Born 1945 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canadian-American actress and author Beverly 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.
After appearing uncredited in two films with Elvis Presley, Roustabout and Girl Happy, Adams played the redheaded Cassandra in How to Stuff a Wild Bikini. She met and married hairstylist Vidal Sassoon in 1966, and retired from acting, after fulfilling a commitment to appear in Irving Allen’s Hammerhead, to raise the couple’s children.
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. In 1980, the couple divorced and Adams returned to acting. She launched her own line of pet care products, Beverly Sassoon Pet Care System.
Take a look at these beautiful photos to see portraits of a young Beverly Adams in the 1960s.
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