COP11 Posted November 6, 2011 Posted November 6, 2011 Fran Jeffries (born May 18, 1937) is an American singer, actress, and model. Career She had a cameo in the 1963 film The Pink Panther, in which she sang a song called "Meglio Stasera (It Had Better Be Tonight)" while she danced provocatively around a fireplace. She also sang a number in the first sequel, A Shot in the Dark. Her figure was highlighted, albeit briefly, in a minor role in Sex and the Single Girl. She sang on The Tom Jones Show in 1969 with the host, doing a duet of "You've Got What it Takes". She was featured in Playboy Magazine a couple years later, in 1971 at the age of 35, in a pictorial entitled "Frantastic!". Ten years later she posed a second time for Playboy at the age of 45. This second pictorial was titled "Still Frantastic!". Photos reveal that, at some point in her career, she appeared onstage with Bob Hope. Personal life Jeffries has been married three times: Steven Schaeffer, musician, (March 16, 1971 - September 1973) (divorced) Richard Quine (1920–1989), actor, producer, director (1965 - June 10, 1969) (divorced) Dick Haymes (1918–1980), actor, singer, (1958 - January 1965) (divorced) Has 1 daughter, Stephanie Haymes (Taupin) Roven. Filmography The Buccaneer (1958) as Cariba - Mawbee Girl The Pink Panther (1963) as Greek 'cousin' Sex and the Single Girl (1964) as Gretchen A Shot in the Dark (1964) Harum Scarum (1965) as Aishah A Talent for Loving (1969) Police Woman (1 episode, 1976) as Tracy Discography "Sex and the Single Girl" was released on MGM in 1964 as a single and an LP. In 1966, Fran Jeffries recorded an album for Monument Records, This Is Fran Jeffries; a collection of standards and popular songs, produced by Fred Foster with arrangements by Dick Grove and Bill Justis, including a rendition of Lennon-McCartney's "Yesterday". Other recordings include an LP on Warwick (Fran: Can Really Hang You Up The Most). In 2000, Jeffries released a recording All the Love, again a collection of standards. Accumalative song recordings: Sex and the Single Girl Yesterday Springtime (Can Really Hang You Up the Most) All the Love Gone Now My Lonely Corner Life Goes On Honey and Wine Ain't Misbehavin' Accumalative songs for movies: Meglio Stasera Sex and the Single Girl The Anniversary Song Quote
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