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Home/People/Irish McCalla
Irish McCalla profile photo
Born
Dec 25, 1929Died: Feb 1, 2002
Lived 72 years
Place of Birth
Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

6
Movies
4
TV Shows
Also Known As
Nellie Elizabeth McCalla
IMDb Profile

Irish McCalla

Acting

Biography
Nellie Elizabeth "Irish" McCalla (December 25, 1928 - February 1, 2002) was an American film and television actress and artist best known as the title star of the 1950s television series Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. She co-starred with actor Chris Drake. McCalla was also a "Vargas Girl" model for pin-up girl artist Alberto Vargas.
Hands of a Stranger poster

Hands of a Stranger

as Holly
1962
Five Bold Women poster

Five Bold Women

as 'Big Pearl' Jackson
1960
Five Gates to Hell poster

Five Gates to Hell

as Sister Magdalena
1959
The Beat Generation poster

The Beat Generation

as Marie Baron
1959
Disneyland '59 poster

Disneyland '59

as Self
1959
She Demons poster

She Demons

as Jerrie Turner
1958