I reinvented myself at the age of 28 and have since been merchandised
on everything from a Zippo lighters to interactive CD-ROMs.
It was all carefully orchestrated and planned, originally by me, then
by me in tandem with my ex-husband, publisher, producer and
co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kevin Eastman.
Thought of as a genuine cult heroine. My series of action/adventure
and fantasy movies have earned me a fan base that many mainstream
stars envy. I have been featured on television, in music videos, laser
discs, calendars, posters, greeting cards, coffee mug and countless
trading card sets and websites.
You may have seen me on covers and layouts in everything from
Penthouse to Femme Fatales, from Vogue to Cosmopolitan, from
Natural Body Building to American Rodder.
I even taught fine art and photography class at U.C.L.A.
Quickly I became the photographer of choice for
models, Playmates and adult entertainers for their websites.
I was Judge Julie on Playboy TV’s Sex Court.
I am Heavy Metal’s fakk2.
I had to sleep in my truck when I first arrived in Hollywood and
I saw myself as being a “painfully thin ugly duckling” in high school.
How did it happen? “I chose to shoot for Penthouse and with the
seed money and the “Pet of the Year” title, I started my own business.
One of my first movies was Repossessed with Leslie Nielsen and
Linda Blair. “I had two scenes, was paid $100 and had a trailer
with my name on the door. It was the Big Time!”
I did extra work on Bugsy and The Doors, to name only a couple,
as well as a body double for Geena Davis in Thelma and Louise.
“However, Geena started feeling comfortable with the
love scenes with Brad Pitt, so I was paid but never used!”
I grew up in Concord, California. At age 13, I was already six feet
tall and an outstanding athlete, but found adolescence difficult.
“I was a wild kid,” “Always in trouble of one sort or another.”
My first boyfriend after high school was a body builder and, through
him, I began to develop the physique that won me the respect and
admiration I have today. To his credit, he also insisted that I attend
college. I earned an AA degree, with honors.
My body building career was short lived.
Then I lost my past.
It was the result of an accident. I was riding my horse when it was spooked.
I sustained head injuries from the fall that left me with amnesia and very
few clear memories of my past life.
I took some time to recover and travel, while in Las Vegas attending a
championship fight, I was spotted by several entertainment industry
executives who showed enough “real” interest for me to travel to Los Angeles.
And the rest, as they say, is history.
Premier Magazine, observing my list of credits in movies such as Fit to Kill,
Dark Secrets, Day of the Warriors and Sorceress, to name a few, proclaimed
me to be “Queen of the B Movies”. “These movies are straight forward
action/adventure/horror/fantasy and often go straight to pay channels and
home video. As my favorite director, Andy Sidaris, says, ‘Let’s go…bring on the
babes, guns and dynamite…we’re a thousand shots behind!’
My films with Andy are popular and they’ve given me a wonderful, loyal legion
of fans.
I know my strengths and I don’t feel compelled to compromise my standards
or represent myself as someone I’m not.”
