Brinke Stevens
Encyclopedia
Brinke Stevens is an American
actress, model
and writer
.
, Stevens has studied several foreign languages, including Esperanto
, 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. Initially intending to study dolphin communication, she was instead tossed out of Scripps for doing "forbidden research" on dolphin communication. The "forbidden" appellation was largely to do with the Navy's use of dolphins in undersea weapons research at the time. While going to a modeling assignment, Stevens was discovered by accident by a producer who cast her in a film as an extra.
Stevens has appeared in over 100 movies, primarily in the horror
, sci-fi and fantasy film genres. 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
?). The Jeopardy! question was asked during the Scripps Institution of Oceanography special.
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 portrayed Julie Quinn, mother of serial killer Wayne Montgomery, in the 2007 horror film Head Case
. This was the first time she had ever acted in an improvisational film. She reprised her role in the two sequels, 2009's The Ritual
and 2010's Post-Mortem.
Stevens is an inactive member of Mensa
.
Brinke Stevens is depicted in the horror novel, Bad Moon Rising, the third installment of Jonathan Maberry
’s "Pine Deep" trilogy, published in 2008.
Brinke Stevens appeared on the 2009 cover of the popular pulp movie magazine Mondo Cult, which featured an article about her role in The Tingler
.
She appeared in a 2009 documentary Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
Life and career
Born in San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, Stevens has studied several foreign languages, including Esperanto
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
, and gained a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from San Diego State University
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
and a Master of Science in Marine Biology
Marine biology
Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather...
from Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, is one of the oldest and largest centers for ocean and earth science research, graduate training, and public service in the world...
, La Jolla, California. Initially intending to study dolphin communication, she was instead tossed out of Scripps for doing "forbidden research" on dolphin communication. The "forbidden" appellation was largely to do with the Navy's use of dolphins in undersea weapons research at the time. While going to a modeling assignment, Stevens was discovered by accident by a producer who cast her in a film as an extra.
Stevens has appeared in over 100 movies, primarily in the horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
, sci-fi and fantasy film genres. From her long list of acting credits she has gained notoriety as a scream queen
Scream queen
A scream queen is an actress who has become associated with horror films, either through an appearance in a notable entry in the genre as a frequent victim or through constant appearances as the female protagonist...
, to the extent that she was once the subject of a Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
answer: "Brinke Stevens is known by this semi-rhyming title." (Question: What is a Scream Queen
Scream queen
A scream queen is an actress who has become associated with horror films, either through an appearance in a notable entry in the genre as a frequent victim or through constant appearances as the female protagonist...
?). The Jeopardy! question was asked during the Scripps Institution of Oceanography special.
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 portrayed Julie Quinn, mother of serial killer Wayne Montgomery, in the 2007 horror film Head Case
Head Case (film)
Head Case is a 2007 pseudo-documentary horror film written and directed by Anthony Spadaccini.The film is presented as a collection of home movies from serial killers Wayne and Andrea Montgomery, middle-class suburban residents of Claymont, Delaware who film their sadistic crimes.- Cast :* Paul...
. This was the first time she had ever acted in an improvisational film. She reprised her role in the two sequels, 2009's The Ritual
The Ritual (film)
The Ritual is a 2009 pseudo-documentary horror film written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Anthony Spadaccini.The film is a sequel to Spadaccini's 2007 horror film Head Case and continues the story of Claymont, Delaware serial killer Wayne Montgomery, who films his crimes.The plot details...
and 2010's Post-Mortem.
Stevens is an inactive member of Mensa
Mensa International
Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test...
.
Brinke Stevens is depicted in the horror novel, Bad Moon Rising, the third installment of Jonathan Maberry
Jonathan Maberry
Jonathan Maberry is the multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Ghost Road Blues, the first of the Pine Deep Trilogy, a series of supernatural horror novels...
’s "Pine Deep" trilogy, published in 2008.
Brinke Stevens appeared on the 2009 cover of the popular pulp movie magazine Mondo Cult, which featured an article about her role in The Tingler
The Tingler
The Tingler is a 1959 horror-thriller film by American producer/director William Castle. It is the third of five collaborations with writer Robb White and stars Vincent Price, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts, Pamela Lincoln, Philip Coolidge and Judith Evelyn.The film tells the story of a scientist...
.
She appeared in a 2009 documentary Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror
Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror
Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror is a television documentary that premiered on the Canadian cable network Space on February 25, 2009.The hour-long documentary examines the experiences, motivations and impact of the increasing number of women engaged in horror fiction, with producers Donna Davies...
.