Paula Hill

Paula Hill

Born: February 15, 1926
Died: February 15, 2000
in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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.

Movies for Paula Hill...

Title: Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Character: Janet Kellogg
Released: January 7, 1958
Type: TV
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer is the title used for two syndicated television series that followed the adventures of fictional private detective Mike Hammer. The gritty, crime fighting detective—created by American crime author Mickey Spillane—has also inspired several feature films and made-for-TV movies.
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The Joker Is Wild
Title: The Joker Is Wild
Character: Chorine (uncredited)
Released: September 26, 1957
Type: Movie
Prohibition-era nightclub crooner Joe E. Lewis has his career and nearly his life cut short when his throat is slashed as payback for leaving the employ of Chicago mob boss Georgie Parker. A broken alcoholic, Joe is brought back from the abyss by his faithful piano player, Austin Mack, who helps turn the former singer into a successful stand-up comedian. But Joe's demons plague his romantic life even as he reaches new heights of success.
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Hot Cars
Title: Hot Cars
Character: Mrs. Davenport
Released: November 2, 1956
Type: Movie
Story of a salesman lured into the "hot car" racket.
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Mesa of Lost Women
Title: Mesa of Lost Women
Character: Doreen Culbertson
Released: June 17, 1953
Type: Movie
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 spiders with human pituitary growth hormones. Women develop miraculous regenerative powers, but men mutate into disfigured dwarves. Spiders grow to human size and intelligence.
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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Title: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Character: Miss Ryan
Released: June 13, 1953
Type: Movie
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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Outlaw Women
Title: Outlaw Women
Character: One of Uncle Barney's Girls
Released: April 28, 1952
Type: Movie
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 persistent cowboy.
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Hellfire
Title: Hellfire
Released: May 29, 1949
Type: Movie
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 mission of building a church. Frustrated in his attempts to get donations, Zeb attempts to capture fugitive Doll Brown in order to obtain the reward. But he finds that there's more to Doll than meets the eye. When his old friend Bucky McLean shows up gunning for Doll, Zeb sees a chance to redeem them all... one way or another.