San Francisco Bay Area Ladies

Natalie Stephany

Sunday, September 6, 2015 Chris Charles 0

Born and raised in San Francisco, actress Natalie Stephany began her acting career on the stage in such plays as Footloose, Beauty and the Beast, and Gypsy, where she had her first speaking role as

Celebrity chef Marisa Churchill is well-known for the low-cal pastries and desserts she creates that don’t taste low-cal. Her best-selling book, Sweet & Skinny: 100 Recipes for Enjoying Life’s Sweeter Side Without Tipping the Scales

Jackie Dallas

Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Chris Charles 4

Born in Syracuse, New York, actress and model Jackie Dallas now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, by way of Miami, New York City, and Chicago. Even though she was on the road to

Scarlett Dark

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Chris Charles 0

Scarlett Dark is the lead singer, keyboardist, and a founding member of the San Francisco Bay Area rock band, Lipshok. Their music is described as “progressive symphonic metal that is unique, Gothic, haunting, ethereal, and melodic.”

Caroline Blind

Thursday, April 2, 2015 Chris Charles 0

Singer and guitarist Caroline Bokman currently fronts the San Francisco-based punk metal band Dammit!, but she’s probably best-known by most fans as Caroline Blind, from when she was lead vocalist of Sunshine Blind. Described as

Burlesque Queen Noel Toy

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Chris Charles 0

The above circa 1940 video of Chinese-American burlesque queen Noel Toy performing her famous fan dance, makes it clear to see why she was was often billed as “The Chinese Sally Rand.” Undoubtedly the

Mary-Madison Baldo

Monday, January 26, 2015 Chris Charles 1

Filmmaker and actress Mary-Madison Baldo (who’ll ask you to call her Madison, not Mary) has all the makings to realize her dream of hearing her name announced at the Oscars someday. Besides her talents, the

Judy Cerda Revisited

Thursday, October 9, 2014 Chris Charles 8

Since my first interview with actress Judy Cerda, more than three years ago, she’s continued to stay very visible in San Francisco’s indie film scene. Last year, she appeared in Last Doorway Productions’ Monster of

Welcome to My Darkside – Women in Horror Documentary

Monday, August 11, 2014 Chris Charles 0

Slated for release in November, Last Doorway Productions‘ documentary Welcome to My Darkside, features interviews and commentary from 35 talented ladies who’ve made names for themselves in the horror genre. Their characters have been on

Debra Lamb in “Event”

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Chris Charles 2

The above 2001 USC student short film Event, is a rarity in that it features Scream Queen Debra Lamb in one the few student films she starred in during the early 2000s. During this period,

Asian Ladies of the Gold Rush

Saturday, May 10, 2014 Chris Charles 0

With the 2014 NFL Kickoff Game just under four months away, most of the teams’ cheerleading squads have already held their try-outs and selected the ladies who will be donning the midriff-baring uniforms and entertaining

Ysabel Young for Doritos

Sunday, February 2, 2014 Chris Charles 1

On this Super Bowl Sunday, here’s a commercial produced by Last Doorway Productions‘ Reyna Young for Doritos’ 2011-2012 “Crash the Super Bowl” ad contest. According to Reyna, who shot the commercial in Pacifica, California; “there