Brinke Stevens

Infobox actor
name = Brinke Stevens


imagesize =
caption = Stevens in 2005
birthname = Charlene Elizabeth Brinkman
birthdate = birth date and age|1954|9|20|mf=y
birthplace = San Diego, California
occupation=Film actress
spouse = Dave Stevens (1980–1981)
yearsactive = 1981 –

Brinke Stevens (born September 20 1954) is an American actress, model and writer.

Born Charlene Elizabeth Brinkman in San Diego, California, Stevens has studied several foreign languages, including Esperanto, [cite web| last = Priol| first = David| title = Brinke Stevens: Only the Beautiful Scream| work = David Priol Autograph Collecting| year = 2005| url = http://www.dpriol.com/BRINKE-STEVENS.html| accessdate = 2008-03-12] and gained a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from San Diego State University and a Master of Science in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California. [cite book |last=Shepard |first=Jewel |authorlink=Jewel Shepard|title=Invasion of the B-Girls|year= 1992|month= March|publisher=Eclipse Books |location= Forestville, California|pages=p. 136 |chapter=Brinke Stevens] Initially intending to study dolphin communication but instead she was tossed out of Scripps and awarded a Masters, [cite web| last = James| first = Gary| title = Brinke Stevens Interview| work = FamousInterview.com| url = http://www.famousinterview.ca/interviews/brinke_stevens.htm| accessdate = 2008-03-12] While going to a modeling assignment, Stevens was discovered by accident by a producer who cast her in a film as an extra.

As of 2006, Stevens has appeared in over 100 movies, primarily in low budget horror, sci-fi and fantasy film genre. From her long list of acting credits she has gained notoriety as a scream queen, to the extent that she was once the subject of a "Jeopardy!" answer, "Brinke Stevens is known by this semi-rhyming title." (Question: What is a Scream Queen?). Oddly the Jeopardy question was during the Scripps Institution of Oceanography special, which is the school she was expelled from. In addition to acting Stevens has co-written a number of screenplays, co-produced two documentaries, and served as an onset decorator. In one of her scripts, "Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots", Stevens pokes fun at the B-Movie industry and spoofs some of her own films.

Stevens is an inactive member of Mensa.

Brinke Stevens is depicted in the horror novel, "Bad Moon Rising," the third installment of Jonathan Mayberry’s "Ghost Road Blues" trilogy, published in 2008.

Vital statistics:

*Brown hair, brown eyes
*Height: 5'4" (163cm)
*Married: to comic book artist Dave Stevens 1980–1981.

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External links

*imdb name|id=0828288
*amg name|2:68103
* [http://www.brinke.com/ Brinke Stevens Fan Club]