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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 25, 1929
Died
February 1, 2002
Place of Birth
Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
- Nellie Elizabeth McCalla
Irish McCalla
1.2 Popularity
Biography
Nellie Elizabeth "Irish" McCalla (December 25, 1928 - February 1, 2002) was an American film and television actress and artist best known as the title star of the 1950s television series Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. She co-starred with actor Chris Drake. McCalla was also a "Vargas Girl" model for pin-up girl artist Alberto Vargas.
Known For
4.8
Holly
Hands of a Stranger
1962
5.0
'Big Pearl' Jackson
Five Bold Women
1960
4.8
Sister Magdalena
Five Gates to Hell
1959
5.2
Marie Baron
The Beat Generation
1959
6.5
Self
Disneyland '59
1959
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
1958
4.6
Jerrie Turner
She Demons
1958
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
5.6
Self - Queen of the Jungle
The Steve Allen Show
1956
4.5
Sheena
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
1955
Credits
Hands of a Stranger
as Holly
1962
4.8
Five Bold Women
as 'Big Pearl' Jackson
1960
5.0
Five Gates to Hell
as Sister Magdalena
1959
4.8
The Beat Generation
as Marie Baron
1959
5.2
Disneyland '59
as Self
1959
6.5
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
She Demons
as Jerrie Turner
1958
4.6
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
7.3
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Queen of the Jungle
1956
5.6
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
as Sheena
1955
4.5