Randee Lynne Jensen

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Randee Lynne Jensen
Born (1949-04-28) April 28, 1949 (age 70)
San Bernardino, California, USA
Other namesRandee Jensen, Randee Lee, Randee Lynne, Randee Lynn
Occupationactress
Years active1961 - 2002

Randee Lynn Jensen, born April 28, 1949 is an actress from San Bernardino, California. During the 1960s she acted in films such as The Pit and the Pendulum and The Gay Deceivers . From the late 1960s to the early 1970s, she had a number of parts in exploitation and biker films. She had appeared in over ten films in the biker genre alone. These include The Glory Stompers , The Cycle Savages and The Girls from Thunder Strip . She has also worked in film production, casting and other behind the scenes roles. Prior to her main work in film she had done stage work.

San Bernardino, California City in California, United States

San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan area and that serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. As one of the Inland Empire's anchor cities, San Bernardino spans 81 square miles (210 km2) on the floor of the San Bernardino Valley and as of 2017 has a population of 216,995. San Bernardino is the 17th-largest city in California and the 102nd-largest city in the United States. San Bernardino is home to numerous diplomatic missions for the Inland Empire, being one of four cities in California with numerous consulates. The governments of Guatemala and Mexico have also established their consulates in the downtown area of the city.

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Acting roles

In 1961, she had a small part in the Roger Corman directed horror film, Pit and the Pendulum . [1] In 1967, she would work again in another Corman directed film, The Trip that starred Peter Fonda, Susan Strasberg and Bruce Dern. [2] [3] Around 1969 / 1970, she had the part of Joy in the Paul Rapp directed film The Curious Female which also starred Angelique Pettyjohn, Charlene Jones, Bunny Allister and David Westberg. [4] The following year she had a part in Evel Knievel . [5] In 1976, she acted in the Jack Starrett directed film, A Small Town in Texas that starred Timothy Bottoms and Susan George. [6]

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Biker genre

Possibly her earliest entry into the biker genre was a bit part in the film Hells Angels on Wheels that starred Adam Roarke and Jack Nicholson. This film was released in 1967.[ citation needed ] The same year she had a bit part in The Born Losers that starred Tom Laughlin and featured Robert Tessier. [7] Around the same time she appeared in the Dennis Hopper directed The Glory Stompers . [8] She also had a bit part in Angels From Hell which was directed by Bruce Kessler and released in 1968. [9] At the end of the 1960s she appeared in Run, Angel, Run! , [10] Easy Rider , [11] and Wild Wheels playing the part of Joy. [12] In the Al Adamson directed Satan's Sadists , her character Rita she met an untimely end. [13] [14] [15] Other biker films she did at the end of the 1960s were The Cycle Savages , [16] Hells Angels 69 . [17] and the Bill Frame directed Scream Free! which starred Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn and Lana Wood. [18] [19] She had parts in two other biker films that were released in 1970. They were The Girls from Thunder Strip and The Losers . [20] [21] The Girls from Thunder Strip was produced by David L. Hewitt and Michael Mehas. Hewitt also directed it. It featured Maray Ayres, Casey Kasem and Megan Timothy. [22] [23] The Losers aka Nam's Angels was filmed in the Philippines and directed by Jack Starrett. It starred William Smith, Bernie Hamilton and Adam Roarke. [24] [25]

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Filmography as actor (selective)

Film
TitleRoleDirectorYearNotes #
Wild WheelsJoyKen Osborne1969
Satan's Sadists Rita Al Adamson 1969credited as Randee Lynn
The Gay Deceivers Sheryl Bruce Kessler 1969credited as Randee Lynne
The Cycle Savages One of the girls Bill Brame 1969credited as Randee Lee
The Girls from Thunder StripRaped girl David L. Hewitt 1970
The Curious FemaleJoyPaul Rapp1970
Evel Knievel Bathtub Girl Marvin J. Chomsky 1971credited as Randee Jensen
Aloha, Bobby and Rose Girl at ice rink Floyd Mutrux 1975
Murph the Surf Girl at Party Marvin J. Chomsky 1975
A Small Town in Texas Vera Jack Starrett 1969
Smokey and the Hotwire GangCheryle Anthony Cardoza 1979

Production and crew

She worked in the 1969 film Hello, Dolly! as a production assistant. [26] In the mid 1980s she worked in the Michael Mann directed Manhunter that starred William Petersen, Kim Greist and Dennis Farina. [27] She was musical coordinator for the music soundtrack to the television show Miami Vice . [28] [29] Some years later she was an associate producer for the Edward James Olmos directed American Me , which was a film about Chicano gang life in Los Angeles. [30] [31] The film starred Olmos as well. [32]

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References

  1. ↑ OVGuide The Pit and the Pendulum
  2. ↑ Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema: Interviews with 20 Actresses from Biker, Beach and Elvis Movies By Tom Lisanti Page 230
  3. ↑ Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: The Complete Guide to the Movie Trivia Game By Jeff Milne 1967 The Trip (PETER FONDA)
  4. ↑ Turner Classic Movies The Curious Female(1969) Cast & Crew, See all cast and crew
  5. ↑ Turner Classic Movies Evel Knievel(1971), Cast & Crew, See all cast and crew
  6. ↑ Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. By Michael R. Pitts Page 320 3961 A Small Town in Texas
  7. ↑ Popcorn Time The Born Losers (1967)
  8. ↑ Grindhouse Database The Glory Stompers
  9. ↑ celebritywc.com 2015 Angels from Hell, Cast
  10. ↑ filmaffinity Run, Angel, Run!
  11. ↑ Blu-ray.com Artists, Randee Lynne Jensen
  12. ↑ TV Guide Wild Wheels, Cast
  13. ↑ Filmweb Satan's Sadists(1969)
  14. ↑ Letterboxd Satan’s Sadists 1969 Directed by Al Adamson
  15. ↑ Cinemorgue Randee Lynne Jensen a.k.a. Randee Lynne
  16. ↑ MovieWeb The Cycle Savages (1970)
  17. ↑ MovieWeb Hell's Angels '69 Cast
  18. ↑ Cinemagia.ro Randee Lynne Jensen, Actor
  19. ↑ Cinemagia.ro Scream Free! (1969)
  20. ↑ Cinetvx.com Assistir Filme The Girls from Thunder Strip Online
  21. ↑ Blu-ray.com Actress, Randee Lynne Jensen
  22. ↑ The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors By Fred Olen Ray Page 102 American General Pictures, Inc. Filmography
  23. ↑ Wild Beyond Belief!: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s By Brian Albright Page 202 The Girl from Thunder Strip Megan Timothy
  24. ↑ Blu-ray.com Directed by Jack Starrett, The Losers 1970, The Losers Cast & Crew
  25. ↑ Nam: The Lost Conflict Film Guide By Terry Rowan Page 77 The Losers/Nan's Angels (1970)
  26. ↑ Louis Armstrong: The Life, Music, and Screen Career By Scott Allen Nollen Page 209 Hello, Dolly! (December 16, 1969)
  27. ↑ Turner Classic Movies Manhunter(1986), Cast & Crew, See all cast and crew
  28. ↑ Connolly & Company LLC Miami Vice II, Credits
  29. ↑ Discogs Various – Miami Vice II
  30. ↑ Theiapolis Cinema American Me
  31. ↑ Turner Classic Movies American Me (1992), Cast & Crew, See all cast and crew
  32. ↑ cinetvX / American Me
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