In the spirit of the Halloween season, the "Foxy Lady" for October is one of the best loved scream queens in cinema history. Among horror enthusiasts, her name ranks up there with Barbara Steele, Ingrid Pitt, Julie Strain and Linnea Quiggley. A lot has been written on Brinke in blogs and magazines, so I doubt I'll introduce anything new to the table for the horror buffs out there - but, perhaps those not as familiar with the genre will find this interesting.

At San Diego State University she began studies in marine biology (specifically dolphin communication), but her mentor was completely discredited when it was found out that he had been giving LSD to porpoises. She ended up getting a double major in psychology and biology and learned SEVEN languages!

This was devastating to Brinke. Her hopes of being an oceanographer were dashed. Brinke felt like she wanted to "curl up and die".

She quickly moved to Los Angeles and moved in with him. Unfortunately, she wanted to continue her scientific career, and Dave wanted her to stay home. This conflict resulted in Dave moving out, and leaving her with an expensive apartment. To pay the bills, Brinke found work in modeling. She also began posing with little to no clothes in OUI, Playboy and Penthouse.
Walking down a hallway one day on her way back from a meeting with an ad agency, Brinke was stopped by someone out of nowhere. He immediately found her work as an extra in literally over a hundred films, often only appearing a split second, earning her the nickname "Don't blink Brinke" by close friends. Brinke soon lost track at the number of shower scenes she appeared in, and countless roles as a body double.
Her big break came with Slumber Party Massacre (1982). After that, there was no turning back. A long line of B movie horrors quickly followed: Sorority Babes in the Slime Bowl-o-Rama, Nightmare Sisters, Bad Girls from Mars, Teenage Exorcist, Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity, etc. etc. Indeed, Brinke had jumped into the B movie biz at just the right time - the VHS boom.... and the rest is history.
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"I've probably done more shower scenes than any actress in history. I've done so many that I'm probably the cleanest actress in Hollywood." - Brinke Stevens
That's Brinke with a grenade in her mouth from Bad Girls from Mars

Beauty & Brains, eh? Neat. :)
ReplyDeleteSee she is still working, in lots of direct-to-video (or -dvd) stuff still yet.
'Mazing - I posted about a classic scream Queen today - here if you fancy a peep
ReplyDeleteBrinke is the Best!
ReplyDeleteIt is so sad that she was so tormented at a child - nobody deserves that! You really got some of her very rare, very prized pictures here.
Wish her a Happy birthday just past.
--One Who Knows from long ago
Thanks for the nice article about Brinke. As someone who has met her, I can saw that Brinke is every bit as nice and sweet as she is beautiful.
ReplyDelete"Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity" This take on "The Most Dangerous Game" is easily Brinke's best movie.
ReplyDeleteDon't get me wrong, it's a B-movie, and there's no question about it -- but the director & producers did a very effective job of making 200 grand look like a hell of a lot more money. And it has Cindy Beal and the delectable Elizabeth Caitan (Caton, Kaytan, Shribllefrumph, however she spells it in each movie). It's a competently done version of "The Most Dangerous Game" given the budget and the Sci-Fi setting.