Ann-Margret, Barbara Eden, more of Elvis Presley's leading ladies

Elvis Presley was not only "the King of Rock and Roll," he also reigned at the box office between 1956 and 1969. During that time he made 31 feature films, which critics generally loathed and fans generally loved. While some fared better than others, none of them lost money.

Of course, Elvis, who died 49 years ago on Aug. 16, was such a dynamic screen presence, it might be hard to remember some of the "Girls! Girls! Girls!" who co-starred with him. Here are seven of his most memorable leading ladies.

Dolores Hart

The stunning starlet made her film debut opposite Elvis in "Loving You" (1957) and then competed with a pre-"Addams Family" Carolyn Jones for his affections in "King Creole" (1958). Speaking to Newsday in 2015, Hart recalled how embarrassed she was on the first day of shooting when she had to kiss Elvis. "The director yelled roll 'em, and after 10 seconds he yelled cut. He came over and said, "Makeup man, I'd like you to put something on her ears because they're turning red." Hart, 87, left Hollywood in 1963 to join the sisterhood at the Benedictine Abbey of Regina Laudis, a cloistered monastery in Bethlehem, Connecticut, where she still resides.

Barbara Eden

Long before she popped out of a bottle on "I Dream of Jeannie," Eden — who turns 95 on Aug. 23 — co-starred with Elvis in the 1960 Western "Flaming Star," in which he played the son of a white rancher father and a Kiowa mother. In a 2025 interview with People magazine, Eden said, "This was a part that required good acting, and he did it, boy." She also recalled Elvis joining his father and a friend playing their guitars and singing in between shots.

Ursula Andress

The Bond girl from 1962's "Dr. No" said yes to working with Elvis in 1963's "Fun in Acapulco." Despite rumors of a romance, the two were strictly friends. In his book, "Elvis: From Memphis to Hollywood," the King's close friend Alan Fortas writes: "Ursula was married to John Derek, and Elvis didn’t fool around with married women ... she wasn’t his type — neither dark-haired or petite."

Ann-Margret

In "Viva Las Vegas" (1964), Elvis hit the jackpot by getting to work with Ann-Margret, one of his few co-stars who didn't fade into the scenery. Not only did she pair up with Elvis for three songs, but she had two solo numbers as well. The stars also shared an off-screen romance, about which Ann-Margret has always kept mum.

Shelley Fabares

The "Donna Reed Show" regular has the distinction of being the only woman to appear with Elvis in three movies — "Girl Happy" (1965), "Spinout" (1966) and "Clambake" (1967). Fabares' other connection to Elvis: After two weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 in April 1962, Fabares' hit "Johnny Angel" was replaced in the top spot by Presley's "Good Luck Charm."

Donna Douglas

TV's Elly May Clampett took a break from "The Beverly Hillbillies" to make the 1966 movie "Frankie and Johnny," in which she and Elvis played riverboat entertainers as well as jealous lovers. Though Douglas was disappointed with the movie, she liked Elvis, with whom she shared a deep spiritual connection. They also liked to meditate together.

Mary Tyler Moore

A year before turning the world on with her smile in her Emmy-winning sitcom, Moore played a nun trying to resist temptation when she meets an inner-city doctor played by Elvis in "Change of Habit" (1969). In her 1995 memoir "After All," Moore wrote: "He confessed right from the start that he'd had a crush on me since 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.' He was so shy about it, he was literally kicking at the dirt below him as he talked. He had a tendency, even though I was younger, to call me 'ma'am' out of respect."