Blond and sexy, with the bluest of eyes, the late Venita Wolf was one of the prettiest actresses to grace the drive-in screens of America. The fact that Wolf, who resembled a cross between Carol Lynley and Diane McBain, appeared on screen in only one beach film, Catalina Caper (1967) was a real loss for girl watchers. During the mid-sixties, Venita Wolf, like Andrea Dromm, first achieved fame in a series of TV commercials. She was the sparkling hair model for Lady Clairol. Casting directors quickly took notice and the acting offers came rolling in. Film producers Bond Blackman and Jack Bartlett were savvy enough to sign the fetching blonde to co-star in the feature Catalina Caper.
The movie featured Venita as Tina a denizen of Catalina Island who finds herself attracted her brother’s college classmate Don (Tommy Kirk). The duo along with the rest of the beach crowd go scuba diving, dance on the shoe an don yachts, and get entwined with art smugglers. The rest of Wolf’s short acting career comprised roles on commercials and TV shows. She made her TV debut replacing Sharon Tate as Miss Murray, Mr. Drysdale’s enticing receptionist, in a few episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. She made enough of an impression to be presented by Bob Hope as one of the “Stars of Tomorrow” along with Susan Saint James, Chris Noel, and Eileen O’Neill, among others on his comedy special in 1966. Star Trek fans will remember Wolf as Yeoman Teresa Ross in the episode, “The Squire of Gothos.” She along with Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and the others are held prisoners on a planetoid by a childish super being named Trelane played by William Campbell, who is fascinated with the violent history of human beings. Shortly after Venita then faded from the Hollywood scene by 1970.
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Former showgirl Bettina Brenna was a statuesque Glamazon who didn’t amass many film or TV credits but she could not but help stand out due to her physical attributes. She is most remembered for Funny Girl (1968) as one of the glamorous Springtime Brides she of the nasally voice.
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Read more about Venita in my book Drive-in Dream Girls and more on Bettina in my book Glamour Girls in Sixties Hollywood.