Julie Strain
Julie Ann Strain (February 18, 1962 – January 10, 2021) was an American actress[1] and model. She was chosen by Penthouse as Pet of the Month in June 1991 and Pet of the Year in 1993. Her biggest mainstream acting role was Julie, the protagonist in Heavy Metal 2000.
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| Born | Julie Ann Strain February 18, 1962 Concord, California, U.S |
| Died | January 10, 2021 (aged 58) Corona, California, U.S |
| Education | Diablo Valley College |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
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| Partner | Dave Gram |
Early life
Strain was born in Concord, California.[1] A graduate of Diablo Valley College, she had an extensive athletic background. She later moved to Las Vegas and later Hollywood, California.
Career
Julie Strain was Penthouse Pet of the Month for June 1991 and Penthouse Pet of the Year for 1993.[2]
With over 100 films to her credit, Strain was nicknamed the "Queen of B-movies". She modelled for many comic book artists, including Simon Bisley, Milo Manara, and Kevin Eastman, whom she would later marry. Her likeness was also used in animation. She provided the voice for the main character in the animated film Heavy Metal 2000, and was the basis for the third-person shooter video game Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2. She was a frequent guest panelist at comic book conventions like the San Diego Comic-Con.[3]
In 1997, Heavy Metal published Strain's autobiography, Six Foot One and Worth the Climb. It was heavily illustrated with stills from her film and modelling career, plus paintings by Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell and Olivia De Berardinis.[4]
Personal life and death
Strain was 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall.[1] From 1995 to 2006, she was married to Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Eastman co-starred in several of Strain's films such as Day of the Warrior and L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach.
Much of Strain's memory of her youth was lost to retrograde amnesia, due to a head injury in her 20s.[3][5]
In November 2018, her boyfriend Dave Gram announced that she was in the late stages of dementia, believed to be a result of her fall, and was receiving hospice care at home.[6]
In January 2020, Malibu Bay Films, a studio which Strain worked with frequently, incorrectly reported that she had died, but then quickly retracted their statement after it established the news had been an error.[7] Strain died on January 10, 2021, at age 58.[8][9]
Partial filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Repossessed | Aerobics / Locker Room Nude Girl | (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Midnight Heat | Carl's Breakfast Girl / Silver Statuette | a.k.a. Sunset Heat |
| Out for Justice | Roxanne Ford | ||
| Double Impact | Student | ||
| 1992 | Soulmates | Pretty Woman | a.k.a. Blood Love (UK video title) / a.k.a. Evil Lives (USA video title) |
| Kuffs | Kane's Girl | ||
| Mirror Images | Gina Kaye | ||
| Witchcraft IV: The Virgin Heart | Belladonna | ||
| Night Rhythms | Linda | ||
| 1993 | Love Bites | Female Jogger | a.k.a. Love Bites: The Reluctant Vampire (USA) |
| Psycho Cop Returns | Stephanie | a.k.a. Psycho Cop 2 (USA video box title) | |
| Enemy Gold | Jewel Panther | ||
| The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter | Creature | a.k.a. H.P. Lovecraft's The Unnamable Returns / a.k.a. The Unnamable Returns | |
| Love Is Like That | Amber | a.k.a. Bad Love / a.k.a. Wild Angel | |
| Fit to Kill | Blu Steele | ||
| Teasers | Diva | ||
| 1994 | Play Time | Sheraton | |
| The Devil's Pet | Queen of Lost Island | ||
| Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult | Dominatrix | ||
| Beverly Hills Cop III | Annihilator Girl #2 | ||
| Infernal Soldiers | Tess | a.k.a. The Mosaic Project (video title) | |
| The Dallas Connection | Black Widow | ||
| Baywatch | Windsurfer | (uncredited); Episode: Red Wind / a.k.a. Baywatch Hawaii (USA new title) | |
| 1995 | Takin' It Off Out West | Mary 'Mad Mary' | |
| Big Sister 2000 | Interrogator | ||
| Starstruck | Johanna | ||
| Blonde Heaven | Illyana | a.k.a. Morgana (USA DVD title) / a.k.a. Morganna (USA video title) | |
| Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie | Pretty | ||
| Temptress II | Erica Barnes | a.k.a. Sorceress | |
| Victim of Desire | Linda Hammond | a.k.a. Implicated | |
| Midnight Confessions | Mariana | a.k.a. Voices of Seduction (UK video title) | |
| Virtual Desire | Sascha | ||
| 1996 | Squanderers | Jill | a.k.a. Money to Burn |
