Known For: Acting
Born: February 15, 1926
Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Died: February 15, 2000

Paula Hill

Paula Hill was a Hollywood film and television actress active onscreen 1947-1958. She was born Paula Mary Hill in 1926 in Birmingham AL. She was credited as Mary Hill in some of early films including her biggest lead role in the sci-fi B movie, Mesa of Lost Women (1953), she would appear in small/ bit roles in classic movies of the era, including Paramount’s “The Greatest Show On Earth” (1952) & Warner Bros’s “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms”(1953). Paula Hill had several substantial roles in TV shows including Dragnet (1956), The Man Called X (1957) & Mike Hammer (1958) - revealing not only was she a beauty but a great actress capable of both melodrama and - in Burns & Allen (1955) and The Red Skelton Show (1957) - comedic timing . She retired from the screen in 1960 becoming a lounge singer and acting in theatre. She returned to the screen in cameos in Soldier of Fortune (1991) and Chu…