Haji (actress)
Haji | |
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Born | Cerlet Catton January 24, 1946 |
Died | August 10, 2013 | (aged 67)
Other names | Haji Cat Haji Catton Hadji |
Occupation | Actress |
Haji (January 24, 1946 – August 10, 2013)[1] was a Canadian-born actress and former exotic dancer known for her role in the Russ Meyer's 1965 cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. She has made significant contributions to her work by introducing new elements of psychedelia and witchcraft as well as writing most of her own dialogue.[2]
Life and career
Born Cerlet Catton in Québec, Canada, Haji appeared in several Russ Meyer films, including Motorpsycho (1965), Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), Good Morning and... Goodbye! (1967), and Supervixens (1975).
In 2003, her last work, she starred as 'Moonji' in Killer Drag Queens on Dope.[3] She resided in Malibu, California.[2] She was featured as one of the top 1,000 most glamorous ladies of the 20th century in the book Glamorous Girls of the Century by Steve Sullivan.[4] She was also interviewed in the book Invasion of the B-Girls by Jewel Shepard.[5]
External links
References
- ^ Haji, Star of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Dead at 67, laweekly.com, access date August 10, 2013
- ^ a b http://www.f4.ca/ultravixen/haji.html
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0354486/
- ^ http://www.fasterpussycathaji.com/letter.htm
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0354486/bio