What happened to Yvette Mimieux? Where is she today? Wiki

• Yvette Mimieux was an American actress, receiving 3 Golden Globe Award nominations during her career.
• She began her career in 1959 with a contract from MGM Studios and received her first film role in 1960.
• She appeared in a variety of films and TV shows before retiring from acting in 199•
• She owned a resort in Mexico with her third husband and had a net worth estimated at $5 million.
• She was 5 feet 5 inches tall, with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a vital statistics of 33-24-33.

Known for movies

The Time Machine (1960)
as Weena

The Black Hole (1979)
as Dr. Kate McCrae

Dark of the Sun (1968)
as Claire

Where the Boys Are (1960)
as Melanie Tolman

Yvette Mimieux was an admired American television and film actress. During her career, she received three Golden Globe Award nominations for her talented performances. In 1992, this blonde actress retired from an illustrious career. Let’s get to know the woman a little better.

Early life and family

The actress was born Yvette Carmen Mimieux in Los Angeles County, California USA, on 8 January 1942. Her father was Frenchman René Mimieux and her mother, Maria Montemayor, was of Mexican heritage. Yvette has two siblings – a brother whose name is not known and a sister named Gloria. It is assumed that Yvette had a normal childhood, but no details are known about how she grew up.

Educational background

About Yvette’s education, nothing is known, but she lived within shouting distance of Hollywood, and was a model and beauty contest winner before she signed a contract with MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc) in 1959, aged 17, skipping college.

Career

Her career actually kicked-off in 1958, but her appearances went uncredited until the following year, with television roles in shows such as ‘One Step Beyond’ and ‘Yancy Derringer’. In 1960, Yvette got her first taste of film acting, in ‘Platinum High School’, which was produced by Albert Zugsmith, then got the role of Weena in ‘The Time Machine’, the film based on H. G. Wells’s 1895 novel of the same name, which helped to “put her on the map”.

Next, she starred in the teen comedy ‘Where the Boys Are’, another film in which she got to show off with her acting prowess. The film itself was not a very big success, but it still helped Yvette to scoop up new and exciting roles, building her career. In 1961, the blonde rising star was given a role in ‘Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’, but that film wasn’t a success either, and she wasn’t helped when set to be part of a remake of ‘The Clock’, but which never happened.

In 1962 Yvette had the central role of a mentally disabled girl in ‘Light at the Piazza’, starring next to George Hamilton and Olivia de Havilland, and while the film didn’t do well, she was still admired by many.

She had roles in various films after this, not all of them hits – ‘The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm’ didn’t do very well, ‘Diamond Head’ did better, and ‘Toys in the Attic’ was much more of a success. During her contract with MGM, Yvette was a guest star in two episodes of ‘Dr Kildare’ – her performance as a woman suffering from epilepsy was acclaimed by viewers, coincidentally she was also the first person to show her navel on American television.

In 1964, she played a cameo role as herself in ‘Looking for Love’. Her next role came in 1965 in ‘Joy in the Morning’, in which Yvette played Richard Chamberlain’s love interest. After leaving MGM, her career didn’t come to a stop, as she worked on a Western film by Fox, ‘The Reward’ with Max Von Sydow in 1965.

Then she starred in ‘Monkeys, Go Home’ in 1967, as well as ‘The Caper of the Golden Bulls’. Also in that year, she starred in ‘The Desperate Hours’, then in 1968 she worked with MGM again, this time with Rod Taylor in the action film, ‘Dark of the Sun’. Yvette showed off her narrative skills with the Hollywood Bowl’s classical music concert. She also starred in the 1969 film, ‘Three in the Attic’, and in the same year in the acclaimed film, ‘The Picasso Summer’ with Albert Finney.

The following year, Yvette was the female star of the action film, ‘The Delta Factor’, then had a leading role in the Aaron Spelling TV series aired between 1970 and 1971, ‘The Most Deadly Game’.

