Regina Banali
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Regina Russell Banali | |
|---|---|
 Russell and Frankie Banali in 2014 | |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, actress |
| Spouse | Frankie Banali (deceased) |
| Website | pinkmermaid |
Regina Russell Banali is an American film producer, director, television presenter, and actress. She has appeared in over 50 films and television shows.[citation needed]
Biography
[edit]One of her first roles as an actress was playing one of the three mermaids who save Robin Williams's character in Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991). She produced and directed a commissioned comedy short for Crackle and PSAs for the HSUS on animal welfare issues. She directed and produced a feature-length documentary called Quiet Riot – Well Now You're Here There's No Way Back about the hard rock band Quiet Riot.[1][2] It premiered on the Showtime Network January 29, 2015.
Banali owned and operated Celebrity Closet Raiders, a designer resale store in West Hollywood which carried merchandise previously owned by celebrities.[3]
Banali was married to Quiet Riot drummer and manager Frankie Banali until his death on August 20, 2020.[4]
Filmography
[edit]- QUIET RIOT: Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back (2014) .... Producer/Director
- Matt Grant PSA for Spaying and Neutering Pets (2008) .... Writer/Producer/Director
- Dating Brad Garrett (2008) .... Herself
- The Fashion Team (2007) .... Herself
- The Today Show (2005) .... Herself
- Visions of Passion (2003) .... Alice
- Hook (1991) .... Red-headed, pink tailed mermaid
References
[edit]- ^ In The Works – Quiet Riot, celebritysentry.com. Accessed February 19, 2024.
- ^ Cum on Feel the Noize! Quiet Riot Doc Starts Rolling, filmnewsbriefs.com. Accessed February 19, 2024.
- ^ Profile, CelebClosetRaiders.com. Accessed February 19, 2024.
- ^ Quiet Riot Documentary First Trailer Revealed, noisecreep.com. Accessed February 19, 2024.
External links
[edit]- American documentary film directors
- American women film directors
- American film actresses
- Living people
- American television actresses
- American documentary film producers
- American television producers
- American women television producers
- American television hosts
- American women film producers
- American women television hosts
- 21st-century American women