Alaina Capri
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| Alaina Capri | |
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| Born | Aelina Tuccinardi 19402 |
| Years active | 1967 |
Alaina Capri was one of Russ Meyer's actresses, appearing in 1967's Common Law Cabin and Good Morning and... Goodbye! (also 1967). Her measurements, according to cover art for Common Law Cabin are 42-24-36 (but so are those of the other actresses Babette Bardot and Adele Rein).
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[edit] Early life
Alaina Capri grew up in Inglewood, CA (McDonough, 185) and was one time Miss Muscle Beach (McDonough, 185). At age 16, she was photographed by Russ Meyer after he saw her in the newspaper(McDonough, 185). Capri studied acting at UCLA and later became part of a female pop trio, the Loved Ones, under the direction of Oliver Berliner (McDonough, 185).
[edit] Career with Russ Meyer
Prior to the Loved Ones leaving for an engagement in Japan, Berliner saw an ad seeking "buxom girls to put in a movie" (McDonough, 186) and sent her picture to Meyer. Capri's first role with Meyer was Common Law Cabin (1967).
Capri's second and last film was Good Morning... and Goodbye!. According to Jimmy McDonough, Capri felt betrayed by Meyer after a scene she was told "alluded to nudity" (McDonough, 202) showed more of her body than Capri was comfortable with. She told McDonough, "I was really upset. I never really talked to anybody on the set again," (McDonough, 202).
[edit] Life after Russ Meyer
Capri left show business after Good Morning... and Goodbye! to become a school teacher (McDonough, 202). She was terrified that someone would find out about her film career, and Meyer protected her anonymity (McDonough, 202). Capri was in attendance for Meyer's funeral in 2004 (McDonough, 394).
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1967 | Good Morning... and Goodbye! | Angel Boland | |
| Common Law Cabin | Sheila Ross | ||
| 1957 | The Delicate Delinquent | Uncredited | (McDonough, 186) |
[edit] References
- McDonough, Jimmy (2005). Big Bosoms and Square Jaws: The Biography of Russ Meyer, King of the Sex Film. New York: Crown. ISBN 1400050448.
- Year of birth estimated based on McDonough's reference to The Delicate Delinquent, filmed in 1957, and Capri's mention that she was Miss Muscle Beach and photographed by Meyer at age 16. The 1947 Project lists Aelina Tuccinardi as being Miss Muscle Beach in 1956.
