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Nellie Elizabeth " Irish " McCalla (December 25, 1928 – February 1, 2002) was an American film and television actress and artist best known as the title star of the 1950s television series Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. She co-starred with actor Chris Drake.
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Irish McCalla was born on 25 December 1928 in Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for She Demons (1958), Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1955) and The Beat Generation (1959). She was married to Patrick Horgan and Patrick H. McIntyre.
5 Jul 2018 · Irish McCalla (1928–2002) was a 5'10" beauty who starred in the 1950s TV series "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" and posed as a Vargas Girl. She also painted Western scenes in oil and sold them as limited-edition plates and prints.
11 Feb 2002 · Irish McCalla, the voluptuous actress best remembered for bringing the comic book Tarzan-like heroine "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" to television in the 1950s, has died.
Irish McCalla was an actress and a painter who starred in Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1955). She was born in Nebraska, married twice, and died in Arizona in 2002.
10 Feb 2002 · PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Irish McCalla, an actress best known for her title role in the 1950s television series "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle," has died. She was 73. McCalla died Feb. 1 of complications from a brain tumor and stroke, her eldest son, Kim McIntyre, said Saturday.
