Erica Gavin

Erica Gavin is a former actress known for her roles in cult films of the late 1960s and 1970s. She played the title role in Russ Meyer's 1968 film Vixen!, and also appeared in his 1970 movie Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Gavin later starred in Jonathan Demme's Caged Heat (1974). She was active in the industry from 1968 to 2008, a career lasting 40 years.

At 19, Gavin worked as a topless dancer in Hollywood alongside two other future Russ Meyer stars, Haji and Tura Satana. She got her big break after seeing a casting ad in Variety while at a dentist's office. That audition led to her B-movie stardom. She is American, of Caucasian ethnicity, and identifies as bisexual. With brown hair, brown eyes, and a slim build, she has natural breasts, pierced ears, and has performed full nudity and girl-girl kissing scenes. Now 78, Gavin lives in Los Angeles, where she works as a stylist and makes appearances at movie memorabilia conventions.