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.
Randee Lynne Jensen | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 28, 1949 |
| Other names | Randee Jensen, Randee Lee, Randee Lynne, Randee Lynn |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1961 - 2002 |
Acting roles
editIn 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]
Biker genre
editPossibly 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]
Filmography as actor (selective)
edit| Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Wheels | Joy | Ken Osborne | 1969 | |
| Satan's Sadists | Rita | Al Adamson | 1969 | credited as Randee Lynn |
| The Gay Deceivers | Sheryl | Bruce Kessler | 1969 | credited as Randee Lynne |
| The Cycle Savages | One of the girls | Bill Brame | 1969 | credited as Randee Lee |
| The Girls from Thunder Strip | Raped girl | David L. Hewitt | 1970 | |
| The Curious Female | Joy | Paul Rapp | 1970 | |
| Evel Knievel | Bathtub Girl | Marvin J. Chomsky | 1971 | credited 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 Gang | Cheryle | Anthony Cardoza | 1979 |
Production and crew
editShe 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]
References
edit- ^ OVGuide The Pit and the Pendulum
- ^ Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema: Interviews with 20 Actresses from Biker, Beach and Elvis Movies By Tom Lisanti Page 230
- ^ Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: The Complete Guide to the Movie Trivia Game By Jeff Milne 1967 The Trip (PETER FONDA)
- ^ Turner Classic Movies The Curious Female(1969) Cast & Crew, See all cast and crew
- ^ Turner Classic Movies Evel Knievel(1971), Cast & Crew, See all cast and crew
- ^ Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. By Michael R. Pitts Page 320 3961 A Small Town in Texas
- ^ Popcorn Time The Born Losers (1967)
- ^ Grindhouse Database The Glory Stompers
- ^ celebritywc.com 2015 Angels from Hell, Cast
- ^ filmaffinity Run, Angel, Run!
- ^ Blu-ray.com Artists, Randee Lynne Jensen
- ^ TV Guide Wild Wheels, Cast
- ^ Filmweb Satan's Sadists(1969)
- ^ Letterboxd Satan’s Sadists 1969 Directed by Al Adamson
- ^ Cinemorgue Randee Lynne Jensen a.k.a. Randee Lynne
- ^ MovieWeb The Cycle Savages (1970)
- ^ MovieWeb Hell's Angels '69 Cast
- ^ Cinemagia.ro Randee Lynne Jensen, Actor
- ^ Cinemagia.ro Scream Free! (1969)
- ^ Cinetvx.com Assistir Filme The Girls from Thunder Strip Online
- ^ Blu-ray.com Actress, Randee Lynne Jensen
- ^ The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors By Fred Olen Ray Page 102 American General Pictures, Inc. Filmography
- ^ Wild Beyond Belief!: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s By Brian Albright Page 202 The Girl from Thunder Strip Megan Timothy
- ^ Blu-ray.com Directed by Jack Starrett, The Losers 1970, The Losers Cast & Crew
- ^ Nam: The Lost Conflict Film Guide By Terry Rowan Page 77 The Losers/Nan's Angels (1970)
- ^ Louis Armstrong: The Life, Music, and Screen Career By Scott Allen Nollen Page 209 Hello, Dolly! (December 16, 1969)
- ^ Turner Classic Movies Manhunter(1986), Cast & Crew, See all cast and crew
- ^ Connolly & Company LLC Miami Vice II, Credits
- ^ Discogs Various – Miami Vice II
- ^ Theiapolis Cinema American Me
- ^ Turner Classic Movies American Me (1992), Cast & Crew, See all cast and crew
- ^ cinetvX / American Me