Born in 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Murdered by persons unknown Phil Spector on Feb 3, 2003 in Alhambra, California, USA at age 41.

Known mostly for her string of topless, Xena-like roles in the 80s (most notably in Deathstalker, Amazon Women on the Moon, Barbarian Queen, and Barbarian Queen 2), Lana Clarkson was well on her way to becoming an icon along the lines of Sybil Danning, but after 1992 her moment in the B-movie sun had already passed, her career now being confined to occasional TV cameos and appearances at K-Mart.

Also sprach Golem.
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Spector Trial to Get the OJ Treatment
Monday, March 19, 2007
Anyone who thought that justice had more or less been thwarted in the Phil Spector case after four years of suspicious postponements must now renew their faith in the system: not only did jury selection begin today, but, after a month-long recess, the trial might even be on television.... Read more

Will Phil Spector Get Death?
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
It’s been hard to keep up with the whirlwind trial of Phil Spector — if anyone remembers, he was accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson four years ago — but it was announced today that jury selection for the trial will now finally commence.... Read more

How Phil Spector Will Beat the Rap
Saturday, October 22, 2005
The Twinkie defense? Are you serious?... Read more

The Queen Is Dead
Monday, February 3, 2003
Anyone nostalgically longing to see a return of the Barbarian Queen tragically got his wish today — it was reported around 5 AM that Lana Clarkson was murdered in the castle-like Alhambra home of legendary rock producer Phil Spector.... Read more

The End of the Blue Light Special
Friday, February 1, 2002
With Kmart going out of business now, what will become of Lana Clarkson?... Read more

Film

• Love in Paris (1997; aka “Another 9 1/2 Weeks”) .... Woman at Fashion Show
• Vice Girls (1996) .... Jan Cooper
• Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1992) .... Amathea
• The Haunting of Morella (1990) .... Coel
• Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1988) .... Amathea
• Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) .... Alpha Beta ("Amazon Women on the Moon")
• Barbarian Queen (1985) .... Amethea
• Blind Date (1984) .... Rachel
• Deathstalker (1984) .... Kaira
• Scarface (1983) .... Woman at Babylon Club
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) .... Mrs. Vargas

• Land's End: “Who's Killing Cole Porter?” (5/4/1996) .... Kay
• Silk Stalkings: “Tricks of the Trade” (10/22/1995) .... Angela Martin
• Silk Stalkings: “Night Games” (2/11/1993) .... Ula Kurtz
• Wings: “Noses Off” (10/8/1992) .... Janine
• Night Court: “My Three Dads” (1990) .... Carey
• Amazing Stories: “Miscalculation” (9/29/1986) .... Ms. Allure
• The A-Team: “Champ!” (1/22/1985)
• Night Court: “Hello, Goodbye” (1985)
• Knight Rider: “The Rotten Apples” (11/11/1984) .... Marilyn
• Riptide: “Catch of the Day” (10/23/1984) .... Kelly
• Three's Company: “Alias Jack Tripper” (11/1/1983) .... Sharon Gordon

