biography
Born Tiffany Royce Kral on February 6, 1947 (some sources claim 1946), in Santa Monica, California, B movie cult queen Tiffany Bolling's mother, Bettie Miller, was
a professional singer and was once the stage partner of comedian Dick Martin. Her father was Roy Kral, a pianist and singer. Bolling's parents divorced shortly after
her birth. Eventually, her mother married entrepreneur William Bolling, who adopted her. As a teenager, the family moved to south Florida, and Bolling embarked
upon a singing career in coffee houses. After a small role in the crime drama Tony Rome (1967; with Frank Sinatra and Richard
Conte), shot near her Florida home, she signed a contract with 20th Century Fox and moved to California. 
A brief first marriage in 1969 lasted just a few months, just as her acting career was beginning to heat up. While her movie contract went nowhere, she got a big
break when she was cast in the ABC series The New People in 1969. Scripted by Rod Serling and produced by Aaron Spelling, the experimental show didn't find
the younger audience it was seeking and was canceled by the network in 1970. With occasional roles in theatrical and made-for-television films and some guest-star
roles on television series, Bolling kept her acting career going, and she even posed for Playboy in 1972 for career exposure. It must have worked, because
shortly thereafter Bolling starred in a succession of violent exploitation films that now enjoy a hefty cult status: Bonnie's Kids (1973; with Robin Mattson
and Scott Brady), The Candy Snatchers (1973; with Ben Piazza), and The Centerfold Girls (1974; with Andrew Prine).
Bolling released a self-titled album in 1970 (see left photo) and continued singing throughout her career; she showcased her singing in her 1973 horror film Wicked,
Wicked (1973; with Edd Byrnes, Diane McBain, and Scott Brady). Shot in
Duo-Vision, Wicked, Wicked featured a split-screen to give the viewer two different perspectives.With her third husband, Bolling gave birth to her daughter in 1985 and put her acting career behind her by the end of the decade. Her later films include the comedy The Vals (1983; with Chuck Connors), the steamy Love Scenes (1985; with Julie Newmar and Britt Ekland), and the horror film Open House (1987; with Adrienne Barbeau and Joseph Bottoms). |
the films of tiffany bollingThe New People (1969-1970 ABC TV Series)
With co-stars Peter Ratray, David Moses, Jill Jaress, Zooey Hall, and Dennis Olivieri in the Rod Serling scripted drama The New People, produced by Aaron Spelling. Oddly, each episode had a 45-minute running time. This is Bolling's only seriesAnother Part of the Forest (1972)
From the made-for-television drama Another Part of the Forest, which originally aired on PBSThe Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969-1972 NBC TV Series)
With series star James Farentino in a February 1972 episode of The Bold Ones: The Lawyers titled Lisa, I Hardly Knew YouBonnie's Kids (1973)
With Robin Mattson and Scott Brady in the low-budget actioner Bonnie's KidsWicked, Wicked (1973)
With David Bailey in the experimental horror film Wicked, Wicked. In addition to acting, Bolling also sings in this filmThe Candy Snatchers (1973) 
Bolling turns in the strongest performance of her career as Jessie, one of the kidnappers in the low budget crime thriller The Candy SnatchersThe Centerfold Girls (1974)
Bolling serves as a decoy to lure serial murderer Andrew Prine into a trap in the grindhouse thriller The Centerfold GirlsThe Wild Party (1975)
As Kate in the American International drama The Wild Party, which was based on the 1921 scandal which resulted in the death of starlet Virginia Rappe, killing comic actor Fatty Arbuckle's career in the processBronk (1975-1976 CBS TV Series)
Bolling guest-starred alongside Cameron Mitchell in a March 1976 episode of Bronk titled The VigilanteKingdom of the Spiders (1977) 
From the drive-in horror favorite Kingdom of the Spiders, shot in Sedona, Arizona, for $500,000. This film grossed nearly $20 million at the box office. LEFT: With B movie veteran William Shatner. RIGHT: Ending scene of the film, with William Shatner and Lieux Dresslertiffany bolling todayDespite starring in the horror hit Kingdom of the Spiders and appearing on popular television shows such as Electra Woman and Dyna Girl and Charlie's Angels, Tiffany Bolling's career hit rough seas in the late 1970s, as exploitation films fell out of favor with audiences. Bolling married for a second time in 1976, but the union ended after just a few years. Following her third marriage to producer Richard Casares in 1983 and the birth of her daughter, she ended her acting career to focus on other interests. Now 76 years old, Bolling is instantly recognizable and is once again singing; her latest video can be seen on YouTube. |
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