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Yvette Mimieux
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Actor Born: January 8, 1942 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:Born to a French father and Mexican mother, actress "Yvette Mimieux" grew up within shouting distance of Hollywood Boulevard. The blonde, well-proportioned Mimieux was a beauty contest winner and model when signed to an MGM contract in 1959. With her second film appearance as ethereal 800th century girl Weena in "The Time Machine" (1960), Mimieux achieved stardom; with her next film, "Where the Boys Are" (1960), she proved capable of heavy dramatics via a discreetly handled "gang rape" sequence. An appearance as a terminally ill girl on the 1964 "Dr. Kildare" episode "Tyger Tyger" drew a great deal of press attention for Mimieux, principally because she spent most of her early scenes in a bikini. The actress's subsequent roles showed promise, but she generally found herself playing second fiddle to the leading man; in Disney's "Monkeys Go Home" (1966), she was upstaged by a chimpanzee. Tired of... Full Biography
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