Personal details
- Birth Date: 1947-10-15
- Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Birth Location: East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
- Parents: Jean Lowry
- Professions: Actress, Producer, Writer
Lynn Lowry—man, what a wild ride she’s had. Born in Illinois back in '47, but don’t get it twisted, she grew up down in Atlanta. She was just a teenager, 17, already hustling in the Shawnee Summer Stock Theater. Gutsy move, right? Eventually she packed up and hit New York City in the late ‘60s, dragging her dreams along with her little kid in tow. That’s some real single-mom energy. Her first flick? Barely a blip—a tiny piece in The Battle of Love’s Return, directed by Lloyd Kaufman before he got all Troma-famous. Then she popped up in I Drink Your Blood (again, tiny role, didn’t even get her name in the credits). But things got spicy in Sugar Cookies (1973) when she played a double part and had to go nude for the first time. That’s when people started noticing her—yeah, for the obvious reasons. Score (1973) was next, and let’s just say, if you know, you know—soft-core, X-rated, kind of weird, and she leaned into it. But then she landed maybe her best gig as Kathy in George Romero’s Code Name Trixie (1973)—all nerves and chaos, shot in the sticks outside Pittsburgh. TV called, so she did How to Survive a Marriage, and then Cronenberg snagged her for Shivers (1975). She kept grinding: minor roles, Fighting Mad, a few others, then bolted to LA in the early ‘80s. Took a minute, but she got back into theater and occasional film gigs. Lately, she’s been belting out old tunes with her own band and took on a role in Fang (2022)—which she’s totally obsessed with.
Back in her early twenties, she actually rocked the iconic Playboy Bunny outfit, serving drinks and charm at the Atlanta Playboy Club—yeah, the one with the bunny ears and tail. Not exactly your average first job, right? She wasn’t just posing for pictures either; being a Bunny meant crazy-long shifts, memorizing drink orders, dealing with tipsy businessmen, and squeezing into those tight corsets for hours. Atlanta in those days wasn’t exactly New York or LA, but the Playboy Club was still this hotspot for celebrities, athletes, and wannabes. You’d see the wildest mix of people—politicians, musicians trying to look cool, big shots handing out business cards like candy. For her, it was a wild ride—glamour, chaos, and a front row seat to all kinds of drama. And honestly? That experience probably toughened her up for just about anything Hollywood could throw her way.
Man, those films I cranked out back in the 70s—wild times. I swear, not once did it cross my mind that any of those flicks would blow up and get slapped with the whole “cult classic” label. Back then, it was all about paying the bills, you know? I figured, “Hey, maybe this gig’ll get me noticed, maybe I’ll land a role in something a bit more mainstream.” Wasn’t exactly holding my breath for fame or anything, just hoping for a shot at new characters. And now? Still boggles my brain how many folks come up to me raving about those movies, quoting lines, acting like I was part of some cinematic revolution. Can’t say I’m not proud, though. Those projects, as weird or offbeat as they might’ve seemed, turned out to be a bigger deal than I ever dreamed. Still catches me off guard every single time.
October 15, 1947
5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
Yes, Ian Lowry
Jean Lowry and Surekha
77 years old