Carolyn Brandt

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Carolyn Brandt
Other namesJane Bond, Carol Flynn,
Eva Gaulant, Nora Alexis
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active1962–2003
Spouse Ray Dennis Steckler (1963–1973) (divorced) (2 daughters)

Carolyn Brandt is an American actress, producer and dancer born on 20 November 1940 in the USA. She was the wife of cult film director Ray Dennis Steckler and starred in many of his films, including The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? , [1] The Thrill Killers (both 1964), Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966), and Blood Shack (1971).

Brandt was featured in the film It's a Bikini World as the dancer in "Liar, Liar" with The Castaways.

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References

  1. "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became mixed-up Zombies!!? (1963)". BFI. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-19.