{{short description|Canadian-American actress and author|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Beverly Adams | image = Beverly Adams.jpg | image_size = | caption = Adams in 1960 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|11|7}} | birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = Beverly Sassoon | years_active = 1963&ndash;1999 | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Vidal Sassoon<br>|1967|1981|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Antonio Migoni|<!--unknown?-->|<!--unknown?-->|end=annulled}} * Philip Neal }} | children = 4, including Catya Sassoon | occupation = Actress, author }}

'''Beverly Sassoon''' ({{Nee}} '''Adams'''; born November 7, 1945)<ref name=gn/> is a Canadian-American actress and author.

==Early life== Adams was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,<ref name="ci">{{cite magazine |last=Clemens |first=Samuel |date=November 2022 |title=I Feel Blessed |magazine=Classic Images |pages=29–31}}</ref> but is a citizen of the United States.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sassoon to Marry Actress |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/01/03/archives/sassoon-to-marry-actress.html |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=January 3, 1967 |page=62|url-access=subscription}}</ref> She is the daughter of Wayne Adams and his wife.<ref name="gn">{{cite news |last1=Ellison |first1=Vernon |title=2 Human Stars, 1 Chimp Star, Visit City On Zany Movie Tour |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112374628/the-greenville-news/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=The Greenville News |date=August 14, 1966 |page=4|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> Raised Roman Catholic, she moved with her family to Burbank, California after the war where, as a teen, she competed in and won beauty contests before becoming an actress.<ref>Barbara Wilkins, [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20066301,00.html People: "He's Hung Up His Scissors, but Vidal and Beverly Sassoon Are on Beauty's Cutting Edge"], people.com, March 29, 1976.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/adams_beverly.html|title=Beverly Adams|publisher=northernstars.ca|accessdate=2008-11-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212075054/http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/adams_beverly.html|archivedate=February 12, 2010}}</ref> She began working as a model while she was a student at Valley State College.<ref name="ci" />

Adams, who initially wanted to become a doctor, had a weekend job in a dress shop while she worked during the week as secretary to a Superior Court judge in Los Angeles. When the dress shop had a fashion show televised, Adams modeled some of the dresses. An advertising man saw her modeling on that broadcast and invited her to make a commercial at a local television station. Ozzie Nelson was at the station at the same time, and he invited her to play a bit part in an episode of ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''.<ref name="gn" />

==Acting== thumb|upright|Beverly Adams in trailer for How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) Adams appeared in various guest roles in television series of the 1960s, including a recurring role on the ''Dr. Kildare'' TV series. She was selected for Columbia Pictures' New Talent Program and was signed to a contract where she appeared on several Screen Gems television series and several films, including the recurring role of Lovey Kravezit in the Matt Helm movies starring Dean Martin.<ref>p. 33 Lisanti, Tom & Paul, Louis ''Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973'' McFarland; Reprint edition 30 October 2016</ref>

After appearing uncredited in two films with Elvis Presley, ''Roustabout'' and ''Girl Happy'', she played the redheaded Cassandra in ''How to Stuff a Wild Bikini''

== Post-acting career == During her retirement from acting, Adams, going by her married name of '''Beverly Sassoon''', published several books and served as a spokeswoman for Vidal Sassoon, Inc.<ref name="ci" />

She launched her own line of pet care products, Beverly Sassoon Pet Care System.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lisanti|first=Tom|author2=O'Neill, Eileen|author3=Paul, Louis|title=Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973|publisher=McFarland|year=2002|isbn=0-7864-1194-5|page=36}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Adams met hairstylist Vidal Sassoon when she was sent to his London salon while she was filming ''Torture Garden.'' They married on February 16, 1967.<ref name="ci" />