| Sorceress II: The Temptress | Tara Coventry | a.k.a. Legion of Evil: Sorceress II (UK DVD title) / a.k.a. Sorceress 2 (USA short title) | |
| Day of the Warrior | Willow Black | a.k.a. L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Day of the Warrior | |
| Hollywood: The Movie | Dora | ||
| Red Line | Crystal | ||
| 1997 | The Last Road | Maggie | a.k.a. SpeedWay (USA video title) |
| Hollywood Cops | Madam Fortune Stella | ||
| Busted | Annette | ||
| Bikini Hotel | Raquel | ||
| Guns of El Chupacabra | Queen B | ||
| Lethal Seduction | Holly | a.k.a. Lethal Betrayal | |
| 1998 | Masseuse 3 | Sascha | a.k.a. Indiscretions (USA) |
| L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach | Willow Black | ||
| Armageddon Boulevard | Queen Bee | ||
| Sex Court (TV series) | Judge Julie | ||
| 1999 | Ride with the Devil | The Temptress | |
| Wasteland Justice | Raven | ||
| Desirable Liaisons (TV series) | Colonel Fedorova | ||
| Bloodthirsty | New Roommate / Narrator | a.k.a. Blood Thirsty (USA video box title) | |
| Captain Jackson (TV series) | Robot Mommy | ||
| 2000 | The Independent | Ms. Kevorkian | |
| Heavy Metal 2000 | Julie (voice) | Heavy Metal F.A.K.K.2 (Germany) | |
| The Rowdy Girls | Mick | ||
| The Bare Wench Project | The Bare Wench | ||
| Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 | Julie (voice) | Video game | |
| Centerfold Coeds: Girlfriends | Miss Hardy | ||
| 2001 | Sex Court: The Movie | Judge Julie | |
| The Bare Wench Project 2: Scared Topless | The Bare Wench | Bare Wench 2: Book of Babes (USA) / a.k.a. Book of Babes: Bare Wench 2 (USA video box title) | |
| BattleQueen 2020 | Gayle | a.k.a. Battle Queen 2020 (USA) | |
| The Man Show (TV series) | Stripper | Episode: Sperm Bank | |
| How to Make a Monster | Herself | ||
| 2002 | God Squad! | Julie | |
| Thirteen Erotic Ghosts[1] | Baroness Lucrezia | ||
| .com for Murder | Exotic dancer | ||
| Planet of the Erotic Ape | Unknown | a.k.a. Babes in Kongland or World of the Erotic Ape (USA DVD titles) | |
| The Bare Wench Project 3: Nymphs of Mystery Mountain | The Bare Wench | a.k.a. Bare Wench III: The Path of the Wicked (USA) / a.k.a. Bare Wench: The Path of the Wicked (USA DVD title) | |
| Bleed | Linda | ||
| 2003 | HorrorTales.666 | Unknown | |
| Baberellas | Coochinota | ||
| Birth Rite | Ms. Carlson | ||
| Zombiegeddon | Dispatcher | ||
| Delta Delta Die! | Marilyn Fitch | ||
| Rock n' Roll Cops 2: The Adventure Begins | Stella | a.k.a. The Rock n' Roll Cops (USA DVD title) | |
| Bare Wench Project: Uncensored | The Bare Wench | ||
| 2004 | Tales from the Crapper | Ivanna Dance / Samantha | |
| 2005 | Bare Wench: The Final Chapter | Bare Wench | |
| Azira: Blood from the Sand | Azira | ||
| No Pain, No Gain | Amazon Beach Goddess | ||
| Exterminator City | Unknown | ||
| 2007 | Chantal | Sinister Model | |
| Hollywood Scream Queens | Herself | ||
| 2008 | Magus | Madame Zelda | |
| 2009 | Space Girls in Beverly Hills | Queen Ziba | Final film role |
References
- "Julie Strain". Internet Adult Film Database. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- Victoria Zdrok (January 8, 2008), Dr. Z on Scoring: How to Pick Up, Seduce and Hook Up with Hot Women, Touchstone, p. 10, ISBN 978-1-4165-6463-8, retrieved May 2, 2013
- Johnston, Rich (January 13, 2021). "Julie Strain, Heavy Metal Queen of B-Movies, Has Died". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- Strain, Julie; Eastman, Kevin B. (2001). Julie Strain: Six Foot One and Worth the Climb. Rockville Centre, NY: Heavy Metal. ISBN 1-8829-3133-5.
- Lemons, Stephen (May 11, 2000). "Julie Strain: Ultravixen". Salon.com. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
Then a freak horse-riding accident almost snapped her neck, leaving her with a broken arm and ankle and a severe case of amnesia.
- Johnston, Rich (November 27, 2018). "Julie Strain's Health Worsens, Tributes Paid". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- Boucher, Geoff (January 13, 2020). "Julie Strain Update: Actress Is Not Dead, Film Company Now Says". Deadline. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- Hamman, Cody (January 11, 2021). "R.I.P.: Julie Strain, B-Movie Legend and Penthouse Pet, Has Died At Age 58". joblo.com. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- "'Heavy Metal Magazine' Model Julie Strain Dead at 58". wearethepit.com. 11 January 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.(redacted January 13, 2021; the actress is once again reported as still living)
External links
- Julie Strain at IMDb
- Julie Strain at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Julie Strain at the Adult Film Database
- Julie Strain at AllMovie