Brinke Stevens
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Brinke Stevens American actress, model and writer, born September 20, 1954 in San Diego, California as Charlene Elizabeth Brinkman.
As of 2006, Stevens has over 100 movie credits as a performer, primarily in low budget horror, sci-fi and fantasy films, thus her reputation as a scream queen. She has co-written a number of screenplays, co-produced two documentaries, and served as set decorator, crew, and made 24 additional on-screen appearances as herself.
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[edit] Vital statistics:
- Brown hair, brown eyes
- Height: 5'4" (163cm)
- Married: to comic book artist Dave Stevens 1980-1981.
[edit] Education:
- Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from San Diego State University graduating with Highest Honors; Masters of Science in Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California. [citation needed]
[edit] Little known facts about Brinke include:
- Has studied seven foreign languages, including Esperanto. [citation needed]; is an inactive member of Mensa, and a student of Scientology for a time in the 1970s [1] [citation needed]
- Once intended to study dolphin language following in the footsteps of John C. Lilly. [citation needed]
- Was "discovered" by accident while going to a modeling assignment by a producer, who cast her as an extra.
- Was once the subject of a Jeopardy answer, "Brinke Stevens is known by this semi-rhyming title." (Question: What is a Scream Queen?)
- Stated in a 1991 interview on the dvd for DEMON SEX, "I've been on soap operas. I did a year and a half on Days of Our Lives."
- Often mis-credited as acting in the 1972 film Necromancy. She appeared in scenes shot for the video reissue of the film in 1983.
- Is an uncredited extra in two scenes of the cult classic, This Is Spinal Tap. They liked her so much in the concert scene that she was called back as a featured groupie for the band's hotel room scene afterwards.
- If Brinke ever gets around to writing her autobiography, she has already picked its title: Twilight Descends over Los Feliz. The opening line will be: "In the shadow of the Observatory, twilight descends over Los Feliz." [citation needed]
