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Roberta Collins (November 17, 1944 – August 16, 2008) was a film and television actress who was known for her attractive physique, blonde, curly hair, and Marilyn Monroe appearance. She starred in many exploitation films, including the prostitute Clara in Tobe Hooper's ''Eaten Alive'', and the character Matilda the Hun in the science fiction film ''Death Race 2000''. Jack Hill, who directed her in ''The Big Doll House'', once gave her as an example of "really great actresses who could have excellent careers but couldn't get their personal lives together...she would be fantastic one day, do everything right, and then she would be out until 4 A.M. partying and the next day she would be useless."〔Callum Waddell, ''Jack Hill'', MacFaland 2009 p 151〕 ==Career== Collins was born Roberta Lee Hefley in 1944. She was married to Gunther Collins from 1966-70 and took his surname. Collins won numerous beauty contests growing up and signed to a contract with a studio almost immediately after graduation from high school. However her option was not picked up, something that was repeated with another studio, "so that made me want to study and become a good actress," she later said.〔BEAUTY: Olive Oil for Natural Facial Lane, Lydia. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) (Angeles, Calif ) 28 June 1976: f4. 〕 In 1969 she was appointed Queen of the Warner Bros-Seven Arts International Film Festival in Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island.〔Roberta Collins Queen of Festival Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) (Angeles, Calif ) 08 May 1969: f17. 〕 She gained a level of fame with her appearance in the enormously popular ''Big Doll House''. This led to a series of roles in exploitation films. She worked in a number of non-exploitation roles as well, notably on television. In the early 1970s Collins briefly dated Glenn Ford.〔Henry Berger, Chef, Take Turns Noting Year of Rat Jacobs, Jody. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) (Angeles, Calif ) 23 Feb 1972: h2. 〕 In the early 1990s she worked as a caregiver for Ford.〔Peter Ford, ''Glenn Ford: A Life'', p 300〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roberta Collins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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