Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Women my own age, Part Six



Krista Allen, born April 5, 1971. Took Sylvia Kristel's part as Emanuelle, in the movies if not in my heart. Mostly to be seen in a whole lot of bad movies in which whether she can act or not is hardly the point.

However, it can fairly be said that on Unscripted, a series where she kept her clothes on most of the time, she didn't stink up the joint. Though I can't imagine Sorkin & Schlamme will be calling her any time soon...

Shannen Doherty, born April 12, 1971. Well. What can we say about Shannen Doherty that the E! True Hollywood Story didn't say better? We can say that she was born in Tennessee, which could explain a lot, up to and including her professed love for the vile Rumsfeld.

But we are inclined to be compassionate, after all, she was in one of the very most perfect movies ever made.



And she must be cold, the poor dear.




Amanda Peterson, born July 8, 1971. Boy, you talk about your "whatever happened to..." Peterson was in "A Year In The Life," which was a miniseries I loved followed by a regular series I liked.

Then she was in the second most convicing High School Movie romance of my youth (after "Some Kind of Wonderful"), "Can't Buy Me Love."

And then...poof...

This bio says she's living happily with her husband and children, and I hope that's true. But really...Patrick Dempsey is a bigger star than ever and Peterson hasn't been onscreen in over 15 years?

That ain't right.

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