Occupation Actress, model Children Gerry Haynes Spouse Joe Lewis (m. 1976–1977) | Name Barbara Leigh Years active 1969–1979 | |
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Full Name Barbara Ann Kish Born November 16, 1946 (age 77) ( 1946-11-16 ) Ringgold, Georgia, United States Role Actress · barbaraleigh.com Movies Junior Bonner, The Student Nurses, Mistress of the Apes, Terminal Island, Boss Nigger Similar People Karen Carlson, Joe Lewis, Stephanie Rothman, Andy Sidaris, Larry Buchanan | ||
A tribute to barbara leigh
Barbara Leigh (born Barbara Ann Kish; November 16, 1946) is a former American actress and fashion model. Her breakthrough role came in 1972 with the film Junior Bonner, which she starred alongside her then-boyfriend Steve McQueen. She later became the first model to wear the Vampirella costume on the cover of the original Warren Vampirella magazine, #67 (March 1975).
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Early life
Barbara Leigh was born in Ringgold, Georgia. Married at 15, at the age of 17, she gave birth to her only son, Gerry Haynes.
Career
In 2002, she published a memoir titled The King, McQueen, and The Love Machine (ISBN 1401038859), which accounts her romances with McQueen, Elvis Presley, and Jim Aubrey in the early 1970s.
In January 2014, Barbara Leigh retired from Playboy Enterprises Inc. after working with the company for almost 17 years.
Leigh developed hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease) and has been spokeswoman for the National Graves' Disease Foundation.