Julie Strain


Julie Strain is an American actress and model who was Penthouse Pet of the Month in June 1991 and later chosen as the magazine's Pet of the Year in 1993.

Early life

Strain was born in Concord, California. A graduate of Diablo Valley College, she has an extensive athletic background. She eventually made her way to Las Vegas and later Hollywood, California.

Career

With over 100 films to her credit, Strain has come to be known as the "Queen of the B-movies". In addition, she was Penthouse Pet of the Month for June 1991 and Penthouse Pet of the Year for 1993. She has also had her likeness attached to numerous comic book characters and animation items. For example, she did the voice acting for the main character in the animated movie Heavy Metal 2000 and was the basis for the third-person shooter .
Strain is tall.

Personal life

Strain was married to Kevin Eastman from 1995 to 2006, and is mother to a son, Shane. Much of her youth was wiped from her memory, as she suffered a case of retrograde amnesia due to a severe head injury suffered in a fall from a horse. In November 2018, it was announced that she was in the late stages of dementia, believed to be a result of that injury, and was receiving hospice care at home.
In January 2020, it was reported that Strain had died, but these claims were proven false.

Autobiography

In 1997, Heavy Metal published Strain's autobiography, Six Foot One and Worth the Climb. It was heavily illustrated with stills from her film and modeling career, plus paintings by Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell and Olivia De Berardinis.

Partial filmography