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Date of Birth

24 March 1961, Long Beach, California, USA

Nickname

Prissy Poo
Cilla
Pris
Priceless
Prissy

Height

5' (1.52 m)

Mini Biography

Born in Long Beach, California along with three brothers, her being brought up the only girl. Her parents are, singer/actor/songwriter/producer/businessman Troy Cory, and her mother Dorothy Swafford, singer/songwriter. Priscilla's parents divorced early in her childhood.

Both of her parents teamed up as songwriters with Robert B. Sherman and his brother Richard M. Sherman Academy Award winners. Priscilla's parents also co-wrote songs with Sonny Bono who was also the A & R man for Prisicilla's father Troy Cory during the late 1950's.

In the late 1960s Josie Sigl co-wrote for the German translations of songs, with her father Troy Cory, Sylvester Levay and Ambros Seelos, in Bavaria, Germany. Later Josie became Priscilla's step-mother.

Priscilla Cory started out in the film and music industry and modeling at the age of 3-5 yrs.old and became a professional actress and singer and model. She started out before she was a teenager with the William Adrian Teen Model Agency, in Pasadena, CA., where she lived, and was in the Rose Parade two separate times on winning floats.

With the foresight and perception of her father Troy Cory . Her debut was on his Television Variety Show, "The Troy Cory Evening Show" (1974), on channels KTLA-5 and KCOP-13. Priscilla and her father Troy were the hosts of the show. Priscilla and her father Troy sang together on the show as a "duet," and performed in comedy skits, written by Vic Dunlop. They were compared to other family duets such as, "Frank and Nancy Sinatra," "Donny & Marie Osmond," and Sonny & Cher. during that time period. The television Variety Show was one of Priscilla's first breakthroughs, to be seen in the public eye, performing for national television.

Priscilla Cory has recorded a total of 80 songs. Her first recording at 13 yrs. old was "That's My Weakness Now," made popular by "The It Girl," Helen Kane_(1928), written and composed by Sam H. Stept and Bud Green. Helen Kane inspired cartoonists to develop the character, "Betty Boop" after her singing style, soon afterwards.

Priscilla recorded her first album with her father Troy Cory, entitled Troy and Priscilla Cory "Easy Lovin," which was later re-released on the 'British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) [gb]', BBC Radioplay Record Label. Aired on the radio, (BBC) in London, England and played/aired to this day, ironically, "That's My Weakness Now."

Her main movie breakthrough was in the biographical made-for-TV movie, Deadman's Curve (1978) (TV), a World Premiere Movie on CBS about "Jan and Dean", a surf music singing duo from the early 1960's. This movie was a door opener for 'Jan Berry', and Dean Torrence, it gave them a whole new opportunity for a comeback music career, many years after Jan Berry's traumatic automobile accident. Priscilla Cory starred as Linda along with Richard Hatch, as Jan and Bruce Davison as Dean, aka "Jan and Dean". She sang the hit song "Linda" written by Jack Lawrence (1946), in the movie and was recorded by the duo Jan and Dean in the 1960's.

Priscilla Cory also made some Independent films, not listed, and uncredited films as favors for acquaintances.

Her education was at Pasadena City College, PCC. She has attended many acting workshops, vocational trade schools throughout her career, including instruction at Lee Strasberg in Hollywood, CA.

Priscilla and her father Troy Cory after their Variety Television Show commenced, have performed throughout Europe, recording, filming and personal appearances. Where they received much acclaim, recognition and publicity. They starred in "Just in the Nick of Time," a Christmas movie filmed in Bavaria, Germany and Austria, made for American and German television. Priscilla did her own voice-over, and the narration in German, for the German television version specifically.

During "The Troy Cory Evening Show" (1974), Priscilla was offered a Record contract from RCA a second close to Capital Records. RCA Records, to her misfortune told Priscilla they only wanted to sign her and not her father Troy Cory. Being so young and without the proper guidance she needed and quite naive, she chose to turn down that record co. contract because she felt she had to be loyal to her father. Unfortunately for Priscilla, down the line, he wasn't as loyal to her. In essence, they both missed out on many great opportunities in America.

Priscilla has had many different notable agents representing her to name one was, the late Walter Kohner, and his brother of the famed Paul Kohner, Agency. This was another great misfortune, for her, due to the fact that Walter Kohner was about to represent her in a starring role, in a major motion picture, and he suffered a massive stroke two weeks prior.

