Brinke Stevens
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Brinke Stevens is an American actress, model and writer. She was born on September 20, 1954 in San Diego, California. Her birth name was Charlene Elizabeth Brinkman.
As of 2006, Stevens has appeared in over 100 movies, primarily in low budget horror, sci-fi and fantasy film genre. From her long list of acting credits she has gained noterity as a scream queen. In addition to acting she has co-written a number of screenplays, co-produced two documentaries, and served as an onset decorator.
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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]
