Paula Hill
Paula Hill was a Hollywood film and television actress active onscreen 1947-1958. She was born Paula Mary Hill in 1926 in Birmingham AL. She was credited as Mary Hill in some of early films including her biggest lead role in the sci-fi B movie, Mesa of Lost Women (1953), she would appear in small/ bit roles in classic movies of the era, including Paramount’s “The Greatest Show On Earth” (1952) & Warner Bros’s “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms”(1953). Paula Hill had several substantial roles in TV shows including Dragnet (1956), The Man Called X (1957) & Mike Hammer (1958) - revealing not only was she a beauty but a great actress capable of both melodrama and - in Burns & Allen (1955) and The Red Skelton Show (1957) - comedic timing . She retired from the screen in 1960 becoming a lounge singer and acting in theatre. She returned to the screen in cameos in Soldier of Fortune (1991) and Chump Change (2000). Hill died on her 74th birthday in 2000, from a stroke.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.783 |
Birthday | 1926-02-15 |
Place of Birth | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
Also Known As | Mary Hill, |
1953
Mesa of Lost Women
2.4/31
A mad scientist, Dr. Aranya (Jackie Coogan), has created giant spiders in his Mexican lab in Zarpa Mesa to create a race of superwomen by injecting sp...
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Mesa of Lost Women
1949
Hellfire
5.8/10
Zeb Smith is a gambler with a larcenous streak, but when an itinerant preacher takes a bullet meant for him, Zeb vows to fulfill the preacher's missio...
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Hellfire
1952
Outlaw Women
4.4/5
A old west town run by women. All the town's business is controlled by a woman gambler who tries not to succumb to the allure of a handsome and persi...
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Outlaw Women
1957
The Joker is Wild
8.1/152
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.
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The Joker is Wild
1953
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
6.6/183
The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.
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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1956
Hot Cars
5.7/14
Story of a salesman lured into the "hot car" racket.
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