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Blonde extra

posted 17 years ago by Skragg
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Does anyone know the name of the blonde actress who was in nearly every one of these movies, but had just about no lines? I don't mean Candy Johnson, but the girl who's in the left-hand photo on the first IMDB page for this movie itself. I've seen the credits countless times, but don't know who she is. There was a very good beach movie parody on The Carol Burnett Show, and Vicky Lawrence did what seemed to be an imitation of her, giving the character that "bimbo" voice she's used so often.

[–] rossneville2003 17 years ago

Her name is Mary Hughes.They say she was still a knockout when the cast members had a reunion in the eighties.She appeared in all the BP movies and although she was usually featured on the movie posters never had a line of dialogue.She can also be seen in the audience of the ledgendary "T.A.M.I show",a filmed concert shown in theaters accross the country,featuring top pop acts of 1964. Ross

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[–] aaa-brat 15 years ago

I believe who you are talking about is Mary Hughes. Look her up and see if that is who you are talking about. She was in alot of the Beach movies.

[–] Skragg 15 years ago

Thank you. Hearing anything on the beach movies is nice (I just watched one last night).

[–] noname1479 13 years ago

Unfortunately, Mary died of cancer a couple of years ago. But if you want to see more pics of her, check out online the Vanity Fair article from 2008. There's also a recent pic of her on Tom Lisanti's website.

[–] D_Ray_Morton 12 years ago

Well the beautiful Blonde who starts out the movie as the beauty in the bikini that makes everyone stare at her, in the very 1st scene and the girl who is walking through the drag strip and the girl who is also walking on the beach when the cast does their 1st surf scene and makes them all fall off of their surf boards is PATTI CHANDLER, To me she was the most sexy one of any of the girls in any of the beach movies, She won the part in a talent show in KRLA in 1964 and ended being in all of the AI Beach movies from Bikini Beach through the end of the series...

I really wish she would have better scenes where she would have talked...She is also the beautiful bottomed girl at the end of the film when here bikini says THE END...

Best bottom of any girl in the beach films...HANDS DOWN...watch her dancing scenes in Pajama Party at the pool at the beginning...DAMN...and her skimpy dance scene when Donna Lauren sings her song in Bikini Beach...and does a sweet sexy dance in Beach Blanket Bingo...Not to mention How to Stuff a Wild Bikini, SEXY SEXY girl.
She even wears that sexy red bikini from Bikini Beach in Pajama party..she is the only EXTRA that I can find in every movie due to her perfect body...

PATTI CHANDLER baby doll you were the best!!! Are the best for that matter!!!

[–] hockeyhrs 9 years ago

I'm a big Susan Hart fan, myself . . . although she only appears in the last (and worst) BP movie, The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini.

[–] [email protected] 9 years ago

Glad to see an answer to this - I always thought that very noticeable girl was Joy Harmon (Village of the Giants, Cool Hand Luke) but looking into it, found Joy was in none of these movies.