Hollywood Studio Magazine (March 1970)

NEW STAR — Genevieve Waite, can't wait for future stardom in the movies. ^ome of the Journalists, who have met Genevieve Waite say the actress is a cross between Twiggy and a Chihuahua. Certainly she has overtones of both, but it would be unfair to poke fun at the blonde star without pointing out the fact she is quite pretty in her way. Pale, super-thin, and armed with a high pitched voice that sounds like a bad telephone connection, Miss Waite is certain to win a place on the ladder of stardom. In “Joanna” she won a measure of major studio, so Genevieve will be in a select minority if she pulls her script chores off in future pictures. Not only does she write scripts, Genevieve also writes poetry. During a luncheon interview she wrote several pages of a poem to her co-star, Elliot Gould, while I watched, fascinated. Later she sent word I wasn’t to reveal it unless I paid royalities, so it will go unpublished in this article, sorry dear reader. Aside from a few quirks like wearing a cigar band in place of a wedding ring, usual comparisions since she weighed under 100 pounds at the time. Not that she has put on weight since then. She now hovers around 115 dripping wet - fully dressed. Genevieve knows how to make headlines back home. Because of South African racial separation, the news of her dates with Calvin Lockhart was popular as another South African, Gary Player, announcing he was about to quit golf and head a black political party in his homeland. Genevieve’s father bravely tried to accept the idea of a Black son-in-law, but wasn’t too successful, or popular with his neighbors. The South African papers had a field day however, and followed developments closely for a time. It is hard to tell if Genevieve is really as dumb as she acts, or if her antics are all carefully planned to call attention to herself. When a part came up in “Myra Breckinridge,” the actress was given enough time off to do a cameo role as a patient in a dentist’s office. Overshadowed by the dentist, her mouth filled with dental tools, and obscured under a smoke screen of cigar smoke, Genevieve was less than satisfied with the part. And what was worse, she didn’t get a chance to write any dialogue. “Actually I really didn’t have any lines,” she confessed. After “Move” the actress isn’t sure what she will do, but there is probably a part for a girl with smoke green eyes and a little girl manner, who doesn’t mind taking her clothes off for the cameras. Since she is only 21 years-old she has plenty of time to make a name for herself in the upper echelons of stardom. Her little brother Warwick hasn’t yet found a niche for himself in life, but he seems to like surfing so that is a start. “Everyone wishes he would think of something to do,” Genevieve says wistfully. GENEVIEVE WAITE - CAN’T WAIT FOR FAME critical attention, but the actress claims she was “all wrong” for the part. Riding the crest of good reviews, and more important roles (she is currently starring in “Move” for Pandro Berman) Miss Waite is happy with her career, in “Move” Pandro Berman let the actress write her own lines. After this triumph, she intends to write all her future scripts, if the producer will go along with it. At the present time, only Mae West has been accorded such privileges by a Miss Waite acts like a perfectly normal Hollywood starlet, self-centered, opinionated, and egotistical. These are standard equipment in the survival kits handed out by agents trying to help their clients reach the top. Before our introduction a publicist told me, “Genevieve was a big star in South Africa where she was born.” However when it came to listing credits, he was at a loss. “She is a bit vague,” he admitted, “about what she did down there.” However, when she arrived in England to try her hand at show biz, Twiggy was in vogue and she suffered the When she is at a loss for things to occupy her mind, Genevieve resorts to diversions like painting boots on her bare feet, or painting her own knee-high boots with grafitti. While she isn’t overly religious, she did light candles at St. Patricks in New York to seek divine intervention in the weather so the picture could be filmed without interruption. In the meantime, Genevieve intends to be herself; so far doing that has won her some hefty movie contracts and two starring roles, in major pictures. Whatever it is she is doing, it works for Genevieve Waite at least. Page 4