Pinterest They said she was going to be the next Grace Kelly, with her long blonde curls and big blue eyes and ability to work the lens opposite stars like Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando, and Elvis Presley. These days, the actress turned Roman Catholic nun can be found in the monastery, tending to the community as well as her chickens and cows and llamas, not to mention her African gray parrot, Beau, who is currently whistling into the phone. Mother Dolores also meets her sisters seven times a day and once at night for prayer. Meaning that, in addition to her promise of commitment and obedience, an interior realization that is cemented through a series of vows, she had to cut her golden shoulder-length curls, the very trait that—bound high in a girlish ponytail—helped her secure a studio contract with Paramount. Fortunately, Mother Dolores had both, coming from a long line of amateur actors, film buffs, projectionists, all with deep-rooted Catholic values, according to her autobiography, The Ear of the Heart.


The nun who kissed Elvis, ditched Hollywood and found her home



An Interview with Mother Dolores Hart | Elvis Interviews
Agama Katolik Roma Rev. Selama lima tahun, aktris suster Dolores Hart berhasil merampungkan 10 judul film. Dia bermain dengan aktor-aktor pria papan atas Hollywood yang hingga kini seakan masih menjadi ikon penting tentang sosok pria ganteng pada era tahun an. Bahkan bersama Elvis Presley ini pula, debutnya sebagai aktris baru di panggung Hollywood terurai dengan lancar melalui film berjudul Loving You yang diproduksi pada tahun Ayahnya adalah seorang aktor Hollywood dengan nama Bert Hicks. Ibunya bernama Harriett Hicks.


Dolores Hart, The Connecticut Nun Who Kissed Elvis
The aspiring actress was dressed in a polka dot dress with her honey-brown hair swept in a ponytail. He wore a denim jacket with the collar turned up, his glossy bangs grazing his brow. It was his first onscreen kiss too.
Background[ edit ] Born Dolores Hicks, she was the only child of actor Bert Hicks and Harriett Hicks, who separated when she was three years old, and ultimately divorced. She stated, "As a child I was precocious. My parents married when they were 16 and 17 and both were beautiful people. Moss Hart offered my mother, Harriett, a contract but by then they had me and my father, Bert Hicks, a bit player, definitely a Clark Gable type, had movie offers so he moved from Chicago to Hollywood. I was a Hollywood brat.