Bobbie Shaw Chance

Bobbie Shaw Chance (born Barbara Shaw) is an actress best known for her appearances in American International Pictures' beach party movies of the 1960s.^[1]

Biography

Shaw was a singer and dancer in Las Vegas. She was spotted by a talent scout for American International Pictures and cast in Pajama Party (1964). Filmink called her a "breakout" actor from the movie.^[2]

Response was strong so she was cast in several more movies for the studio. After several films for AIP she worked with Rob Reiner, Larry Bishop, Richard Dreyfuss and others in the Los Angeles improvisational comedy troupe, The Sessions, for a number of years.^[3][4][5]

Bobbie Shaw married her husband Lawrence Chance and together they opened the Hollywood Actor's Showcase. She runs this with her son Richie Chance.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	Passion Holiday	Miss Miami Rendezvous
1964	Pajama Party	Helga
1965	Beach Blanket Bingo	Bobbi
1965	Ski Party	Nita Elksberg
1965	How to Stuff a Wild Bikini	Khola Koku
1965	Sergeant Deadhead	Gilda
1966	The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini	Princess Yolanda
1968	I Love You, Alice B. Toklas	Maid of Honor	Uncredited
1973	The Devil and LeRoy Bassett	Twila Zornes
1974	You and Me	Wynona
1976	Pipe Dreams	Slimey Sue
1989	Big Man on Campus	Chicken Server	(final film role)