• Music icon Phil Spector gets 19 years for murder
  AFP (May 30, 2009)
  Legendary music producer Phil Spector has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering an actress at his Los Angeles mansion six years ago.
• Phil Spector found guilty of 2nd-degree murder
  Associated Press (Apr 13, 2009)
  Rock music producer Phil Spector was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a film actress at his mansion six years ago.
• Spector retrial enters key act as defense begins
  Associated Press (Jan 26, 2009)
  Nearly six years after an actress was shot to death in the foyer of his storied castle, music legend Phil Spector’s long, strange voyage through the justice system is nearing what could be its final act.
• Prosecution rests in Phil Spector murder retrial
  Associated Press (Jan 22, 2009)
  Prosecutors rested their case Thursday in the murder retrial of legendary music producer Phil Spector.
• Phil Spector murder retrial begins
  AFP (Oct 29, 2008)
  The retrial for Phil Spector, accused of killing former actress Lana Clarkson in his Los Angeles mansion more than five years ago, opened Wednesday.
• Court Rejects Halt in Spector’s Retrial
  E! Online (Aug 16, 2008)
  Three days is all the extra time Phil Spector is going to get.
• Phil Spector retrial impossible before late 2008: lawyer
  AFP (Dec 7, 2007)
  Phil Spector’s retrial for the alleged 2003 murder of a B-movie actress will not be possible before September next year, a defense lawyer told a judge here Friday.
• Mistrial in Phil Spector murder trial
  Associated Press (Sep 26, 2007)
  Music producer Phil Spector’s murder trial ended in a mistrial Wednesday because of a deadlocked jury.
• Spector judge to withdraw instruction
  Associated Press (Sep 20, 2007)
  The judge in Phil Spector’s murder trial, struggling to help deadlocked jurors reach a verdict, is taking an unusual step that some legal experts say could make a conviction easily reversible on appeal.
• Judge: No lesser charge in Spector case
  Associated Press (Sep 19, 2007)
  The judge in record producer Phil Spector’s murder trial decided Wednesday not to allow the deadlocked jury to consider a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.
• Jury unable to reach Spector murder verdict
  Reuters (Sep 18, 2007)
  The judge in the murder trial of Phil Spector said on Tuesday the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the charges against the legendary rock producer.
• Jurors in Spector murder trial resume deliberations
  AFP (Sep 14, 2007)
  The jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector began a fifth day of deliberations on Friday.
• Jurors in Spector trial to begin deliberations
  AFP (Sep 10, 2007)
  The five-month murder trial of Phil Spector reaches its climax late Monday when jurors retire to consider whether the pop music legend is guilty of killing a B-movie actress four years ago.
• Spector lawyer to offer closing argument
  Associated Press (Sep 6, 2007)
  Prosecutors closed their case against Phil Spector with sarcastic attacks on his team's scientific experts and called on jurors to do justice for the actress found shot to death in his home.
• Spector murder trial headed for showdown
  Associated Press (Sep 3, 2007)
  In the annals of celebrity crime, record producer Phil Spector’s murder trial may stand as one of the strangest.
• Spector trial drawing to close as top lawyer quits
  AFP (Aug 27, 2007)
  Testimony in the Phil Spector murder trial drew to a close here Monday as a senior member of the music producer’s defense team resigned, citing a difference of opinion with the rock legend.
• Phil Spector jurors visit crime scene
  Associated Press (Aug 9, 2007)
  Jurors visited Phil Spector’s mansion Thursday to get a firsthand look at the place where actress Lana Clarkson died four years ago.
• Spector’s daughter testifies for defense
  Associated Press (Aug 1, 2007)
  Phil Spector’s daughter took the witness stand Wednesday as the defense’s case wound down in his murder trial, but the judge only allowed her to testify that he is right-handed and stopped questioning that suggested he was an attentive father.
• Phil Spector defense suddenly near end
  Associated Press (Aug 1, 2007)
  After several weeks of trying to persuade jurors that music producer Phil Spector did not murder actress Lana Clarkson, defense attorneys have abruptly decided to close their case.
• Ex-Spector lawyer goes before judge
  Associated Press (Jul 12, 2007)
  A former attorney for Phil Spector could face jail time if she refuses to testify at the music producer’s murder trial about a possible piece of evidence allegedly withheld by a defense expert.
• Spector case victim ‘tearful, depressed’ before death: witness
  AFP (Jul 11, 2007)
  The B-movie actress allegedly murdered by music producer Phil Spector was “tearful and depressed” in the months before her death, a Los Angeles court heard Wednesday.
• Victim in Spector murder case ‘joked about suicide’: writer
  AFP (Jul 10, 2007)
  The B-movie actress allegedly murdered by music producer Phil Spector was a temperamental diva who once joked about suicide, a writer who worked with her told jurors here Tuesday.
• Judge allows Spector rant testimony
  Associated Press (Jul 9, 2007)
  The judge in record producer Phil Spector’s murder trial decided Monday to let jurors hear from a celebrity security guard who says he heard Spector rant against women and declare they should all be shot in the head.
• Spector prosecutor grills defense expert
  Associated Press (Jun 28, 2007)
  A prosecutor in Phil Spector’s murder trial accused a forensic pathologist who testified actress Lana Clarkson shot herself to death of tailoring his testimony to favor Spector.
• Actress in Spector murder trial killed herself: expert
