Sheri Moon Zombie (born Sheri Lyn Skurkis; September 26, 1970) is an American actress, model, dancer, and fashion designer.

Early life

Moon was born on September 26, 1970, in

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, the daughter of William "Bill" Skurkis (1947–2010) and Carol A. Skurkis, but was raised in

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. She has a brother, Jeffrey. She graduated from Plainville High School in

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. After graduation, she moved to

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; however she soon found herself moving between homes in both states to attend school and seek work.

Career

Moon had aspirations to do cartoon voice-overs and took classes. She briefly attended the Connecticut School of Broadcasting to become an

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, but Moon found herself preoccupied going on tour with Rob Zombie. When Rob Zombie's band White Zombie disbanded and he went solo, he took Moon on as a dancer where she also choreographed routines and created costumes for the tour. Moon has appeared in eleven of Zombie's solo

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s and an additional four previous to that when he fronted White Zombie. She most famously starred in the '' Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''-themed music video for " Living Dead Girl". Moon appeared on the cover of the single for "Living Dead Girl" (1998), Zombie's remix album '' American Made Music to Strip By'' (1999), and the cover of the single for " Demon Speeding" (2002). Aside from Zombie's work, she also appeared in

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's video for "Stillborn" and Prong's video for "Rude Awakening". In 2003, Moon co-starred in her husband's first feature film, ''

House of 1000 Corpses ''House of 1000 Corpses'' is a 2003 American black comedy horror film written, co-scored, and directed by Rob Zombie in his directorial debut, and the first film in the ''Firefly'' film series. It stars Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon, Ka ...

'', as Vera-Ellen "Baby" Firefly, but previous to that, she claims that she had never had aspirations of becoming an actress. As Moon explains her character in that film, "Baby is the angelic-looking bait to get the victims." Moon starred alongside genre actors

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and

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. In 2004, she had a brief appearance in the

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film ''

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'' starring

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, the only film she has been in not directed by Zombie. Moon reprised her role as Baby Firefly in the 2005 sequel to ''House of 1000 Corpses'', titled ''

The Devil's Rejects ''The Devil's Rejects'' is a 2005 American black comedy horror film written, produced and directed by Rob Zombie. It is the second film in the ''Firefly'' film series, serving as a sequel to Zombie's 2003 film ''House of 1000 Corpses'', and fol ...

''. ''The Devil's Rejects'' was financially successful, recouping its roughly $7 million budget during its opening weekend, going on to earn over $16 million and better received by critics than its predecessor. Critic

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gave the film three out of a possible four stars. Ebert wrote, "If you are a hardened horror-movie fan capable of appreciating skill and wit in the service of the deliberately disgusting, ''The Devil's Rejects'' may exercise a certain strange charm." Moon was awarded

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award for "Most Vile Villain" alongside co-stars Haig, Moseley and

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for their portrayal of the Firefly family. Following that, she was awarded a

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Chainsaw Award for best duo with her co-star Moseley. Moon designed a clothing line, Total Skull, which debuted at the end of May 2006. She explains, "The phrase 'total skull' to me means awesome, rad, the best of the best." In 2007, Moon starred as Eva Krupp in a short faux trailer segment for the film ''

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'', directed by Zombie and titled '' Werewolf Women of the SS''. She also appeared in her husband's remake of the 1978 horror classic ''

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'', portraying Deborah Myers, the mother of Michael Myers and

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. At the time, it was the highest-grossing overall film in the ''Halloween'' franchise. Moon reprised her character in the sequel '' Halloween II'', which was released on August 28, 2009. Moon provides the voice for the character of Suzi-X in the animated film '' The Haunted World of El Superbeasto'', written and produced by her husband, Zombie. In 2010, she guest-starred on the series '' CSI: Miami'' in the episode "L.A.", which was directed by her husband. She reprised the role of Baby Firefly in the sequel to ''The Devil's Rejects'', ''

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'', which was released in September 2019. Fathom events held a 3-day theatrical opening. It is set to appear one final time in theaters before being released on

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and

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. Reviews for the film were mixed.

Personal life

On October 31, 2002, after almost nine years of dating, she married heavy metal musician and film director

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at the Graceland Wedding Chapel, and subsequently changed her name to Sheri Moon Zombie. As of 2019, she resided with Zombie between a home in

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and a farm in Connecticut. She is a

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and animal rights supporter, and she houses rescued animals at her Connecticut farm.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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