Beautiful, sexy, and shapely (36-22-36) blonde knockout Mary Cecilia Hughes was born on February 25, 1944 in Hollywood, California and grew up in Southern California. She was discovered on the beach in Malibu, California. Mary made her film debut in Muscle Beach Party (1964). Hughes appeared in a handful of "Beach Party" movies made by American International Pictures; she was often cast as a sunny and spirited bikini-clad sprite in these cheerfully silly outings. Moreover, Mary also popped up in the car race items, Fireball 500 (1966) and Thunder Alley (1967). Her last feature was the Elvis Presley vehicle, Croisière surprise (1967). Outside of her film work, Hughes also modeled for various magazines throughout the 1960's. Mary was romantically linked to famous guitarist Jeff Beck of The Yardbirds; she's mentioned twice in The Yardbirds' song, "Psycho Daisies". Hughes married singer/songwriter Lee Michaels on December 19, 1968; the couple had two children before eventually divorcing. Mary went on to become a Yoga and fitness instructor in Malibu after calling it a day as an actress. Mary Hughes died of cancer, at age 63, on December 13, 2007.
