Marilyn Eastman (December 17, 1933 – August 22, 2021) was an American actress.
Early years
Eastman was born in
Beaver, Iowa, on December 17, 1933, but lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, later.
Biography
Eastman started her career in radio before joining her husband, Karl Hardman, at the production company ''The Latent Image, Inc''. She played the character Helen Cooper in the horror classic ''
Night of the Living Dead
''Night of the Living Dead'' is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, with a screenplay by John Russo and Romero, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven p ...
'' in 1968. She also assisted in the film's screenwriting and make-up.
Eastman died on August 22, 2021, at the age of 87.
Filmography
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Perry Mason
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'' (1960)
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Night of the Living Dead
''Night of the Living Dead'' is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, with a screenplay by John Russo and Romero, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven p ...
'' (1968)
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Houseguest'' (1995)
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Santa Claws'' (1996)
References
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1933 births
2021 deaths
People from Iowa
American film actresses
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
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