Biography

In 1972 she and her then husband became the new owners of Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood home. They hired a contractor to replace the roof and remodel the house, and the contractor discovered a sophisticated eavesdropping and telephone tapping system that covered every room in the house. The components were not commercially available in 1962, but were--in the words of a retired Justice Department official--"standard FBI issue."

This discovery lent further support to claims of conspiracy theorists that Marilyn had been under surveillance by the Kennedys and/or the Mafia. The new owners spent $100,000 to remove the bugging devices from the house.

The last commercial on American television for cigarettes aired on January 1, 1971 at 11:59 p.m. EST during a break of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). The commercial was for Virginia Slims and featured Hamel.

Offered the role of an original Angel in the TV series Drôles de dames (1976). She declined and Jaclyn Smith was cast instead.

Attended Temple University

Former fashion model, discovered by Eileen Ford.