Erica Gavin
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Erica Gavin | |
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Birthdate: | July 22, 1947 |
Birth location: | Los Angeles, California, US |
Birth name: | Donna Graff |
Measurements: | 38-26-37 |
Hair color: | Brown |
Natural breasts: | Yes |
Orientation: | Bisexual |
Ethnicity: | Caucasian |
No. of films: | 7 |
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Erica Gavin at IMDb |
Erica Gavin, (born Donna Graff [1] on July 22, 1947 in Los Angeles, California), is an American film actress best known for playing the title role in Russ Meyer's 1968 film Vixen!
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[edit] Early years
At age 19, Erica Gavin worked as a topless dancer in Hollywood alongside two other future Russ Meyer stars, Haji and Tura Satana. While waiting in a dentist's office she saw an advertisement in Variety for girls to audition for the new Russ Meyer movie. She auditioned and won the role which launched her to B movie stardom.[2]
[edit] Career
Following Vixen, Erica Gavin appeared in one more Russ Meyer film - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. She also appeared in Roger Corman's women-in-prison film Caged Heat
[edit] Personal life
Erica Gavin currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where she works as a stylist and occassionly makes appearances at movie memorabilia conventions. She has said in an interview that she is bisexual. [3]
[edit] Filmography
- Initiation (1968), Jan
- Vixen! (1968), Vixen Palmer
- Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), Roxanne
- Erika's Hot Summer (1971), Erika
- Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973), Girl at bar
- Caged Heat (1974), Jacqueline Wilson
- 3 Stories About Evil (2008), Mrs. Harris