Connie Kreski | |
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Playboy centerfold appearance | |
January 1968 | |
Preceded by | Lynn Winchell |
Succeeded by | Nancy Harwood |
Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
1969 | |
Preceded by | Angela Dorian |
Succeeded by | Claudia Jennings |
Personal details | |
Born |
Wyandotte, Michigan, United States |
September 19, 1946
Died | March 21, 1995 Beverly Hills, California, United States |
(aged 48)
Measurements | Bust: 35" Waist: 23" Hips: 36" |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Weight | 118 lb (54 kg) |
Connie Kreski (September 19, 1946, Wyandotte, Michigan – March 21, 1995, Beverly Hills, California) was an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for January 1968 and Playmate of the Year for 1969. Kreski was born Constance Kornacki; she had long taffy-colored hair and blue eyes.
As a reward for her Playmate of the Year title, she received numerous gifts:
In April 1969 Kreski was signed by Anthony Newley to play the feminine title role of Mercy Humppe in the Universal Pictures film Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? The movie was shot in Malta and starred Milton Berle, Joan Collins, and George Jessel.
Los Angeles Times writer Joyce Haber mentioned Kreski in a newspaper column just days after the murder of Sharon Tate by followers of Charles Manson. Kreski was a member of the murdered actress's social circle along with John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Tina Sinatra, Jacqueline Bisset, Sharmagne Leland-St. John, Michael Sarrazin, and Andrew Prine. Kreski was among those invited to the mansion Tate shared with her husband, director Roman Polanski, on Cielo Drive in Los Angeles, California. Haber reported that some of those invited declined to attend on the fatal night of August 9, 1969.