It was at this time that she also had a business selling Haitian products, while also studying archaeology, often travelling and certainly a very busy woman. That wasn’t the end of her acting career, however, as Yvette starred in television films ‘Death Takes a Holiday’ and ‘Black Noon’. The next year, she was back on screen, this time as an air hostess in ‘Skyjacked’ and in 1973, she starred in Fox’s science-fiction film, ‘The Neptune Factor’.

However, at this time she became disenchanted with the roles offered to her and other female actors. She was quoted as saying that there is nothing complex about the female characters of films – they’re either boring or sex objects.

She even sued her agent after she claimed he took her money but didn’t provide her with film work. By then, she had been writing for many years – short stories and journalism pieces. She also wrote a thriller that was submitted by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg to ABC, and was made into a television film – ‘Hit Lady’ – in 1974.

In 1975 she continued her acting career, playing the second wife of Rudolph Valentino in ‘The Legend of Valentino’, and also starred in a Canadian thriller, ‘Journey into Fear’. In later years, she had roles in ‘Jackson County Jail’, ‘Snowbeast’, ‘Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell’, ‘Disaster on the Coastliner’ and ‘Ransom for Alice!’.

In 1979, Yvette was part of Walt Disney Productions’ film, ‘The Black Hole’, and was the lead actor in ‘Circle of Power’ in 1981. She was also in ‘Forbidden Love’, ‘Night Partners’ and ‘The Love Boat’ between 1982 and 1983.

‘Obsessive Love’ is a 1984 film that she co-wrote, co-produced, as well as co-starred in. Then she had a lead role in the short-lived television series “Berrenger’s’ and a supporting role in ‘The Fifth Missile’. Yvette was also a guest star in TV film ‘Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception’ and 1992’s ‘Lady Boss’, which was her last film. She retired from acting in this year. According to ‘Rotten Tomatoes’, Yvette dedicated most of her time to her husband from 1972, but she still built on her career.

Hobbies, favourite things and interesting facts

Yvette loved keeping busy with her writing, dancing and musical passions. She was a well-rounded woman with many interests outside acting. With her third husband, Howard Ruby, she owned a resort in Mexico which many celebrities visited to relax and have vacations.

Relationships

Yvette kept her private life something that people guessed about for the most part. Her first marriage, to Evan Engber, was actually a secret for almost two years. They married on 19 December in 1959, but later divorced. In 1972 she married Stanley Dohen, who was a film director, but this marriage also ended in divorce in 1985. Yvette married her third husband, Howard Ruby, who was the founder of Oakwood Worldwide, in 1986, and they’re apparently still together.

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Physical characteristics

• Hair colour: Blonde
• Eye colour: Blue
• Height: 5 feet 5inches (1.63 m)
• Weight: 119 lbs (54 kgs)
• Vital Statistics: 33-24-33
• Shoe Size: Unknown
• Bra Size: 36B
• Star Sign: Capricorn

