Lynn Lowry

Linda Kay "Lynn" Lowry (born October 15, 1947)[1] is an American actress, screenwriter and producer.

Lynn Lowry
Lynn Lowry interviewed by Count Gore De Vol in 2009
Born
Linda Kay Lowry

(1947-10-15) October 15, 1947
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActress, screenwriter, film producer
Years active1972-present

She is perhaps best 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]

She 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]

She appeared in two key 1970s horror films, George A. Romero's The Crazies (1973)[4] and David Cronenberg's Shivers (1974), followed by a sixteen-month role as the adulterer-heroine Sandra 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] She also appeared opposite Peter Fonda in Jonathan Demme's vigilante thriller Fighting Mad (1976).

Lowry was also one of the two female leads in Radley Metzger's film Score (1974). She and Carl Parker are the only actors from the film who are still alive as of 2007.

Lowry moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s, but ended up 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]

Her later films include Splatter Disco, Basement Jack and Schism, which she co-wrote and co-produced.[6] Lowry also starred in Dante Tomaselli's Torture Chamber.[7] She can be seen in the twenty-fourth minute of the film.[8] In 2015 she co-starred with Debbie Rochon in the horror film The House of Covered Mirrors.[9] In 2010, Lowry had a cameo appearance in the 2010 remake of The Crazies.

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
1971I Drink Your BloodCarrieUncredited
1971The Battle of Love's ReturnDream Girl
1973Sugar CookiesAlta Leigh / Julie Kent
1973The CraziesKathy
1974ScoreBetsy
1975ShiversNurse Forsythe
1976Fighting MadLorene Maddox
1982Cat PeopleRuthie
1984Terror in the AislesRuthieArchive footage
1995Compelling EvidenceJulie
2007Splatter DiscoAlma
2008Beyond the Dunwich HorrorMargo Warren
2008SchismBetsy / Jackie / Lola
2009George: A Zombie InterventionBarbra
2009Basement JackMrs. Riley
2010The CraziesWoman on Bike
2010The SuperMaureen Rossi
2010PsychosomatikaRaeanne
2011The Theatre BizarreMikela Da Vinci
2012The Haunting of Whaley HouseBethany Romero
2013The Trouble with Barry Ruth Montenegro
2013My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!Isabel
2013Torture ChamberLisa Marino
2013The Legend of Six Fingers Ester
2016Model HungerGinny ReillyFANtastic Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film
2016The House of Covered MirrorsClaudia Hoffman
2017DescendingEva[10]
2018The Sweetest RevengeJessica Moore
2019Essence - A Psychedelic Gothic ThrillerDeb
2020Never Can Say Goodbye: When Love and Hate Survive DeathElaine
2021FangGina Cochran

References
  1. Alexander, Chris (October 15, 2015). "Interview: Actress Lynn Lowry Remembers David Cronenberg's SHIVERS". Coming Soon. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. "Bio". Lynn Lowry Official Website. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. Profile, PennyBlood.com; accessed April 13, 2017.
  4. "Romero's The Crazies Heading to Blu-ray". DreadCentral.
  5. Owen Keehnen, A DIRECTOR’S DREAM!, racksandrazors.com; accessed April 13, 2017.
  6. Official Schism Movie MySpace
  7. "First Stills From Dante Tomaselli's 'Torture Chamber'!". BloodyDisgusting.
  8. New North Woods Clip Plays a Deadly Game of Hide-and-Seek
  9. Surprise! Here’s a Gory New Clip from North Woods!
  10. Horrorsociety.com
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