| Sue Williams | |
|---|---|
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| April 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Maria McBane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karen Sue Hamilton (1945-05-13) May 13, 1945 (age 79) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Height | 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) |
Sue Hamilton (born May 13, 1945 as Karen Sue Hamilton), also known as Sue Williams, is an American actress and model of Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for April 1965.
Early life and Playboy
Hamilton was born in Glendale, California and attended Glendale High School between 1957 and 1959. In 1964 Hamilton modeled for photographers Bill and Melba Figge, whom she met through her sister who worked as an artist at Figge Studio, then located in Glendale. According to Melba Figge, quoted in an interview with Lindsay Sandham in 2005, "We sent the first in ... and Hugh Hefner said, 'She's really cute. We'd like to see your work.'" Hamilton, using the name Sue Williams, was the first of 48 Playboy centerfolds to be photographed by Figge Studio. According to Playboy, she was the first Playmate to have breast implants and the first who was less than five feet tall (152 cm).
Acting career
After appearing in Playboy, as Sue Williams was signed immediately by American International Pictures and appeared in How to Stuff a Wild Bikini as "Peanuts", alongside other Playboy Playmates Marianne Gaba and Jo Collins. She appeared in four more AIP movies released in between 1965 and 1966, credited as Sue Hamilton. Sue Hamilton appeared in nationally syndicated magazine articles promoting American International Pictures releases, including "Starlets Seek Natural Look" and "Use Makeup The Professional Way." Sue Hamilton also appeared in the "Super-face" print advertising campaign for "Sheer Magic" make-up, as did fellow AIP starlet Patti Chandler, to promote The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini and Fireball 500.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | How to Stuff a Wild Bikini | Peanuts | |
| 1965 | Sergeant Dead Head | Ivy | Alternative title: Sergeant Deadhead, the Astronut |
| 1965 | Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine | Robot | Alternative title: Dr. G. and the Bikini Machine |
| 1965 | The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot | Television movie | |
| 1965 to 1966 | Gidget | 3 episodes | |
| 1966 | The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | Sue | |
| 1966 | Fireball 500 | Farmer's Daughter |
See also
References
- "Sue Hamilton Profile". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Behind the camera of '60s Playboys". Daily Pilot. June 4, 2005. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
- "Playboy Firsts". Playboy. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- Lisanti, Tom (2005). Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969. McFarland & Company. p. 219. ISBN 978-0786421046.
- Brewster, Carol (August 28, 1965). "Starlets Seek 'Natural Look'". Pittsburgh Press. p. 13.
- Churchill, Reba; Churchill, Bonnie (February 24, 1966). "Use Makeup The Professional Way". Montreal Gazette. p. 26.
- "Super-Face". Flickr. Retrieved March 20, 2018.