Female Cenobite
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| Hellraiser character | |
|---|---|
| Female Cenobite | |
| Gender: | Female |
| Race | Cenobite |
| Location | Hell / The Labyrinth |
| Performers: | Grace Kirby (Hellraiser) Barbie Wilde (Hellbound: Hellraiser II) |
The Female Cenobite is a Cenobite appearing in the movies Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II. The role was played by Grace Kirby in the first film and Barbie Wilde in the sequel, but the character and make-up are the same.
Like all cenobites, she is clad in black leather and is mutilated. Several wires peel back the skin around her neck, causing her to have a whispery voice. In the sequel four of the wires holding her throat open have been removed, leaving just one frame. When she is killed at the end of the second Hellraiser film, she reverts back to her original human form, revealing that she had once been a pretty brunette woman.
According to the NECA packaging for the Female Cenobite action figure, she was once a decadent nun named Sister Nikoletta, though this history does not occur in the Hellraiser films. The NECA history was the idea of Gary J. Tunnicliffe, responsible for make-up effects in the later films, and not the creators of the character.
In a Q&A session with Doug Bradley and Simon Bamford, it was revealed that the Female Cenobite had been dubbed "DeepThroat" by the film crew, which could not have been shown in the credits for reasons of decency.
[edit] External links
- Hellraiser: The Hellbound Web
- Hellraiser I - Female Cenobite - Make-up
- Hellraiser II: Hellbound - Female Cenobite - Make up
- The official website of Barbie Wilde, the Female Cenobite from Hellbound: Hellraiser II
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