Charlene Holt

Charlene Holt was born on Apr 28, 1928 in USA. Charlene Holt's big-screen debut came with If a Man Answers directed by Henry Levin in 1962. Charlene Holt is known for El Dorado directed by Howard Hawks, John Wayne stars as Cole Thornton and Robert Mitchum as El Dorado Sheriff J.P. Harrah. The upcoming new movie Charlene Holt plays is Melvin and Howard which will be released on Sep 19, 1980.

Born Verna Charlene Stavely. Holt, a former "Miss Maryland," enjoyed a rewarding modeling career prior to her screen work in both films and television that began when caught director Howard Hawks's attention when he saw her in a lipstick commercial. After her debut appearance in the Sandra Dee-Bobby Darin comedy, If a Man Answers (1962), Holt went on to appear in such films as Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Man's Favorite Sport? (1964), Red Line 7000 (1965), Zigzag (1970), and the TV movie Wonder Woman (1974). Her television series appearances included guest roles on Hawaiian Eye (1962), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963), Perry Mason (1965), It Takes A Thief (1968), and CHiPs (1980). Following the filming of El Dorado in 1966, Holt married millionaire real estate developer William A. Tishman in 1966. The couple enjoyed traveling and collecting antiques and artwork for their lavish home in Trousdale Estates in West Los Angeles until their 1972 divorce. Her last screen appearance before retiring was in Melvin and Howard (1980).