She was 84 years old and died on Friday in Los Angeles after a long illness.
Born Estelle Caro Eggleston in Mississippi, Stevens began acting and modeling while attending the University of Memphis.
She has also played in “Girls! Girls! Girls!” with Elvis Presley. At the Golden Globes, she has won an acting award for best new star, and Stevens was named “playmate of the month” in Playboy magazine that same year.