American actress and model Lana Jean Clarkson died on February 3, 2003 (she was born on April 5, 1962). She became well-known in multiple sword-and-sorcery movies during the 1980s. Phil Spector, a music producer, fatally shot Clarkson inside his house in 2003. He was charged with second-degree murder and found guilty in 2009.
Clarkson began appearing in film and television in the early 1980s. She made her film debut as a minor character in Amy Heckerling’s coming-of-age comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). She portrayed Mrs. Vargas, a science teacher (Vincent Schiavelli). Her first speaking role was in the film. She appeared in Scarface (1983), dancing on the floor of the Babylon Club behind Michelle Pfeiffer.
Lana Clarkson siblings: Fawn Clarkson, Jesse J. Clarkson
Clarkson was born in Long Beach, California, to Donna and James M. Clarkson, and spent his childhood in the hills of Sonoma County, California. Jessee J. Clarkson was her brother, and Fawn was her sister.
Clarkson rose to prominence as a leading lady in five feature films for producer Roger Corman, beginning with his fantasy film Deathstalker (1983), in which she played a female warrior and love interest to the title character, played by Richard Hill. Corman aimed his films at young male audiences by combining action and female nudity.
Clarkson’s performance in Deathstalker led to her being offered the title role in Corman’s next film, Barbarian Queen (1985), which Corman referred to as “the original Xena” because it featured a strong female leading character in an action-oriented sword-swinging role.
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