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- Birth nameVerna Charlene Stavely
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Born Verna Charlene Stavely. Holt, a former "Miss Maryland," enjoyed a rewarding modeling career prior to her screen work in both films and television that began when caught director Howard Hawks's attention when he saw her in a lipstick commercial. After her debut appearance in the Sandra Dee-Bobby Darin comedy, If a Man Answers (1962), Holt went on to appear in such films as Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Man's Favorite Sport? (1964), Red Line 7000 (1965), Zigzag (1970), and the TV movie Wonder Woman (1974). Her television series appearances included guest roles on Hawaiian Eye (1962), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963), Perry Mason (1965), It Takes A Thief (1968), and CHiPs (1980). Following the filming of El Dorado in 1966, Holt married millionaire real estate developer William A. Tishman in 1966. The couple enjoyed traveling and collecting antiques and artwork for their lavish home in Trousdale Estates in West Los Angeles until their 1972 divorce. Her last screen appearance before retiring was in Melvin and Howard (1980).- IMDb mini biography by: Joseph Nutter
- SpousesWilliam Alan Tishman(October 7, 1966 - July 1972) (divorced)Edward Young Holt(February 18, 1951 - March 9, 1960)Solomon J Saffian(? - April 5, 1996) (her death)
- ParentsMalcolm C. StavelyVerna Vesta Stavely
- By 1957, reputedly earned up to $50,000 a year modeling.
- Was crowned "Miss Maryland" in 1956 and was a semi-finalist that same year in the Miss USA Pageant held in Long Beach, CA.
- One of nine models sent to Rio de Janeiro by Rose Marie Reid Swim Suits and the Eileen Ford Agency in August 1957.
- Under personal contract to Rock Hudson, from July 1963.
- Discovered by director Howard Hawks, who saw a commercial she had made for Revlon lipstick in 1958.
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