Fran Fullenwider

Fran Fullenwider

Birth : 1945-11-16, Harlingen, Texas, USA

Death : 1997-05-02

History

Fran Fullenwider was born on November 16, 1945 in Harlingen, Texas, USA. She moved to England in the at an early age and was said to have given up dieting at age 21, reaching the weight of 286 pounds. This is how she entered the UGLY Agency in London, an agency looking for "abnormal" looking people. Her most famous film appearance is in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but she appeared in many movies and was a good friend of Federico Fellini, who always hoped to cast her in one of his films. She died of a heart attack on May 2nd, 1997, in Westminster, London. She was 52 years old.

Profile

Fran Fullenwider

Movies

The British Guide to Showing Off
The British Guide to Showing Off
Self (archive footage)
Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alternative Miss World. The film also presents a history of the contest (which has run eccentrically since 1972) which was set up firstly as an excuse to have a good party, but has grown into a celebration of alternative lifestyles and sexualities. The documentary mixes archive footage, animated inserts, with talking head interviews and a fly-on-the-wall look at the organisation of the 2009 event
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits
Emer Trueba
A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.
Eat the Rich
Eat the Rich
Queen
Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karprov and Spider plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail the prime-minister-to-be's campaign.
Nutcracker
Nutcracker
Vi
A Russian ballet dancer defects from the USSR, emigrates to England, and joins a ballet company run by a powerful, wealthy lady (Joan Collins).
The Monster Club
The Monster Club
Buxom Beauty
A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture of gratitude, which turns out to be a meeting place for assorted creatures of the night. The vampire then regales him with three stories, each interspersed with musical performances at the club.
Melodrammore
Melodrammore
Ada di Belluogo
L'affittacamere
L'affittacamere
Angela Mainardi
Giorgia and her sister inherit a villa and decide to turn it into a pension. When the sister orders the advertising, the brochure, together with the name, Pension Paradise, leads people to believe it is a whore house.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Transylvanians
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rockv'.
Una sera c'incontrammo
Una sera c'incontrammo
Minnie Bennett
The Mutations
The Mutations
Fat lady
A mad scientist (Donald Pleasence) crosses plants with people, and the results wind up in a sideshow.