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Originally Posted by zwaik

Born Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins, knockout Liz Renay's personal life often overshadowed her film career. She became a showgirl and, later, a stripper after running away from home in the 1940s. In the 1950s, Rennay made an effort toward acting and landed a starring role in Date with Death (1959; with Gerald Mohr and Robert Clarke) and was considered for other big roles. But when she was sentenced to three years in Terminal Island Prison after refusing to fink on her lover, mobster Mickey Cohen, her hopes for screen stardom vanished. However, after her release from prision, Renay published her famous autobiography My Face for the World to See (1971) and found work as an actress in low-budget films. Some of her work includes The Thrill Killers (1964; with Ray Dennis Steckler), The Nasty Rabbit (1965; with Arch Hall Jr.), and John Waters' Desperate Living (1977; with Mink Stole and Edith Massey). Renay's last film was Ted V. Mikels' Mark of the Astro-Zombies (2002; with Tura Satana).

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