Claudia Jennings
Claudia Jennings | |
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Playboy centerfold appearance | |
November 1969 | |
Preceded by | Jean Bell |
Succeeded by | Gloria Root |
Playmate of the Year | |
1970 | |
Preceded by | Connie Kreski |
Succeeded by | Sharon Clark |
Personal details | |
Born |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.[1] | December 20, 1949
Died | October 3, 1979 29)[1][2] | (aged
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) |
Claudia Jennings (Mary Eileen Chesterton, December 20, 1949, Saint Paul, Minnesota β October 3, 1979, Malibu, California)[1] was an American model and actress. Jennings is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for November 1969 and also Playmate of the Year for 1970. Her original pictorial was photographed by Pompeo Posar.[1]
Career
Jennings had been a receptionist at Playboy before posing for the magazine.[3] 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 had tried out for a role on Charlie's Angels, a popular detective show at the time, but was rejected in favor of Shelley Hack.[4]
Death
Jennings died in a car accident while driving on Pacific Coast Highway.[2] She was 29.[2]
Filmography
- The Love Machine (1971) .... Darlene
- Jud (1971) .... Sunny
- Trampa Mortal (1972)
- The Stepmother (1972) .... Rita
- Unholy Rollers (1972 - aka Leader of the Pack) .... Karen Walker
- Sisters of Death (1972)
- Group Marriage (1972) .... Elaine
- 40 Carats (1973) .... Gabriella
- The Single Girls (1973 - aka Bloody Friday) .... Allison
- Truck Stop Women (1974) .... Rose
- 'Gator Bait (1974) .... Desiree Thibodeau
- Willie and Scratch (1975)
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1975) .... Peter's Wife (uncredited)
- Sisters of Death (1977) .... Judy
- Moonshine County Express (1977 - aka Shine) .... Betty Hammer
- The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1977 - aka Dynamite Women) .... Candy Morgan
- Deathsport (1978) .... Deneer
- Fast Company (1979) .... Sammy
Notable TV appearances
- Barnaby Jones - "To Denise, with Love and Murder" (1973)
- The Brady Bunch - "Adios, Johnny Bravo" (1973)
- The F.B.I. - "Deadly Ambition" (1974)
- Cannon "Lady in Red" (1974), and "Bobby Loved Me" (1974)
- Movin' On - "Ann's Party" (1974)
- Caribe - "School for Killers" (1975)
- The Streets of San Francisco - "Underground" (1976)
- Lucian - "Nightmare" (1978)
- 240 Robert - "Bank Job" (1979)
See also
- List of people in Playboy 1960β1969
- List of people in Playboy 1970β1979
References
- β 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Playmate data". Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- β 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hick Flicks: The Rise and Fall of Redneck Cinema. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- β Rollings, Grant (May 9, 2007). "The curse of the Playmates". The Sun (London). Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- β 's%20Angels&pg=PA198#v=onepage&q=Claudia%20Jennings%20Charlie's%20Angels&f=false Boys and Toys: Ultimate Action-Adventure Movies. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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