Rocío Gancedo (March 27, 1989 – November 30, 2017) was an Argentine model, actress, and Playboy Playmate. Born in Lomas del Mirador, Buenos Aires, she gained fame as the cover star and Playmate for the Argentine edition of Playboy in October 2011. She also appeared on reality TV (notably Gran Hermano Argentina 2015) and had small acting roles. Tragically, she died by suicide in 2017 at age 28.
Aaliyah (born Aaliyah Dana Haughton; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Detroit, she exploded onto the scene at just 15 with her debut album Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number (1994), produced by R. Kelly, which went double platinum.
After cutting ties with R. Kelly amid controversy, she teamed up with Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her groundbreaking sophomore album One in a Million (1996), blending smooth R&B with futuristic beats and selling over eight million copies worldwide. She followed it with her self-titled final album Aaliyah (2001), led by hits like “We Need a Resolution” and “Rock the Boat.”
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Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, singer, and one of the biggest sex symbols of the 50s and early 60s. She blew up on Broadway in 1955, hit Hollywood hard in 1956, and became a full-blown celebrity by 1957. She was a Playboy Playmate, nightclub performer, and 20th Century Fox’s answer to Marilyn Monroe.
Christina Carlin-Kraft, born as Christina Kraft, is a German Playboy model. She was murdered in August 2018.
Sondra Locke (born Sandra Louise Smith on May 28, 1944), was an American actress and director. She broke out in 1968 with The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, scoring an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She starred in hits like Willard, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Gauntlet, the Every Which Way But Loose movies, Bronco Billy, and Sudden Impact. She worked a lot with Clint Eastwood, who was her partner for over 13 years. Her memoir The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly – A Hollywood Journey came out in 1997.
Heidi Brühl was a German singer and actress. Born January 30, 1942 in Munich, she passed away on June 8, 1991.
Missy Cleveland was an American actress and model. Born December 25, 1959, she passed away at just 41 in her Yazoo City, Mississippi home on August 14, 2001 from a bad reaction to prescription meds.
Lana Jean Clarkson (April 5, 1962 – February 3, 2003) was an American actress and fashion model. In the 80s she became famous for starring in sword-and-sorcery flicks. She was shot and killed inside record producer Phil Spector’s home. Spector was convicted of second-degree murder on April 13, 2009.
Jade Goody (June 5, 1981 – March 22, 2009) was an English reality TV star. She blew up on Big Brother series 3 in 2002, which got her own shows and products after leaving.
In January 2007, she entered Celebrity Big Brother 5 and got slammed for racially bullying Indian actress Shilpa Shetty. After eviction, she owned it and apologized publicly. By late 2007 and early 2008, polls showed most people hated her.
Laura Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz on November 28, 1941 and died June 22, 2015. She was an Italian actress who appeared in 45 films from 1965 to 1991.
She got big in the ’70s with erotic dramas like Malizia (1973) and Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974). She worked with directors like Luchino Visconti in The Innocent (1976) and Dino Risi in The Divine Nymph (1975). Her last major role was in Malizia 2000 (1991).
Carole White was born April 1, 1943 and died September 16, 1991. She was an English actress. She got big with her role in the TV play Cathy Come Home (1966) and films Poor Cow (1967) and I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname (1967). But alcoholism and drug abuse hurt her career, and from the early ’70s she worked less and less.
Carol Lynley (February 13, 1942 – September 3, 2019). She was an American actress and former model. She started young, landin’ covers on Life and Good Housekeeping as a teen. Her big break came with The Light in the Forest (1958) and Blue Denim (1959).
She got famous for The Poseidon Adventure (1972) as Nonnie. She also popped up in Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), Harlow (1965), and TV shows like The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and Fantasy Island.