  AFP (Jun 26, 2007)
  The B-movie actress allegedly murdered by music producer Phil Spector probably committed suicide, a retired forensic expert testified Tuesday as the rock legend’s defense case got underway.
• No prints found on gun in Spector case
  Associated Press (Jun 13, 2007)
  An expert testified in record producer Phil Spector’s murder trial Wednesday that latent fingerprints rarely are found on guns used in crimes and that none was found on the gun that killed actress Lana Clarkson.
• Spector case shows women’s vulnerability
  Associated Press (Jun 7, 2007)
  When Phil Spector walked into the House of Blues in February 2003, club hostess Lana Clarkson saw a slight, older man sporting a wild crown of pale hair — not the sort of guy a beauty normally gives a second look.
• Spector jury sees inside mansion, gun
  Associated Press (Jun 6, 2007)
  Jurors got a glimpse inside Phil Spector’s castle-like mansion when prosecutors displayed pictures of the location where an actress was found shot to death.
• Spector judge rejects use of ‘diary’
  Associated Press (Jun 4, 2007)
  Lawyers for record producer Phil Spector cannot immediately use what they claim are diary-like writings of a suicidal vision taken from the computer of the woman Spector is accused of murdering, a judge ruled Monday.
• Spector defense seeks to introduce diary
  Associated Press (May 31, 2007)
  The Phil Spector murder trial erupted in intense arguments outside the jury’s presence Thursday over whether the defense can introduce a diary written by gunshot victim Lana Clarkson in which she wrote about having visions of a dead actress, experiencing depression over her acting career and having a fascination with guns.
• Coroner: Clarkson’s death was a homicide
  Associated Press (May 29, 2007)
  The barrel of a gun may have been forced into actress Lana Clarkson’s mouth, bruising her tongue before she was fatally shot, a coroner testified Tuesday in music producer Phil Spector’s murder trial.
• Phil Spector trial switches to forensics
  Associated Press (May 28, 2007)
  The Phil Spector murder trial is going “CSI”.
• Spector denies killing actress in video
  Associated Press (May 17, 2007)
  Phil Spector, now on trial for murder, asserted in a 2005 home video interview that the statuesque Lana Clarkson was standing when a gun was fired in her mouth and that he is too short to have done it.
• Spector told driver: ‘I think I killed somebody’
  AFP (May 15, 2007)
  The former chauffeur of Phil Spector told a Los Angeles court Tuesday how the legendary music producer confessed to killing a B-movie actress at his home four years ago.
• More women tell of gun-toting Spector in murder trial
  AFP (May 9, 2007)
  Two more women told Phil Spector’s murder trial Wednesday how the legendary music producer threatened them with guns in separate incidents, years before he allegedly shot dead a B-movie actress.
• Witnesses say Spector defense team found evidence
  Associated Press (May 3, 2007)
  A famed criminalist working for Phil Spector’s lawyers picked up evidence overlooked by police.
• Ex-girlfriend says Phil Spector pulled guns on her
  Associated Press (Apr 26, 2007)
  Phil Spector’s former girlfriend testified in the celebrated rock producer’s murder trial on Thursday that he once threatened her with a revolver and shotgun after a night of heavy drinking, leaving her terrified and sobbing.
• Science will prove Phil Spector’s innocence: defense
  Associated Press (Apr 26, 2007)
  Scientific evidence will prove that the B-movie actress allegedly shot dead by music producer Phil Spector in fact killed herself, defense lawyers told jurors here Thursday.
• Some prospective jurors: Spector did it
  Associated Press (Apr 17, 2007)
  Music producer Phil Spector was confronted Tuesday with prospective jurors who declared they had already decided he was guilty of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
• Judge allows key testimony at Spector murder trial
  Associated Press (Apr 10, 2007)
  Explosive testimony from a woman who claims Phil Spector once pointed a loaded gun at her head will be allowed at the legendary music producer’s murder trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
• Spector prosecution files new motions
  Associated Press (Apr 6, 2007)
  Prosecutors in the Phil Spector slaying case asked a judge Friday to limit the defense from suggesting shooting victim Lana Clarkson was suicidal because of a declining career.
• Prosecutors: Spector threatened ex-lover
  Associated Press (Apr 4, 2007)
  Prosecutors in the Phil Spector murder case have asked a judge to allow testimony from a one-time girlfriend who said the record producer pointed a gun at her head in two separate incidents decades ago.
• Spector jury selection begins in L.A.
  Associated Press (Mar 19, 2007)
  Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of legendary music producer Phil Spector — four years after an actress who starred in a cult movie was shot to death in the foyer of his castle-like home.
• Team Spector’s Setback
  Associated Press (Oct 28, 2005)
  Defending Phil Spector just got a lot harder, after his defense team was dealt a potentially devastating decision Thursday.
• Prosecutors Want to Use Spector’s Comment
  Associated Press (Oct 22, 2005)
  Spector allegedly said he accidentally shot actress Lana Clarkson.
• And the Oscar Does Not Go to...
  The New York Times (Mar 23, 2003)
  For B-movie actresses, Hollywood is meaner — and far more crowded — than the A-list fairy tale described in celebrity magazines.
• Barbarian Queen
  Femme Fatales (1995)
  Lana Clarkson introduces sex appeal, and a feminist slant, to sword and sorcery.

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