Marilyn Joi
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Marilyn Joi is an American actress who appeared in a number of exploitation film
s during the 1970s. She starred in several films by Al Adamson
and played the henchwoman Velvet in Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
. Her most famous role is probably that of Cleopatra Schwartz in Kentucky Fried Movie.
Exploitation film
Exploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
s during the 1970s. She starred in several films by Al Adamson
Al Adamson
Al Adamson was a prolific director of B-grade horror films throughout the 1960s and 1970s.After assisting his father, Victor Adamson, in making the 1963 movie Halfway to Hell, Adamson decided to work in the motion picture industry himself...
and played the henchwoman Velvet in Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks is a 1976 sexploitation women in prison film, the first sequel to Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS.-Premise:Dyanne Thorne repeats the title role, but this time Ilsa works as head of the harem of Sheikh El Sharif...
. Her most famous role is probably that of Cleopatra Schwartz in Kentucky Fried Movie.