Gail Harris was born in Batley, a small mill town in Yorkshire English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 as Gail Robyn on December 16, 1964.

Before her film industry work, Harris was a Page 3 Girl for the British tabloid press. She was also featured in Mayfair magazine as the "Girl of the Month" on two separate occasions, and as the 10th anniversary feature model of High Society magazine. She transitioned and set her sights on Hollywood, beginning her career as a stunt and double

Body double

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. This led to her starring in and producing a number of 1980s slasher movie

Slasher film

A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...

s. Also credited as Robyn Harris, Gail is popularly known 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...

 and was named to Mr. Skin's Hall of Fame.

Gail retired from acting and producing in 2002 and stayed on as a resident of Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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 in the United States

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 where she enjoys riding horses and spending time with her family.

Filmography

• Takin' It Off (1985) (video) .... Hannah
• In Search of the Perfect 10 (1986) .... Perfect Girl #5
• Electric Blue 38 (1986) (video) .... Limo Driver
• Electric Blue 41 (1986) (video) .... Jeanie
• Electric Blue 43 (1986) (video) .... Louise
• Party Favors (1987) .... Nicole
• Electric Blue 47 (1987) (video) .... Little Jo
• Electric Blue 48 (1987) (video) .... John Squib's Girl
• For Love and Money (1987) .... Fawny Van Renzlia
• Electric Blue 49 (1987) (video) .... Girl on Video Monitor
• Electric Blue 50 (1987) (video) .... Swimwear Model
• Savage Harbor (1987) .... Harry's Girl Friend
• Takin' It All Off
  Takin' it All Off
  Takin' It All Off is a 1987 straight-to-video release from Ed Hansen and Robert T.Gervasoni's Hansen / Gervasoni productions company, and provided a quick sequel to Hansen and Gervasoni's popular 1985 feature Takin' It Off...
  
  (1987) .... Hannah McCall
• Nudity Required (1988) .... Midge
• Screwball Hotel
  Screwball hotel
  Screwball Hotel is a 1988 American and British comedy film directed by Rafal Zielinski.-DVD release:Universal Studios has yet to announce any plans to release the film onto either DVD or Blu-Ray.-Cast:*Michael Bendetti.....Mike...
  
  (1988) (uncredited)
• Hard to Die
  Hard to Die
  Hard to Die is a 1990 film, written by Mark Thomas McGee and James B. Rogers, directed by Jim Wynorski, and starring Gail Harris and Melissa Moore...
  
  (1990) (as Robyn Harris) .... Dawn Grant
• Sorority House Massacre 2
  Sorority House Massacre 2
  Sorority House Massacre 2: Nighty Nightmare is a 1990 slasher film by Jim Wynorski, featuring scream queens Melissa Ann Moore and Gail Harris .-Plot:...
  
  (1990) (as Robyn Harris) .... Linda
• The Haunting of Morella (1990) .... Ilsa
• Rainbow Drive (1990) (TV) .... Club Girl
• Sins of Desire (1993) .... Monica Waldman
• Forbidden Games (1995) .... Tonya Douglas
• Cellblock Sisters: Banished Behind Bars (1995) .... May
• Virtual Desire (1995) .... Wendy
• Masseuse (1996) (as Robyn Harris) .... Diane
• Dream On (TV series)
  Dream On (TV series)
  Dream On is an American adult-themed situation comedy about single New Yorker, Martin Tupper. The show used a gimmick where old black and white clips were used to punctuate the main character's feelings or thoughts...
  
  .... Catering Girl (1 episode, 1996)
• Alien Escape (1997) .... Cindy
• Sucker: The Vampire (1998) (video) .... Kirsten
• Masseuse 3 (1998/I) (video) .... Debbie
• The Outsider (1998) (TV) .... Wubba Wubba Girl
• The Circuit
  The Circuit (2002 film)
  «The Circuit» - is a 2002 arena-fighting film starring Olivier Gruner -Plot:Years ago, Dirk Longstreet walked away from The Circuit, the merciless underground fight club with no rules, where money changes hands as men are killed. But now gangsters have got his brother, and only one more journey...
  
  (2002) .... Nicole Kent
• The Circuit 2: The Final Punch (2002) (video) .... Nicole Kent
• Treasure Hunt (2003) (video) .... Gail
• Quigley (2003) .... Woman on Street
• Curse of the Komodo
  Curse of the Komodo
  Curse of the Komodo is a 2004 film that is directed by Jim Wynorski. The film was followed by Komodo vs. Cobra.-Plot:On a small island giant Komodos have started killing people. It's up to one group of people to stop them....
  
  (2004) .... Dr. Dawn Porter

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