Her songs and recordings can also be heard from Troy Cory Show's produced and performed in "The People's Republic of China," beginning in 1988-2004, by back-up singers known as the "Brooke Sisters," (being a different group of back-up dancers/singers for each new show). Newcomers at the time would lip sync to some of Priscilla Cory recorded vocals, they were, Joey Lauren Adams and Angelica Bridges in the 1988 show, but then again all of the back-up dancers would lip sync to Priscilla Cory vocals, which was acceptable to the Chinese, due to their acoustics's. The costumes were of strict adherence as well.

Her father Troy Cory was the first American Artist to ever be allowed to perform in, The People's Rebublic of China, along with the first back-up dancers/singers mentioned above.

Her great grandfather, is inventor Nathan B. Stubblefield, and history proves that he is the real inventor of the radio, being debated to this day. He lived in Murray, Kentucky. Where Priscilla's roots stem, and in Jackson, Mississippi.

IMDb Mini Biography By: H.M. Frankle

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In one of Priscilla's skit's, playing a "Baby Snook's" character, entitled, ["Priscilla's Pop"], for "The Troy Cory Show" in an episode with Singing Artist Mel Carter, and her father Troy. Priscilla was made to do at least 4 takes at the end of the skit, because she was to hold up a mousetrap which was not quite in the cameras frame and the director and crew wanted Priscilla to do her Baby Snook's, whew a lot louder, then they all applauded and laughed, at her job well done. This was the punch-line scene, as to, "Where did the cheese for Mel's Apple Pie come from, Prissy"? The final line, while holding up the mousetrap was...."From the Mousetrap Daddy"....Whaw!

Beginning in 1988-2004 The Troy Cory Show was produced and performed on stage and television in The People's Republic Of China. Original recordings sung by Priscilla Cory were performed and lip synced in (1988) by a new continual group of "Brooke Sisters", [the back up singers], unknowns at the time were, Joey Lauren Adams and Angelica Bridges.

Sang the song entitled, "Linda" in the film 'Deadman's Curve'. It was written by Jack Lawrence in 1946. In the film Jan Berry was saying as she was singing that song that they should record it themselves, which they did.

Recorded her first song which was entitled, "That's My Weakness Now", written in 1928 by Sam H. Stept and Bud Green, made popular in 1928, by Helen Kane, the It Girl. This was their their first hit song.

Personal Quotes

Since I was a little girl, when other actors would say to me, or I to them before an audition or a performance, "Break A Leg"! My immediate reply was, oh no that's much to painfully extreme, and then you couldn't perform and that would entail bad luck! I always have said, "Stub A Toe", for childlike wishes for good luck, and much more productive, and yes, less painful!

Yesterday's are a part of our history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a precious gift, that's why it's called the present!

I feel that there is no harm in asking for something that you truly want or desire. The only answer you will get is a yes, or a no! At least you asked, so you tried, no harm in that! And if you got a yes, wasn't it well worth it?

I must always remember, to love myself enough, in order to do the right things!

It's said to never judge a book by its cover, I believe the same holds true for people!

"Mere words are never enough to show a person your wholehearted gratitude, but your heartfelt actions always are"!

The saying goes..."Sticks and stones may break my bones, but as for myself, words from "Ties That Bind", will always hurt me!"

Watch your back, be wise when you find out that you are befriending yourself with a "Two Faced Person". These kinds of people are double jeopardy "Phonies"! Their deceitfulness, mealymouthed, superficial, insincere, pretense of thinking is often times the same as a "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"!

"People are like cars, they depreciate in value with age, but if they're rare and beautiful to begin with, they eventually become, "Classics" and appreciate"!

"The USA Dollar Bill is not the "Root to All Evil", but as the Holy Bible says, "The Love Of Money Is". And the ulterior motives in utilizing them and "Greed" are"! "In God We Trust" is written on them for a very good reason!

In show business, it's tough enough to make it! So always stay with your tried and true talent. If you risk trying to replace that golden talented one, you will also risk all of your chances, [by half an inch] from being true "Stars", because of that deadly force, called "Karma"! Money cannot take the place of a "Priceless" commodity!

People who are not in Show Business, ("Civilians, they're referred to"), do not realize just how hard it is to get yourself hired for a film, a TV series, a recording contract, or an agent. A masters degree won't matter a bit, nor money, or just simply filling out an employment application. Boy, if it were that easy as some people think, going on an audition would be a piece of cake!

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