Charlene Holt
Biography
Charlene Holt was an American actress known for supporting roles in film and television. Born in Snyder, Texas, she attended McMurry University and worked as a model in Houston before being crowned Miss Maryland in 1956 and named Miss Sweater Girl by the Wool Bureau two years later. She appeared in television commercials, and a Revlon lipstick advertisement brought her to the attention of the director Howard Hawks, who cast her in several of his pictures. Her first credited screen role was Lisa, a model, in the 1962 comedy If a Man Answers, which Henry Levin directed, with Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee. Hawks then used her in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) and El Dorado (1966), and she went on appearing in movies and television series until 1980.
67years old at death
- Born Snyder
- Died Williamson County
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Verna Charlene Stavely
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 12 years1962 to 1974
Every film, newest first
- 1974Wonder WomanIMDb rating 4.6
- 1966El DoradoIMDb rating 7.5
- 1965Red Line 7000IMDb rating 5.6
- 1964Man's Favorite Sport?IMDb rating 7.0
- 1962If a Man AnswersIMDb rating 6.8
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Big break
Holt appeared in a Revlon lipstick commercial, where director Howard Hawks reportedly noticed her. He went on to cast her in several of his films, among them Man's Favorite Sport? and El Dorado.
A first
In October 1958, the Wool Bureau gave Holt the title "Miss Sweater Girl." The Crystal Suite of the Savoy Hilton Hotel in New York City hosted the contest.
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Howard Hawks directed three of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Robert Donner's page
Norman Alden's page
Forrest Lewis's page
John Gabriel's page
All films by Howard Hawks
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