Updated 2/7/2008 with more films available on DVD.
biography
Born in Oklahoma City in October 1942, gorgeous Pamela Tiffin grew up in Chicago, where she began a modeling career while in her early teens. She moved to New York to model and attend college, but she became so successful in her modeling career that college soon took a back seat. On a trip to California, Tiffin met producer Hal Wallis (husband of actress Martha Hyer) who was so impressed with the beautiful teenager that he cast her in the Tennessee Williams drama Summer and Smoke (1961). Tiffin's sterling debut performance netted her nominations for two Golden Globe awards (in the Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Female Newcomer categories) in early 1962. Later that year, Tiffin married magazine mogul Clay Felker.
Knockout Pamela Tiffin posed for a number of cheesecake shots in the 1960s
Director Billy Wilder was taken with Tiffin's comedic skills and cast her in the Coca-Cola themed One, Two, Three (1961; with James Cagney and Arlene Francis). Afterward, Tiffin would make a number of light-hearted romantic comedies including The Pleasure Seekers (1964; with Ann-Margret) and For Those Who Think Young (1964; with James Darren and Tina Louise). With her marriage failing, she went to Europe in the mid 1960s to star in a number of sexy comedies. In 1974 Tiffin remarried, and she retired from the screen to raise a family and pursue other interests. Today she lives in New York with husband Edmondo Danon and her two daughters.
the films of pamela tiffin
One, Two, Three (1961)
LEFT: Scene from One, Two, Three with Horst Buchholz and James Cagney as a Coca-Cola executive. CENTER: Tiffin clowns with Buchholz, Cagney, and director Billy Wilder. RIGHT: Again with Buchholz. Oddly enough, Tiffin starred in two films sponsored by rival soft drink companies: One, Two, Three by Coca-Cola, and For Those Who Think Young by Pepsi
State Fair (1962)
LEFT: With Bobby Darin in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical State Fair. RIGHT: With Alice Faye as Tiffin's mother
Come Fly with Me (1963)
From the MGM comedy Come Fly with Me with Dolores Hart. This was Hart's final film
The Lively Set (1964)
With James Darren, Joanie Sommers, and Doug McClure in the Universal youth vehicle The Lively Set
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
With Burt Lancaster and Jim Hutton in the comedy western The Hallelujah Trail
Kiss the Other Sheik (1965)
With Marcello Mastroianni in Kiss the Other Sheik
Harper (1966)
With Robert Wagner in the Warner Bros. crime drama Harper
Viva Max! (1969)
With Peter Ustinov in the underrated comedy Viva Max!
One, Two, Three [DVD](1961) DVD Billy Wilder's hilarious jab at American big business and Cold War politics is highlighted by James Cagney's rapid-fire performance. He's a Coca-Cola exec in West Berlin whose future is in jeopardy when the boss' visiting daughter secretly marries a Communist East Berliner. The supporting cast includes Arlene Francis, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin. 108 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; theatrical trailer. State Fair (1945)/State Fair (1962) DVD The only Rodgers and Hammerstein score written expressly for the screen is available in two different film versions. The 1945 adaptation is a lavish musical rendering of the beloved tale of the Frake family's adventures during their annual trip to the Iowa fair. Stars Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Vivian Blaine, Dick Haymes, and Charles Winninger. Songs include "Isn't It Kinda Fun!," "All I Owe Iowa" and the Oscar-winning "It Might as Well Be Spring." The 1962 version is a classic slice of Americana that moves the fair to Dallas, Texas, and includes five extra songs written by composer Richard Rodgers. Pat Boone, Ann-Margret, Bobby Darin, Tom Ewell, and Alice Faye (after a 16-year screen absence) star. 3 2/3 hrs. total. Standard/Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; featurette; TV pilot; audio commentary; theatrical trailers; photo gallery. Two-disc set. The Hallelujah Trail [DVD](1965) DVD Outrageous western satire about a Cavalry-guarded wagon train that must battle temperance union women, sandstorms and Indians to get its precious cargo, 40 wagons of whiskey, to Denver before the onset of winter. All-star cast includes Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton, Brian Keith, Pamela Tiffin. 155 min. Widescreen; English stereo, French; Subtitles: Spanish, French; theatrical trailer; scene access. Harper [DVD](1966) DVD Paul Newman plays Ross MacDonald's cool private eye Lew Harper (renamed from the books' Lew Archer because of Newman's success with "H"-titled films), hired to locate wealthy Lauren Bacall's missing husband and finding a complex and deadly string of suspects. Shelley Winters, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill, and Pamela Tiffin also star. 121 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish. The Fifth Cord (Giornato Nera Per L'Ariete) [DVD](1971) DVD An alcoholic journalist (Peter Nero) investigates a quartet of brutal murders, discovering a series of clues that connects him to both the victims and the murderer. The bizarre giallo thriller boasts cinematography by the renowned Vittorio Storaro ("Apocalypse Now") and a musical score by Ennio Morricone. Silvia Monti, Edmund Purdom, and Agostina Belli also star. AKA: "Evil Fingers." 93 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital mono; interviews; theatrical trailer.
Brigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Litz, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia, e Sofia le chiamo tutte... anima mia (1974) Amore mio, uccidimi! (1973) The Lady Has Been Raped (1973) Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears (1972) with Franco Nero and Anthony Quinn Gang War (1971) with Vittorio De Sica The Viking Who Came From the South (1971) The Fifth Cord (1971) with Edmund Purdom and Franco Nero The Archangel (1969) with Vittorio Gassman, Adolfo Celi, and Laura Antonelli Viva Max! (1969) with Peter Ustinov, Jonathan Winters, and John Astin The Protagonists (1968) with Sylva Koscina Kill Me with Kisses (1968) with Ugo Tognazzi, Samson Burke, and Moira Orfei The Almost Perfect Crime (1966) Harper (1966) with Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, and Shelley Winters Kiss the Other Sheik (1965) with Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, and Ugo Tognazzi The Hallelujah Trail (1965) with Burt Lancaster, Jim Hutton, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence, and Whit Bissell For Those Who Think Young (1964) with Tina Louise, James Darren, Paul Lynde, Nancy Sinatra, and Bob Denver The Pleasure Seekers (1964) with Ann-Margret, Gardner McKay, Anthony Franciosa, and Carol Lynley The Lively Set (1964) with James Darren and Doug McClure Come Fly with Me (1963) with Hugh O'Brian, Dolores Hart, Lois Maxwell, and Dawn Addams State Fair (1962) with Pat Boone, Ann-Margret, Bobby Darin, Alice Faye, and Wally Cox One, Two, Three (1961) with James Cagney, Arlene Francis, and Horst Buchholz Summer and Smoke (1961) with Laurence Harvey, Rita Moreno, Geraldine Page, and Max Showalter
TELEVISION Password, 1961-1967 daytime TV game show. Tiffin appeared on the January 8, 1967 broadcast What's My Line?, 1950-1967 nighttime game show. Tiffin appeared on the March 12, 1967 broadcast The Fugitive, episode The Girl from Little Egypt, originally aired December 24, 1963
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