On Jthe National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution's President General, Merry Ann Wright,… At the beginning of the 1990s, Connie launched her “Forever Spring” cosmetic skin care product line, and went on to open the Connie Stevens Garden Sanctuary Day Spa in her favorite city of Los Angeles. When she was invited to be a guest in 2003 in the “Larry King Live” TV show airing on CNN, Connie stated how she was once contacted by the popular musician Elvis Presley who invited her to attend one of his parties and promised to pick her up at her house himself – the two were later dating for an unknown amount of time. She has done a bit of directing throughout the years as well – she directed the “A Healing” documentary film in 1997, and “Saving Grace B. Some of her later roles were in “Double Duty” shot in 2009, “Just Before I Go” (2014), and “Search Engines” shot in 2016. She had her first role in a Broadway production in 1968, when she appeared in “The Star-Spangled Girl” – she fell in love with performing live and went on to appear in nightclubs around Las Vegas on a regular basis. She played Wendy Conway in the “Wendy and Me” TV sitcom through 1964 and ’65, and then had the main role in the “Never Too Late” movie shot in 1965. She appeared as a guest in the “Temple Houston” and “The Red Skelton Show” TV series before winning her first movie lead role in “Two on a Guillotine” in 1965. Her concurrent roles were in the “Parrish” movie in 1961, “Susan Slade” in 1962, and “Palm Springs Weekend” in 1963. She won the role of Cricket Blake in the “Hawaiian Eye” detective series in 1959 and it was this role that made Connie popular – she was part of the main cast until 1963 when the show ended. for $300 per week – during the length of her contract, she was appearing as a guest star in numerous TV shows such as “The Ann Southern Show”, “Maverick”, “Tenderfoot”, and many others. As soon as her contract with Paramount was annulled, Connie signed a seven-year contract with Warner Bros. She became popular around the US after she appeared with Jerry Lewis in the “Rock-A-Bye Baby” musical comedy movie in 1958 – her performance made it possible for her to sign a contract with Paramount, which was supposed to last for seven years, and granted her $600 per week with a chance of climbing up to $1,500, however, the contract was dropped after only a year. Praised for her performance, Connie won roles in “Eighteen and Anxious” movie shot in the same year, then “The Bob Cummings Show” TV series, and the “Dragstrip Riot” movie shot in 1958. She switched to The Three Debs music group at the age of 16, and enrolled at The Georgia Massey Professional School located in the San Fernando Valley from which she graduated.Ĭonnie won her first notable role at 19 years of age in 1957, when she appeared in a low budget movie entitled “Young and Dangerous”. She attended several Catholic boarding schools, and it was during this time that she became part of The Fourmost music group, launching her career of a singer. Connie had a half-brother named John Megna, born in 1952 but who died in 1995. Her parents separated while she was still very young, then after witnessing a murder in Brooklyn when she was 12, she was sent to live with her grandparents in Missouri. Her father was mostly known for his stage name Stevens and as Connie liked it more than her original name, she decided to use it as her professional name as well. Early life and educationĬonnie grew up in New York City alongside her father Peter Ingoglia (Tedy Stevens) who was a musician and her mother Eleanor McGinley who was a singer and was half Irish half Ashkenazi Jewish while her father was Italian, Irish, German, Jewish, and Polish. ![]() ![]() Connie’s last role was in the “Search Engines” movie shot in 2016, and she has since retired from acting. 3 Connie’s acting career and other worksĬoncetta Rosalie Ann Ingoglia was born in Brooklyn, New York City USA on 8 August 1938, so under the zodiac sign of Leo and holding American nationality – Connie is popular for her singing and acting career, initially for her role of Cricket Blake in the “Hawaiian Eye” TV series in the early ‘60s, while she is also a director, screenwriter, producer, editor and a cinematographer.1 Where is Connie Stevens now? Wiki bio.
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