Tiffany Bolling

Posted September 25, 201014 yr

Date of Birth

6 February 1946, Santa Monica, California, USA

Birth Name

Tiffany Royce Kral

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Mini Biography

Strikingly beautiful and fiery blonde actress Tiffany Bolling may not have achieved the long-lasting stardom she deserved, but she nonetheless has remained a much-beloved cult favorite of 70s B-movie buffs for her lively and impressive performances in a handful of enjoyably trashy drive-in flicks. Born on February 6th, 1947 in Santa Monica, California as Tiffany Royce Kral, Bolling basically had show business in her blood: her father was singer/pianist Roy Kral and her mother was singer/comedienne Bettie Miller. Tiffany attended Webster elementary school in Malibu. She began singing in coffeehouses at age 16 and recorded an album for Canyon Records, scoring a minor hit single with the Vietnam protest song "Thank God the War is Over". Bolling's latter album "Tiffany" was a flop in its day, but has since become a much sought after collector's item. Tiffany found greater success as an actress. She made her film debut at age 20 in an uncredited bit part as a model in the Frank Sinatra private eye picture Tony Rome (1967). More prominent parts in the movies "Triangle" and "The Marriage of A Young Stockbroker" immediately cemented Bolling's status as a most promising new talent. Tiffany did a nude pictorial for the April 1972 issue of "Playboy" magazine. Bolling secured her place as a bonafide B-movie queen with a bunch of juicy starring parts: she's a sneaky, manipulative con artist femme fatale supreme in "Bonnie's Kids," a hotel lounge singer who's stalked by a crazed psycho in "Wicked, Wicked," the ruthless ringleader of a trio of desperate kidnappers in the terrific "The Candy Snatchers," and a stewardess who gets terrorized by deranged psychopath Andrew Prine in the splendidly sleazy "The Centerfold Girls." Bolling gave another fine performance as a gutsy entomologist in the hugely entertaining killer animal horror outing "Kingdom of the Spiders." On television Bolling was a regular cast member of the short-lived TV series "The New People," which was a precursor to "Lost." Among the many TV programs Tiffany did guest spots on are "High Mountain Rangers," "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," "Vegas," "The Mod Squad," "Bonanza," "Mannix," "The Man from Atlantis," "Barnaby Jones," "Charlie's Angels," "ElectraWoman and DynaGirl," and "The Sixth Sense." Alas, Bolling's career petered out in the 80's, as such lackluster movies as "The Vals," "Love Scenes," and "Open House" all grimly confirm. Her last movie to date is the 1996 picture "Visions." More recently Bolling has worked in both stage and film productions behind the scenes. She also teaches and dedicates herself to various humanitarian causes. Moreover, her daughter Seanie sang back-up vocals on the 1990 debut album of the Christian heavy metal band Holy Soldier.

Spouse

Richard Casares (8 October 1983 - present) 1 child

William H. Noyes (21 August 1976 - ?) (divorced)

Peter E. Tevis (27 September 1969 - September 1970) (divorced)

Trivia

Tiffany Bolling attempted a singing career just around the time of the release of "Wicked Wicked", which she sang in. An album was released entitled "Tiffany", which was unsuccessful. It has recently become a hot collector's item!

Attended the Webster elementary school in Malibu, California.

Her mother was singer/comedienne Bettie Miller, who performed with the Boyd Rayburn band, often did shows with Billie Holiday, and was an early comedy partner of "Laugh-In" (1977) creator Dick Martin. Her biological father was singer/pianist Roy Kral, who, with his wife Jackie Cain, formed the popular cabaret duo "Jackie and Roy". For over 50 years, they recorded numerous albums and performed hundreds of live shows, even having their own television program in Chicago in the '50s.