Julie Strain Update: Actress Is Not Dead, Film Company Now Says

Julie Strain is not dead. Collaborator Malibu Bay Films yesterday reported that the prolific B-movie actress had died aged 57. The company now says that they were mistaken.

“The information we received from a trusted source of the community on the status of [Malibu Bay Films] icon #julie strain was found to be FALSE!” the film company posted on Instagram. “We deeply apologize for needlessly upsetting anyone.”

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Family members have also taken to social media to deny Strain’s death.

Strain has struggled in recent years with degenerative dementia and lingering effects of a major head trauma suffered in her early 20s during a bad equestrian mishap. A former high school athlete in Pleasant Valley, Ca., the native of nearby Concord endured the difficult road to recovery and then began a career as a model and actress. Despite the medical factors, Strain handled much of her own stunt work over the years while carving out a career that would surpass 100 film credits.

Those credits include direct-to-video films and B-movies with vivid titles such as Delta Delta Die!, Babewatch Biker Babes, Havasu Heat, Bikini Squad, Lingerie Kickboxer, The Bare Wench Project 2: Scared Topless, Sex Court: The Movie, Bikini Hotel, Love Bites, Battle Queen 2020, Sorceress II: The Temptress , Vampire Child, and Blonde Heaven.

The B-movie star has also portrayed small roles in major Hollywood studio fare such as Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (she portrayed a dominatrix), Beverly Hills Cop III (as “Annihilator Girl”), and Double Impact (as a student).

Strain’s curvy figure made her a favorite as a model for illustrators and her likeness became well-known to readers of Heavy Metal magazine, the venerable sci-fi glossy that for years was best known for its deep-space cheesecake covers. Strain was married for a time to Heavy Metal’s editor-in-chief, Kevin Eastman, who is best known as the co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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