They had four children,<ref name="Bath">{{cite web|date=September 4, 2010|title=Slowing Down Not My Style|url=http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Slowing-style/article-2609590-detail/article.html|accessdate=May 11, 2012|newspaper=thisisbath}}</ref> including Catya.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/01/19/archives/mary-marshall-engaged-to-wed-we-oconnell.html|title=Mary Marshall Engaged to Wed W.E. O'Connell; Son to Mrs. Vidal Sassoon|work=The New York Times|accessdate=January 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Katherine|last=Bowers|title=Sassoon's Heir Apparent|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/beauty/2008/10/vidal_sassoon|accessdate=May 11, 2012|work=W|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329075742/http://www.wmagazine.com/beauty/2008/10/vidal_sassoon|archive-date=March 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="nyt-taylor">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/13/archives/new-sassoon-style-is-over-the-counter.html|title=New Sassoon Style Is Over the Counter|first=Angela|last=Taylor|date=November 13, 1976|work=The New York Times|accessdate=January 2, 2013}}</ref> In 1981, the couple divorced, and Adams returned to acting. She married a matador, Antonio Migoni, but the marriage was annulled. Adams later married Philip Neal, whom she described as "the love of my life".<ref name="ci" /> Neal died in 2008.<ref>{{cite web | title=Philip Neal, 68, former Avery Dennison executive | website=Daily News | date=2008-10-30 | url=https://www.dailynews.com/2008/10/30/philip-neal-68-former-avery-dennison-executive/ | access-date=2026-03-10}}</ref>

In November 2022, Adams was profiled in ''Classic Images'', where she discussed her onscreen career.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clemens |first1=Samuel |title=I Feel Blessed |work=Classic Images |issue=565 |publisher=Lee Enterprises |date=November 2022}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1963 | data-sort-value="Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The" | ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' | Gloria | Episode: "Wally's Pen Pal" |- | 1964 | ''Channing'' | The 1st Coed | Episode: "My Son, the All-American" |- | 1964 | ''Dr. Kildare'' | Various roles | 2 episodes |- | 1964 | data-sort-value="New Interns, The" | ''The New Interns'' | Lisa | Uncredited |- | 1964 | ''Roustabout'' | Cora | Uncredited |- | 1964–1965 | ''Burke's Law'' | Various roles | 3 episodes |- | 1965 | ''Girl Happy'' | Girl #2 | Uncredited |- | 1965 | ''Bewitched'' | Dora "D. D." Danger O'Riley | Episode: "George the Warlock" |- | 1965 | ''How to Stuff a Wild Bikini'' | Cassandra | |- | 1965 | ''Gidget'' | Treasure | Episode: "In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust" |- | 1965 | ''Winter A-Go-Go'' | Jo Ann Wallace | |- | 1965 | ''Camp Runamuck'' | Pretty woman | Episode: "The New Swimming Pool" |- | 1966 | data-sort-value="Silencers, The" | ''The Silencers'' | Lovey Kravezit | |- | 1966 | ''Birds Do It'' | Claudine Wald | |- | 1966 | ''Se Tutte le Donne del Mondo'' | Karin | Alternative title: ''If All the Women in the World'' |- | 1966 | ''Murderers' Row'' | Lovey Kravezit | |- | 1967 | ''Devil's Angels'' | Lynn | |- | 1967 | data-sort-value="Ambushers, The" | ''The Ambushers'' | Lovey Kravezit | |- | 1967 | ''Torture Garden'' | Carla Hayes | |- | 1968 | ''Hammerhead'' | Ivory | |- | 1980 | ''Quincy, M.E.'' | Dr. Jerri McCracken | Episode: "New Blood" |- | 1982 | ''CHiPs'' | Vanessa | Episode: "Head Over Heels" |- | 1992 | ''Silk Stalkings'' | Anna Alexis | Episode: "Baser Instincts" |- | 1996 | ''Mind Games'' | Board Member #1 | |- | 1996 | data-sort-value="Guilt, The" | ''The Guilt'' | Vivian Cornell | Episode: "Dean's Office" |- | 1997–1999 | ''Profiler'' | Various roles | 2 episodes |}

==Awards nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Result |- | 1967 | Laurel Awards | Female New Face | Nominated |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|10770|Beverly Adams}} * {{Facebook | id= beverly.sassoon | name= Beverly Adams }}

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