Biografia

In the early '90s she wanted to become an officer with the Los Angeles (CA) Police Department. She passed the written test but decided to continue acting instead.

Said her worst experience with special FX makeup was during Il ritorno dei morti viventi (1985), in which she had to endure several experimental makeup tests and wear a "featureless Barbie-doll prosthetic" over her crotch because a producer felt that full-frontal nudity was too shocking.

Appears at horror conventions several times a year to meet her fans.

Auditioned for a supporting role in Le iene (1992) at director Quentin Tarantino's behest. The part she was to play was later removed from the script.

Ranked #9 on Maxim's "Hottest Women of Horror Movies" list.

I never wanted a sugar-coated life.

You have more say on a low-budget film. You don't have a million people telling you what to do.

[on nudity in movies] As I've done more and more films, I find that they sometimes impose nudity in certain scenes where I really don't want to do it. There should be some kind of restraint on love scenes. I love to watch them when they're nicely shot, but don't necessarily show a lot. You can show just a little bit and still get the idea.

My favorites, selected from my own movies, are Savage Streets (1984), Il ritorno dei morti viventi (1985) and Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988). One of the differences between my association with horror films and scream queens of past generations is that I don't faint as much.

Oh, come on, men love naked women. It's a compliment, like women hate construction workers gawking at them, but when they stop, that's bad.