
Sammy |
Television
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |
Ironside |
Maralyn |
"The Professionals" |
| 1973 |
Barnaby Jones |
Denise Frazer |
"To Denise, with Love and Murder" |
| 1973 |
The Brady Bunch |
Tami Cutler |
"Adios, Johnny Bravo" |
| 1974 |
The F.B.I. |
Judith Grinnell |
"Deadly Ambition" |
| 1974 |
Cannon |
Leona Wilson / Susan Williams |
"Bobby Loved Me", "Lady in Red" |
| 1974 |
The Manhunter |
Peggy |
"The Truck Murders" |
| 1975 |
Movin' On |
Ann |
"Ransom" |
| 1975 |
Caribe |
Jean Benedict |
"School for Killers" |
| 1976 |
The Streets of San Francisco |
Evie |
"Underground" |
| 1978 |
Lucan |
"Nightmare" |
|
| 1979 |
240-Robert |
Barbara Rice |
"Bank Job" |
See also
- List of people in Playboy 1960–1969
- List of people in Playboy 1970–1979
References
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^ ab Hick Flicks: The Rise and Fall of Redneck Cinema. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
^ ab 'B' movie queen dies in crash, Chicago Tribune, October 4, 1979
^ Rollings, Grant (May 9, 2007). "The curse of the Playmates". The Sun. London. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
^ Boys and Toys: Ultimate Action-Adventure Movies. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
^ Albert Williams, But She Was A Cheerleader, Chicago Reader, September 21, 2000
External links
Claudia Jennings at Playboy Wiki
Claudia Jennings on IMDb
Claudia Jennings at Find a Grave
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