Memory Lane: "Stripped to Kill 5--Root of Evil"

As anyone who has seen my films can agree, one of my many talents is the ability to use my body to bring meaning and joy to the world. I have been a dancer for many years, since I was a little girl, really. I began with ballet and never looked back. That's why it was such a thrill to be able to expose my gifts to the world in STRIPPED TO KILL 5--ROOT OF EVIL.

For my role as "Kat," the shy yet streetwise young woman in search of true meaning to her life while helping track down a serial killer, I researched my role at the legendary (but now sadly closed--I think it's Jack-in-the-Box now) "Shake-a-Booty" in downtown L.A. and found that lapdancing is not just entertainment...it truly is an artform. I was able to use my junior high cheerleading skills to create the subtle, highly choreographed dance numbers that won me my first "Golden G-String" award. This film is also notable for my second death scene, where Kat is stabbed by a killer patron. I found the director's use of blood rivulets dripping over my naked breasts to be breathtakingly bold and evocative.

FYI: They don't tell you this when you're filming, but sometimes fake blood goes bad and gets a nasty taste (although I've had worse in my mouth). When you see the scene where I spit up a mouthful of blood--it's just before I silently pledge my undying love to Rocco, the hero--I was actually really vomiting a little bit. The director thought it added to the realism and decided to keep it in the film. Oh, Hollywood!