Michele Carey is an American actress from the 60s who is mostly known for her memorable role as Josephine “Joey” MacDonald in the movie named “El Dorado” released in the year 1966. In between the year 1960 to 1970 she has appeared in several movies and also some television series.
Michele, age 75, had an interesting career and life. Let’s find out more about Michele’s net worth, personal life, career and more.
Caption: Michele Carey, 60’s actress.
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Michele Carey early life, career, and nationality
Michele Carey was born on February 26, 1943, in Annapolis, Maryland which makes her nationality an American. Her father was actually a wrestling instructor of the U.S naval academy. All through her childhood and teenage years she moved from city to city in the U.S. Carey was a piano prodigy who even won a national contest at the Chicago Music Festival while she was only 13. The actress went to Fort Collins High School after which she married for a brief time and even had a son. However, she signed a modeling contract with Powers Agency and moved to Los Angeles with her son.
Caption: Michele Carey’s picture taken from one of her movies.
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While she was enjoying modeling success she became more inclined towards pursuing acting. Which is why she approached Hollywood, similarly, the producers and directors couldn’t ignore the blonde beauty for long and she was cast in some television projects. In the year 1966, she signed her first movie, El Dorado which became a hit. She received good reviews for her role as Josephine MacDonald. After the movie, Carey appeared in several other movies like Live a Little, Love a Little, The Sweet Ride, and Dirty Dingus Magee. On the other hand, she appeared in a bunch of TV series like The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mission Impossible and so on. Carey soon became a household name after a number of projects and movies which became successful and gave her good fame. In between the years from 1960- 1970 she was the most active but after that, her career took a little downfall. She also tried to make a comeback during the 1980s with movies like In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro however that was almost the dead end to her career as an actress.
Caption: Michele Carey and her co-star in El Dorado.
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Michele Carey husband and personal life
Though Michele Carey married after high school, it was brief and short-lived. Michele came to the entertainment industry after which her life transformed completely. She chose to settle down after her career began slowing down, as a matter of fact, she married Fred G. Strebel, a businessman in the year 1999. Michele then spent her days as a wife and a homemaker. She and Fred lived in Hillsborough and Rancho Mirage. They were happily married for years until destiny took a turn in the year 2011. Michele’s husband passed away and she was left alone. Ever since then, she has been maintaining a low key life.
Michele Carey: net worth
Once the Diva of Hollywood, Michele was successful in her career as an actress and a model. The beautiful and talented actress made a good income all through her career as an actress. She owns a net worth estimation of $5 million at present which is definitely a good number.
Caption: Michele Carey during her movie shoot.
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Michele, however, is not active on any social media sites and is rarely seen in public as she has been living a pretty private life after her fame and death of her husband.
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