Bobbie Shaw Chance (born Barbara Shaw) is an actress best known for her appearances in

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' beach party movies of the 1960s.

Biography

Shaw was a singer and dancer in Las Vegas. She was spotted by a talent scout for

and cast in ''Pajama Party'' (1964). ''Filmink'' called her a "breakout" actor from the movie. Response was strong so she was cast in several more movies for the studio. After several films for AIP she worked with

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, Larry Bishop,

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and others in the Los Angeles improvisational comedy troupe, The Sessions, for a number of years. Bobbie Shaw married her husband Lawrence Chance and together they opened the Hollywood Actor's Showcase. She runs this with her son Richie Chance.

Filmography

References

External links

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Bobbi Shaw
at Brians Drive In Theatre
Official website
Living people American actresses 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-actor-stub