Biography
Actress and singer Connie Stevens was a vivacious presence on television and the pop charts in the early 1960s, thanks to her popularity as Cricket Blake on the hit detective show "Hawaiian Eye" (ABC, 1959-1963) and singles like "Sixteen Reasons. " Stevens' perky turn as Cricket, a singer and sometime photographer who aided a pair of Honolulu hotel detectives in solving crimes, granted her a brief time as an idol for younger viewers, but after …
Career Milestones
| Returned to regular series work as co-star of the 2000-2001 midseason replacement sitcom "These Women" | ||
2000 | Addressed the Republican National Convention | |
1997 | Made acclaimed documentary "A Healing", about women who served in the military during the Vietnam War | |
| Joined cast of syndicated series "Baywatch" as the mother of Pamela Anderson Lee's character | ||
1980 | Debut in a TV miniseries, "Scruples" | |
1971 | Regular on a comedy variety series, "The Des O'Connor Show" | |
1969 | TV-movie debut, "The Little Angel" | |
1967 | Broadway debut, "Star Spangled Girl" | |
| Star of TV sitcom, "Wendy and Me" | ||
| Founded Shane Productions | ||
1959 | TV series regular debut, playing Cricket on the ABC detective drama, "Hawaiian Eye" | |
1957 | Feature acting debut, "Young and Dangerous" | |
1957 | Feature debut in unbilled bit, "Eighteen and Anxious" | |
| Professional acting debut in Hollywood Repertory Theatre production, "Finian's Rainbow" | ||