Juliet Prowse

Juliet Prowse

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.

  • Musoro: Juliet Prowse
  • Mukurumbira: 6.077
  • Inozivikanwa: Acting
  • Bhavhdhe: 1936-09-25
  • Nzvimbo yekuzvarirwa: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
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Juliet Prowse Mafirimu

  • 1960
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    G.I. Blues

    G.I. Blues

    6.4 1960 HD

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  • 1965
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    Who Killed Teddy Bear?

    Who Killed Teddy Bear?

    6.3 1965 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Second Time Around

    The Second Time Around

    6.167 1961 HD

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  • 2003
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    Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits

    Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Right Approach

    The Right Approach

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1977
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    Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

    Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

    7 1977 HD

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  • 1967
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    Spree

    Spree

    3.5 1967 HD

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  • 2007
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    Elvis: #1 Hit Performances

    Elvis: #1 Hit Performances

    5.5 2007 HD

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  • 2001
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    Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only

    Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only

    9 2001 HD

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  • 1964
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    Dingaka

    Dingaka

    6 1964 HD

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  • 1985
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    Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

    8 1985 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Fiercest Heart

    The Fiercest Heart

    5 1961 HD

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  • 1960
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    Can-Can

    Can-Can

    6.6 1960 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra

    The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra

    1 1959 HD

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  • 2007
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    Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll

    Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll

    10 2007 HD

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  • 1985
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    That's Dancing!

    That's Dancing!

    7 1985 HD

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  • 1972
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    Second Chance

    Second Chance

    7 1972 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies

    The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1965
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    Una moglie americana

    Una moglie americana

    6.1 1965 HD

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  • 1981
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    Musical Comedy Tonight II

    Musical Comedy Tonight II

    7 1981 HD

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  • 1984
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.6 1984 HD

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

    8 1976 HD

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  • 1961
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    Password

    Password

    7.333 1961 HD

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  • 1984
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    Glitter

    Glitter

    4.5 1984 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

    4.5 1964 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Big Show

    The Big Show

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1959
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    Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

    5.7 1959 HD

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  • 1965
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    Mona McCluskey

    Mona McCluskey

    5 1965 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    5.3 1973 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.37 1962 HD

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.667 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.667 1948 HD

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  • 1974
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.143 1961 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

    6.8 1968 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Danny Thomas Hour

    The Danny Thomas Hour

    5 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

    7.543 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

    7.543 1967 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.295 1977 HD

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  • 1992
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    Vicki!

    Vicki!

    5 1992 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

    6.3 1963 HD

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