Jeanne Marie Basone (born May 19, 1963), better known by her

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Hollywood, is an American professional wrestler, actress, model and stuntwoman. She was selected for women's wrestling promotion,

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(GLOW) in 1986 by its founder,

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. Basone won the United States Championship in a match against Tulsa on the 1993 pay-per-view. She is the only wrestler to star in both the pilot and all four seasons of the promotion. Basone's memoir ''Hooray for Hollywood! The True Story of the Original GLOW Girl'' was released on November 30, 2024.

Career

After the cancellation of GLOW in 1989, Basone continued to compete on the

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as Hollywood. She appeared in several all-female wrestling promotions, including CRUSH, Beauty Slammers, Hottest Ladies of Wrestling, and NWA.

Acting

Basone appeared in numerous television series and films as an actress and stuntwoman, including '' JAG'', ''

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'', '' Married... with Children'', ''

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''. She also played Jane in the game ''

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home console and

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PC. She has teamed up with international award-winning filmmaker Christopher Annino, ECW legend

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and producer Evan Ginzburg. She is in the first silent feature film in 80 years, ''Silent Times'', and ''Confessions of Nick Sargenti and the Lollipop Gang''. Hollywood appeared on 15 episodes of ''

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'' and appeared on ''

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'' and '' The Sally Jessy Raphael Show''. She appeared in the pictorial Dec. 1989 issue of ''

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Entrepreneurship

Basone currently owns an artisan soap company, Hollywood Botanika.

Book

*''Hooray for Hollywood! The True Story of the Original GLOW Girl'' (2024), Hollywould Productions Inc.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hollywood 1963 births American female professional wrestlers American professional wrestlers of Italian descent Living people People from Glendale, California, by occupation Professional wrestlers from California 21st-century American women 20th-century female professional wrestlers 20th-century American professional wrestlers 20th-century American sportswomen