Marilyn Eastman

Marilyn Eastman

Born: December 17, 1933
Died: August 22, 2021
in Iowa, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Marilyn Eastman (December 17, 1933 - August 22, 2021) was an American actress known for her role as Helen Cooper in the film Night of the Living Dead (1968). She also appeared in the films Houseguest (1995) and Santa Claws (1996).

Contrary to popular belief, Eastman was not married to her co-star from Night of the Living Dead, Karl Hardman, who played her husband in the film. She was married to writer and broadcaster John F. Eastman. However, despite not being married to Karl, she was his business partner and starred alongside him in several motion pictures.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Marilyn Eastman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Movies for Marilyn Eastman...

The American Nightmare
Title: The American Nightmare
Character: Self
Released: September 11, 2000
Type: Movie
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
bee
Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition
Title: Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition
Character: Helen Cooper
Released: August 24, 1999
Type: Movie
A re-edited version of Night of the Living Dead (1968) by a few members of its creative team, excluding director George Romero. It cuts 15 minutes from the original and replaces it with 15 minutes of newly-shot footage.
bee
Santa Claws
Title: Santa Claws
Character: Mrs. Quinn
Released: October 22, 1996
Type: Movie
A young man finds his divorced mother having sex with a man in a Santa Claus hat and shoots them both dead. Years later, now thinking he is Santa Claus, the man develops an obsession with an erotic horror film star named Raven and begins stalking her.
bee
Houseguest
Title: Houseguest
Character: Society Woman
Released: January 6, 1995
Type: Movie
In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.
bee
Zombie Jamboree
Title: Zombie Jamboree
Character: Herself
Released: October 1, 1993
Type: Movie
A documentary on the Zombie Jamboree, the 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead convention that took place in 1993. Guests included numerous cast and crew of the Romero Living Dead movies as well as cast from Russo's spin-off series, Return of the Living Dead. Other guests included horror icons Kane Hodder, Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens and Tom Savini as well as sci-fi/fantasy favorites, Adam West, Dave Prowse and Susie Owens among others. Documentary includes interviews with celebrities and fans and includes clips from events of the convention.
bee
Title: The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Released: August 5, 1988
Type: TV
A series of documentaries focusing on the world of psychotronic movies; focusing on the lives of filmakers such as Hershell Gordon Lewis, Saim Raimi, Doris Wishman, Ed Wood Jr, and Tsui Hark. Covers weird movie genres, like Mexican wrestling movies and Hong Kong horror films.
bee
Creepy Classics
Title: Creepy Classics
Character: Helen Cooper - (archive footage)
Released: October 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A compilation of trailers for various horror and sci-fi films, narrated and hosted by Vincent Price.
bee
Horrible Horror
Title: Horrible Horror
Character: Helen in 'Night of the Living Dead'
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
A collection of trailers and previews from various low-budget horror films of the '50s and '60s.
bee
Night of the Living Dead
Title: Night of the Living Dead
Character: Helen Cooper
Released: October 4, 1968
Type: Movie
A group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls.
bee
Title: Perry Mason
Character: Secretary
Released: September 21, 1957
Type: TV
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.