Caption: Elvis Presley with Pamela Akert, Darlene Tompkins, Joan Blackman, Jenny Maxwell, and Christian Kay in "Blue Hawaii," Paramount, 1961.
Stunts, Actress
Born: November 16, 1940
Star sign: Scorpio
Height: 5' 3" (1.6 m)
Known for: Blue Hawaii (1961), My Six Loves (1963), Beyond the Time Barrier (1960), Starsky and Hutch (1975)
Source: IMDB
Chicago-born Darlene Tompkins came from a "show biz family", with relatives who worked in vaudeville and in plays (Tompkins' three-years-younger aunt is actress Beverly Washburn). A beauty contest victory opened some Hollywood doors for Tompkins, who began appearing in commercials, co-starred in Beyond the Time Barrier (1960) (at age 18) and ...