Yvette Vickers

Yvette Vickers

Actor

Kansas City, Missouri, USA
August 26, 1928

Biography

Yvette Vickers (born Yvette Iola Vedder) was an American actress, pin-up model and singer. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and studied journalism. While at UCLA, she took a class in acting and discovered that she enjoyed it, so she changed her major to drama. She began making television commercials. Her last film appearance was in the 1991 horror film, "Evil Spirits." Yvette Vickers mummified body was discovered by actress and neighbor Susan Savage on April 27, 2011, in her home at 10021 Westwanda Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles.

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Representative Works

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
8.3
/ English
Hud
Hud
7.3
/ English
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
4.8
/ English
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Attack of the Giant Leeches
4.0
/ English
Juvenile Jungle
Juvenile Jungle
7.4
/ English
What's the Matter with Helen?
What's the Matter with Helen?
5.9
/ English
Evil Spirits
Evil Spirits
3.7
/ English
Pressure Point
Pressure Point
6.5
/ English
Beach Party
Beach Party
6.0
/ English
Short Cut to Hell
Short Cut to Hell
5.8
/ English
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
6.8
/ English
The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die
6.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Sunset Boulevard
1950Winner

Best Performance

Sunset Boulevard

Hud
1963Nominee

Best Performance

Hud

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
1958Nominee

Best Performance

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

Career Highlights

Attack of the Giant Leeches
1959Highlight

Best Performance

Attack of the Giant Leeches

Juvenile Jungle
1958Highlight

Best Performance

Juvenile Jungle

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