Net worth

Yvette’s net worth is estimated to be something around $5 million, accumulated from acting as well as her business ventures.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Ms Mimieux and her husband own the resort located at beachhacienda.com. in Mexico. Many celebrities vacation there. Mr. Ruby is world famous for his National Geographic photographs, especially of polar bears.
2	1959 Deb Star.
3	Actress/Supermodel/Singer Yvette Rachelle was named after her.
4	Yvette Mimieux was born in Los Angeles to a French father and a Mexican mother.
5	Is also an anthropologist; and a very successful business woman, particularly in real estate.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Lady Boss	1992	TV Movie	Deena Swanson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception	1990	TV Movie	Danielle Altmann
The Love Boat	1984-1986	TV Series	Leni Martek
The Fifth Missile	1986	TV Movie	Cheryl Leary
The Fascination	1985
Lime Street	1985	TV Series	Ava Menar
Berrenger's	1985	TV Series	Shane Bradley
Obsessive Love	1984	TV Movie	Linda Foster
Night Partners	1983	TV Movie	Elizabeth McGuire
Forbidden Love	1982	TV Movie	Joanna Bittan
Circle of Power	1981		Bianca Ray
The Black Hole	1979		Dr. Kate McCrae
Disaster on the Coastliner	1979	TV Movie	Paula Harvey
Outside Chance	1978	TV Movie	Dinah Hunter
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell	1978	TV Movie	Betty Barry
Ransom for Alice!	1977	TV Movie	Jenny Cullen
Snowbeast	1977	TV Movie	Ellen Seberg
Bell, Book and Candle	1976	TV Movie	Gillian Holroyd
Jackson County Jail	1976		Dinah Hunter
The Legend of Valentino	1975	TV Movie	Natacha Rambova
Journey Into Fear	1975		Josette
Hit Lady	1974	TV Movie	Angela de Vries
The Neptune Factor	1973		Dr. Leah Jansen
Skyjacked	1972		Angela Thacher
Black Noon	1971	TV Movie	Deliverance
Death Takes a Holiday	1971	TV Movie	Peggy Chapman
The Most Deadly Game	1970-1971	TV Series	Vanessa Smith
The Delta Factor	1970		Kim Stacy
The Picasso Summer	1969		Alice Smith
Three in the Attic	1968		Tobey Clinton
Dark of the Sun	1968		Claire
The Desperate Hours	1967	TV Movie	Cindy Hilliard
The Caper of the Golden Bulls	1967		Grace Harvey
Monkeys, Go Home!	1967		Maria Riserau
The Reward	1965		Sylvia
Joy in the Morning	1965		Annie Brown née McGairy
Looking for Love	1964		Yvette Mimieux
Dr. Kildare	1964	TV Series	Pat Holmes
Toys in the Attic	1963		Lily Berniers
Diamond Head	1962		Sloane Howland
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm	1962		The Princess ('The Dancing Princess')
Light in the Piazza	1962		Clara Johnson
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse	1962		Chi Chi Desnoyers
Where the Boys Are	1960		Melanie Tolman
Mr. Lucky	1960	TV Series	Margot
The Time Machine	1960		Weena
Platinum High School	1960		Lorinda Nibley
One Step Beyond	1960	TV Series	Nonnie Regan
Yancy Derringer	1959	TV Series	Ricky
A Certain Smile	1958	uncredited

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Obsessive Love	1984	TV Movie story
Hit Lady	1974	TV Movie

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Obsessive Love	1984	TV Movie co-producer

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal	1985	Documentary	Herself (uncredited)
Hour Magazine	1983	TV Series	Herself
All-Star Salute to Mother's Day	1981	TV Special	Herself
The Don Lane Show	1980	TV Series	Herself
Omnibus	1980	TV Series	Herself
The Mike Douglas Show	1974-1980	TV Series	Herself - Actress
Good Morning America	1979	TV Series	Herself
The David Frost Show	1970-1972	TV Series	Herself
The Dick Cavett Show	1970	TV Series	Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1969	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The 38th Annual Academy Awards	1966	TV Special	Herself - Presenter: Best Sound Effects
Arthur Freed's Hollywood Melody	1962	TV Movie	Herself
Here's Hollywood	1960	TV Series	Herself
The 32nd Annual Academy Awards	1960	TV Special	Herself - Performer
The Bob Hope Show	1959	TV Series	Herself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel	2011	Documentary	Dinah Hunter (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1970	TV Series	Maria Riserau
Lionpower from MGM	1967	Short	Claire (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Great Stars	1963	TV Movie documentary	Actress 'Diamondhead' (uncredited)

Awards

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1971	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best TV Actress - Drama	The Most Deadly Game (1970)
1965	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best TV Star - Female	Dr. Kildare (1961)
1960	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Most Promising Newcomer - Female	Platinum High School (1960)