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Erica Gavin

Birthdate	July 22, 1947 (1947-07-22) (age 62)
Birth location	Los Angeles, California, US
Birth name	Donna Graff
Measurements	38-26-37
Hair colour	Brown
Ethnicity	Caucasian
No. of films	7
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Erica Gavin at IMDb

Erica Gavin, (born Donna Graff ^[1] on July 22, 1947 in Los Angeles, California), is an American film actress best known for playing the title role in Russ Meyer's 1968 film Vixen!

Early years

At age 19, Erica Gavin worked as a topless dancer in Hollywood alongside two other future Russ Meyer stars, Haji and Tura Satana. While waiting in a dentist's office she saw an advertisement in Variety for girls to audition for the new Russ Meyer movie. She auditioned and won the role which launched her to B movie stardom.^[2]

Career

Following Vixen, Erica Gavin appeared in one more Russ Meyer film - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. She also appeared in Roger Corman's women-in-prison film Caged Heat

Personal life

Erica Gavin currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where she works as a stylist and occasionally makes appearances at movie memorabilia conventions  . She has said in an interview that she is bisexual. ^[3]

Filmography

• Initiation (1968), Jan
• Vixen! (1968), Vixen Palmer
• Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), Roxanne
• Erika's Hot Summer (1971), Erika
• Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973), Girl at bar
• Caged Heat (1974), Jacqueline Wilson
• 3 Stories About Evil (2008), Mrs. Harris

References

1. ^ msu.edu
2. ^ Official website
3. ^ retroCRUSH.com

External links

• Official site
• Erica Gavin at the Internet Movie Database