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6. Mary Ellen’s ‘Playboy’ spread backfired

Playing America’s sweetheart for a decade was a hard gig to shake. Actress Judy Norton tried to break free from her square character, Mary Ellen, by taking it all off for Hef in a 1985 pictorial. It turned out to be a bad career move, though, as it didn’t propel her to greater acting fame. She has said that if she knew this racy photoshoot would continue to be brought up in interviews for decades, she would have never bothered.

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