Lana Clarkson (Actress) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News
Lana Clarkson
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Born Apr 5, 1962
Lana Jean Clarkson was an American actress and fashion model. Clarkson was a native of Los Angeles County. She played roles in science fiction and fantasy movies. On April 13, 2009, songwriter and producer Phil Spector was convicted of second degree murder for her gunshot death.…  Read More
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Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Lana Clarkson.
CHILDHOOD
1962 Birth Born on April 5, 1962.
TEENAGE
1978 16 Years Old During the Christmas season of 1978 and after her father's death, Clarkson's family returned to Southern California and settled in the Los Angeles region of San Fernando Valley. … Read More
After Clarkson's family moved back to Los Angeles County, she pursued a career in entertainment industry as a performer and fashion model.<br /><br /> In the early 1980s, Clarkson landed bit parts in film and television. Read Less
TWENTIES
1982 20 Years Old In 1982, she made her screen debut as a minor character in director Amy Heckerling's coming-of-age comedy, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, based on the Cameron Crowe book. … Read More
She played the wife of science teacher Mr. Vargas (Vincent Schiavelli). The film was her first speaking role. Read Less
1983 21 Years Old In 1983, she also peeks into the frame in Scarface behind Michelle Pfeiffer dancing on the floor of the Phoenix Hill Tavern. … Read More
Clarkson's best known films may be her work with Roger Corman, appearing first in his fantasy film Deathstalker, as a female warrior and love interest to the title character played by Richard Hill. Corman oriented his films towards young male viewers, using a mix of action and female nudity. Clarkson's work in Deathstalker led to her being offered the title role in Corman's next film, Barbarian Queen, a role Corman referred to as "the original Xena" because of the parallel in featuring a strong female leading character in an action-oriented sword-swinging role. The film gained cult status, in part due to an infamous scene where Clarkson is bound topless to a torture rack, interrogated, and raped. Read Less
1987 25 Years Old In 1987, Clarkson appeared in the John Landis spoof Amazon Women on the Moon. … Read More
Following that, Clarkson starred in Roger Corman's Barbarian Queen sequel, Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back, though the plots and characters bore no resemblance to the other film. Filmed in Mexico, the movie featured mud-wrestling Amazon women, magic sceptres, and (in homage to its predecessor) Clarkson's character stretched on a torture rack, her naked body writhing in agony as she is slowly tortured to death. Clarkson received star billing in the film which went directly to video. Although sales of the video were low, Corman did manage to turn a profit. Read Less
1990 28 Years Old In 1990, she starred as a supporting character in the period horror film Haunting of Morella as the evil attendant to a young woman played by model/actress Nicole Eggert. … Read More
In the film, Clarkson played a dominating lesbian character who tries to resurrect the spirit of a witch burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials.<br /><br /> Clarkson's work in the B movie sci-fi genre inspired a cult following, making her a favorite at comic book conventions, where she made some promotional appearances signing autographs for her fans. She appeared in numerous other B movies as well as a range of television spots and appearing in commercials for Mercedes-Benz, Kmart, Nike, Mattel and Anheuser-Busch. Her television appearances include parts on Night Court, Silk Stalkings, Riptide, Three's Company, Knight Rider and Wings, and a guest appearance as a villain on the television adaptation of Roger Corman's film Black Scorpion in what would be her final role.<br /><br /> Clarkson traveled around the United States and Europe while working on fashion photo shoots. Other projects took her to Japan, Greece, Argentina, Italy, Switzerland, France, Jamaica, and Mexico. Read Less
THIRTIES
2001 39 Years Old In 2001, while living in Venice, California, for the last several years, Clarkson developed, wrote, produced, and directed a showcase reel titled Lana Unleashed.
FORTIES