Lynn Lowry
Lynn Lowry | |
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 Lowry interviewed by Count Gore de Vol in 2009 | |
| Born | Linda Kay Lowry October 15, 1947 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actress, screenwriter, film producer |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Children | 1 |
Linda Kay "Lynn" Lowry (born October 15, 1947)[1] is an American actress, screenwriter and producer. She is known for her work in horror films, having appeared in the cult films I Drink Your Blood (1970), George A. Romero's The Crazies (1973) and David Cronenberg's Shivers (1975).
Early life
Lowry was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and lived in Cahokia, Illinois, during her early childhood.[2] At age twelve, she relocated with her family to Burbank, California and later, Atlanta, Georgia, where her father transferred for work.[2]
Lowry enrolled at the University of Georgia on a scholarship in 1966, studying theater for two years. She later worked as a Playboy Bunny at the Atlanta Playboy Club, and gave birth to her son. In 1969, Lowry moved with her son to New York City, working as a bartender while auditioning for acting roles.[2]
Career
While auditioning for a role in Joe (1970) in New York City, Lowry met Lloyd Kaufman, who asked her to appear in a supporting part in The Battle of Love's Return (1971), which she accepted.[2] After completing the film in early 1970, she was cast in David Durston's horror film I Drink Your Blood (1970).[3]
Lowry appeared in two key 1970s horror films, George A. Romero's The Crazies (1973)[4] and David Cronenberg's Shivers (1975), followed by a sixteen-month role as the adulterer-heroine Sandra Henderson on NBC's short-lived soap opera How to Survive a Marriage, as well as a brief part on the daytime serial Another World.[5] Lowry was also one of the two female leads in Radley Metzger's film Score (1974). She also starred opposite Peter Fonda in Jonathan Demme's action thriller Fighting Mad (1976).
Lowry moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s, but ended up largely abandoning her acting career after appearing in Cat People (1982). "I was in Hollywood and I just got tired of the bullshit," she said. "I wasn’t doing horror movies when I was in Hollywood, I was just going out for TV and other auditions and I got tired so I gave it up; I focused on doing theatre and even sang in a band."[1]
After sporadic appearances in the 1980s and 1990s, Lowry returned to acting in 2005 and her subsequent films included Splatter Disco, Basement Jack and Schism, which she co-wrote and co-produced.[6] In 2010, she had a cameo appearance in the remake of her earlier film The Crazies. Lowry also starred in Dante Tomaselli's Torture Chamber (2013).[7] In 2015, she co-starred with Debbie Rochon in the horror film The House of Covered Mirrors.[8][9] In 2022, Lowry starred as Gina Cochran in Richard Burgin's Fang, for which she won four film festival awards.[10]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | I Drink Your Blood | Carrie | Uncredited |
| The Battle of Love's Return | Dream Girl | ||
| 1973 | Sugar Cookies | Alta Leigh / Julie Kent | |
| The Crazies | Kathy Fulton | ||
| 1974 | Score | Betsy | |
| 1975 | Shivers | Nurse Forsythe | |
| 1976 | Fighting Mad | Lorene Maddox | |
| 1982 | Cat People | Ruthie | |
| 1995 | Compelling Evidence | Julie | |
| 2007 | Splatter Disco | Alma | |
| 2008 | Beyond the Dunwich Horror | Margo Warren | |
| Schism | Betsy / Jackie / Lola | ||
| 2009 | George: A Zombie Intervention | Barbra | |
| Basement Jack | Mrs. Riley | ||
| 2010 | The Crazies | Woman on Bike | |
| The Super | Maureen Rossi | ||
| Psychosomatika | Raeanne | ||
| 2011 | The Theatre Bizarre | Mikela Da Vinci | |
| 2012 | The Haunting of Whaley House | Bethany Romero | |
| 2013 | The Trouble with Barry | Ruth Montenegro | |
| My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! | Isabel | ||
| Torture Chamber | Lisa Marino | ||
| The Legend of Six Fingers | Ester | ||
| 2016 | Model Hunger | Ginny Reilly | FANtastic Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film |
| The House of Covered Mirrors | Claudia Hoffman | ||
| 2017 | Descending | Eva[11] | |
| 2018 | Cynthia | Nandula | |
| The Sweetest Revenge | Jessica Moore | ||
| 2019 | Essence - A Psychedelic Gothic Thriller | Deb | |
| 2020 | Never Can Say Goodbye: When Love and Hate Survive Death | Elaine | |
| 2022 | Fang | Gina Cochran | |
| 2023 | The Pocket Film of Superstitions | The Hand Maiden | |
| 2024 | A Halloween Feast | Angela Long | |
| 2025 | A Hard Place | Zenia | |
| Bradlee | Bradlee's Mum |
References
- ^ a b Alexander, Chris (October 15, 2015). "Interview: Actress Lynn Lowry Remembers David Cronenberg's SHIVERS". Coming Soon. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Bio". Lynn Lowry Official Website. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ Profile, PennyBlood.com; accessed April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Romero's The Crazies Heading to Blu-ray". DreadCentral. 24 October 2009.
- ^ Owen Keehnen, A DIRECTOR’S DREAM!, racksandrazors.com; accessed April 13, 2017.
- ^ Official Schism Movie MySpace
- ^ "First Stills From Dante Tomaselli's 'Torture Chamber'!". BloodyDisgusting. 15 July 2010.
- ^ New North Woods Clip Plays a Deadly Game of Hide-and-Seek
- ^ Surprise! Here’s a Gory New Clip from North Woods!
- ^ Fang (2022) Official Trailer
- ^ Horrorsociety.com