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Juliet Prowse‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1936-09-25

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Juliet Prowse

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

Juliet Prowse

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1936-09-25

Popularity

star5.5

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

G.I. Blues

G.I. Blues‌
star6.4
calendar 1960

Who Killed Teddy Bear?

Who Killed Teddy Bear?‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

The Second Time Around

The Second Time Around‌
star6.1
calendar 1961

Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits

Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

The Right Approach

The Right Approach‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Spree

Spree‌
star3.5
calendar 1967

Elvis: #1 Hit Performances

Elvis: #1 Hit Performances‌
star5.5
calendar 2007

Tom Jones: Duets by Invitation Only

Tom Jones: Duets by Invitation Only‌
star9.0
calendar 2001

Dingaka

Dingaka‌
star6.0
calendar 1964

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II‌
star8.0
calendar 1985

The Fiercest Heart

The Fiercest Heart‌
star5.0
calendar 1961

Can-Can

Can-Can‌
star6.6
calendar 1960

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

Elvis: #1 Hit Performances & More

Elvis: #1 Hit Performances & More‌
star10.0
calendar 2007

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!‌
star7.0
calendar 1985

Second Chance

Second Chance‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Run for Your Wife

Run for Your Wife‌
star6.1
calendar 1965

Musical Comedy Tonight II

Musical Comedy Tonight II‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show‌
star8.0
calendar 1976

Password

Password‌
star7.2
calendar 1961

Glitter

Glitter‌
star4.5
calendar 1984

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

The Big Show

The Big Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise‌
star5.7
calendar 1959

Mona McCluskey

Mona McCluskey‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show‌
star4.0
calendar 1956

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts‌
star5.3
calendar 1973

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Dinah!

Dinah!‌
star6.0
calendar 1974

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game‌
star6.8
calendar 1968

The Danny Thomas Hour

The Danny Thomas Hour‌
star5.0
calendar 1967

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show‌
star7.5
calendar 1967

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show‌
star7.5
calendar 1967

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

Vicki!

Vicki!‌
star5.0
calendar 1992

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show‌
star6.3
calendar 1963