One of the most unique physiques in cinema, with a body that has affectionately been described as "sawed-off..." This pint-size beauty had the pulchritude to pop any giant and had a number of chances to do so in costume dramas where her costume was as erotically charged as her dance sequences... Combined with her vixenish countenance, she projected a captivating screen presence that makes watching the many ludicrous productions she was in more than bearable...

Older sister to Lisa Gaye, the two in some images seems almost like twins, not just in the face and compact body, but in the exceptionally pronounced posterior...

Bird of Paradise

Plays a Polynesian beauty... (which is typical 1950s racial casting -- oh, if the character's not white, we'll get a dark-haired white girl to play her...)

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Princess of the Nile

If watching a sexy girl dance with a knife is your thing... (and if it's not your thing, you better get a new thing...)

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The Gambler from Natchez

Bet you can't lose with her... But if you're  the Gambler from Natchos,  you might lose your cheese...

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Love Me Tender

Answer to the trivia question who was Elvis' first film co-star...

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Omar Khayyam

A beauty to inspire any poet...

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Journey to The Lost City
(The Tiger of Bengal / The Indian Tomb)

A 2-parter where in the 1st part she dances half-naked and in the 2nd part she dances about 7/8ths naked...

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Why Must I Die?

As a murderess... (if looks could kill...)

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Tales of Terror
("The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar")

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Cleopatra's Daughter

Why, we didn't even know Cleo was expecting...

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Thanks to Brian's Drive-in and debra-paget.com for some source photos...