Personal Life
In the early 1960s Stevens was romantically linked in news reports to actor Michael Dante, comedian Allan Drake, Paramount Pictures executive Gant Gaither, and cinema exhibitor Mert Shapiro. In April 1965 Stevens purchased a four-bedroom greystone house in the Coldwater Canyon district of Beverly Hills. In the late 1960s she had a romantic relationship with actor Skip Ward whom she called "my true love" in a 1970 interview. The two lived together in Stevens' Beverly Hills home.
In late 1976 Stevens purchased a ranch in Methow Valley near Carlton, Washington, on the eastern edge of the Cascade Mountains. She also opened an art gallery and bakery in the nearby small town of Twisp, Washington. She sold her ranch in 1988.
In 1983 Stevens began a long-term relationship with rock guitarist Bob Kulick; they share Stevens' Beverly Hills home. In 2005 Stevens was awarded the Reel Cowboys Sliver Spur Award for her notable contribution to the Western genre.
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