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Name: Liz Renay
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Date of Birth:
April 14, 1926
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Place of Birth:
Not available
Mini-bio:
An American actress whose life was as sensationalistic as the films in which she appeared, Liz Renay has developed a minor cult following. Born Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins in Mesa, AZ, the curvaceous blon... read morede started out as a model and a show girl. She made her film debut in 1959 playing a gangster's moll in Date With Death. In real life, Renay was the girlfriend of gangster Mickey Cohen. In the early '60s, she appeared in court where she was asked to discuss her alleged Mafia connections in detail. She refused and was sentenced to three years at Terminal Island prison on perjury charges. Following her release, Renay returned to exploitation films. Later she became a stripper and for a while had an act involving her daughter; it was the first act of its kind. In 1971, she published her autobiography, My Face for the World to See. Ten years later she published Staying Young, a beauty book. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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