Beverly D’Angelo in First Love (1977)
She made her nude debut (of sorts) the previous year in an unlikely place – a broadcast network mini-series! Her areola was barely perceptible for a frame or two in Captains and the Kings – but it was clearly there (see below). The first three episodes of that series represented not only her nude debut, but her film/TV acting debut as well.
Time slips away from us, as marked by the fact that Bev, an early crush for some of us, is now 70 years old, although I think she looks younger.
Beverly D’Angelo possesses one of Hollywood’s all-time great racks. The mid 70s was a time where tv was pushing some boundaries. Elizabeth Montgomery had a little bit of similar nudity as Lizzie Borden and there were fully topless women in Roots. There were a few movies here and there with some nudity left in. Before cable so this is all we got. I wonder what would have happened if the Supreme Court had gone the other way in the FCC censorship case? The FCC only won the ability to censor broadcast media by a single vote.
She also happens to be one hilarious old broad. As one shining example, check out her 2019 appearance on Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast.