Althea Currier

Althea Currier

Actor

Baileyville, Maine

Biography

Born in Baileyville, Maine in 1941, Currier migrated to Los Angeles in the late 1950s. She became a popular glamour model of the 1960s and also appeared in "sexploitation" and "nudie cutie" films of the era, including several by Russ Meyer. She was a dancer who taught classes at Arthur Murray Studios and also worked as an exotic dancer at the Largo club in Los Angeles. Currier also had a column in the men's magazine "Adam," entitled "Ask Althea," in which she answered readers' questions. She retired from entertainment in the late 1960s.

Photo

Althea Currier 1

Representative Works

Erotica
Erotica
4.4
/ English
Lorna
Lorna
5.6
/ English
Kiss Me Quick!
Kiss Me Quick!
4.6
/ English
Everybody Loves It
Everybody Loves It
3.5
/ English
The Naked Flame
The Naked Flame
6.0
/ English
Surftide 77
Surftide 77
4.5
/ English
Heavenly Bodies
Heavenly Bodies
4.7
/ English
Mr. Peters' Pets
Mr. Peters' Pets
3.0
/ English
Knockers Up
Knockers Up
3.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Erotica
1961Nominee

Best Performance

Erotica

Lorna
1964Nominee

Best Performance

Lorna

Sinderella and the Golden Bra
1964Nominee

Best Performance

Sinderella and the Golden Bra

Career Highlights

The Girls on F Street
1966Highlight

Best Performance

The Girls on F Street

Kiss Me Quick!
1964Highlight

Best Performance

Kiss Me Quick!