| Who is it? | Actress |
| Birth Day | December 25, 1928 |
| Birth Place | Pawnee City, Nebraska, United States |
| Age | 92 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | February 1, 2002(2002-02-01) (aged 73)\nTucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Occupation | Film, television actress |
| Spouse(s) | Patrick McIntyre (1951-57); 2 sons Patrick Horgan (1964-69) Chuck Rowland (1982-89; separated) |
Irish McCalla, a renowned actress from the United States, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by 2024. With her talent and notable performances, McCalla has garnered considerable success and acclaim throughout her career. Best known for her portrayal of the iconic character Sheena in the television series of the same name, McCalla has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. As she continues to make significant contributions in the acting world, her net worth is projected to grow substantially in the coming years.
McCalla has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1722 Vine Street.
The athletic, 5'9½" (1765.3 mm) tall McCalla said she performed her own Stunts on the series, filmed in Mexico, until the day she grabbed an unsecured vine and slammed into a tree, breaking her arm. Her elder son, Kim McIntyre, once told the press he remembered watching his mother swinging from vine to vine and wrestling mechanical alligators. Following the one-season Sheena, McCalla appeared in five films from 1958 to 1962, and guest roles on the TV series Have Gun — Will Travel and Route 66.
Born in Pawnee City, Nebraska, she was one of eight siblings born to Lloyd, a butcher, and Nettie (née Geiger) McCalla. The family moved often, settling in Des Moines, Iowa, in late 1939, when Lloyd began working for Condon Bros. meat dealers. The family lived at 1070 10th Street. The family moved to Marshalltown, Iowa, in November 1941, and to Omaha, Nebraska in September 1942, before returning to Pawnee City, where she completed high school. At age 17, she joined some of her siblings in Southern California, where she worked as a waitress and at an aircraft factory.
In 1951, she married insurance salesman Patrick McIntyre, with whom she had two sons. McCalla was already a popular pinup model by 1952, when several other Models and she appeared in the film River Goddesses, comprising voluptuous young women frolicking in Glen Canyon.
In a newspaper interview, McCalla recalled being discovered by a Nassour Studios representative while throwing a bamboo spear on a Malibu, California, beach, adding of her Sheena experience, "I couldn't act, but I could swing through the trees". Her 26-episode series aired in first-run syndication from 1955-56.
McCalla and McIntyre divorced in 1957, and the following year, McCalla married English actor and James Joyce/Sherlock Holmes scholar Patrick Horgan. They divorced in January 1969. In 1982, McCalla, then living in Malibu, California, married Chuck Rowland, a national sales manager for an auto-glass firm, and moved with him to Prescott, Arizona, where she lived out her days. They separated in 1989.
As an Artist, she drew numerous oil paintings and collector plates, and sold prints of her work. She was a member of Woman Artists of the American West, and her work has been displayed at the Los Angeles Museum of Arts and Sciences. She made personal appearances at autograph conventions, appearing as late as 1996 in a faux-leopard Sheena costume.
At age 73 in 2002, Irish McCalla died of a stroke and complications from her fourth brain tumor. She was survived by two sons, Kim and Sean McIntyre.
