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Femme Fatale: Irish McCalla



 
Irish McCalla     For a generation who grew up watching TV in the 1950's, Irish McCalla will always be known as Sheena, Queen of  Jungle; part Tarzan, part Wonder Woman and part Xena: Warrior Princess. This was a role that was originally given to fellow actress/model Anita Ekberg, but she pulled out days before shooting started to star in a film with John Wayne. What many have forgotten is that before McCalla jump to the small screen, she was one of the top pin-up queens of post-war America. (One of the highlights of her pin-up days was being a model for legendary illustrator Alberto Vargas.) Unfortunately, after Sheena, McCalla was typecast and found herself in cult movies like "She Demons" and "Five Bold Women". When her movie career ended, she shifted her efforts to her real love--painting. McCalla was never bitter about her place as a cult television icon; in fact a few years ago she posed for pictures wearing her old Sheena costume, which still fit her, proving her love for that part of her life.

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