In a touching obituary, Tim Lucas says farewell to one of grindhouse cinema’s greatest icons, Audrey Campbell.

One of the joys of writing this blog is discovering films and personalities who I may not have run across otherwise. Such is the case here. I hadn’t heard of Audrey Campbell until just recently with the purchase of Bill Landis and Michelle Clifford’s book Sleazoid Express. There they devote an entire chapter to the three sexploitation films Campbell appeared in as Olga, a precursor to most of modern cinema’s hardened, voracious dominatrices. Upon reading the book, and seeing how so many of my favourite modern films grew out of the innovations brought on by the efforts of earlier exploitation filmmakers, I have a greater appreciation for the work that people like Audrey Campbell accomplished.
Rest in peace, Audrey Campbell.

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