Erica Gavin

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Erica Gavin
Vixen poster 01.jpg
Gavin on the poster for Vixen!
Born
Donna Graff

(1947-07-22) July 22, 1947 (age 78)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationActress
Years active1968–present
Website http://www.ericagavin.com/

Erica Gavin (born Donna Graff; [1] July 22, 1947) is an American film actress best known for playing the title role in Russ Meyer's 1968 film Vixen! .

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Early years

Gavin was born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of blacklisted actor Fred Graff and Madeleine Rosenteil. [2] At age 19, she worked as a topless dancer in Hollywood with two other future Russ Meyer stars, Haji and Tura Satana. While waiting in a dentist's office, she saw an advertisement in Variety for women to audition for the new Russ Meyer movie Vixen! She auditioned and won the role, which launched her to stardom in low-budget independent films. [3]

Career

Following Vixen!, Gavin appeared in one more Russ Meyer film, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls , written by famed film critic Roger Ebert. [4] She also appeared in Jonathan Demme's women-in-prison film Caged Heat . [5] Filmink argued she should have become a bigger star. [6]

Personal life

Gavin resides in Los Angeles, California, where she works as a stylist and occasionally makes appearances at movie memorabilia conventions. She said in a 2006 interview that she is bisexual. [7]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ msu.edu Archived August 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Erica Gavin | The Official Website! — Growing Up in Silver Lake". www.ericagavin.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Official website". Archived from the original on 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  4. ↑ Ebert, Roger. "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls".
  5. ↑ Caged Heat cast list at Internet Movie Database IMDb.
  6. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (December 16, 2018). "The A to Z of Russ Meyer". Filmink.
  7. ↑ "retroCRUSH.com". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2006-07-19.
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