Paula Irvine

'Paula Irvine' (qv) started her entertainment career at the tender age of five. During her childhood, she appeared in several musicals, performing as a singer and dancer at the Whimsey Works Theatre in Hollywood, winning the group's best actress award. Soon after that, her sweet voice led her to do voice-over works for several 'Walt Disney' (qv) Studios projects, including _The Black Hole (1979)_ (qv) and _The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)_ (qv).When Paula was thirteen years old, she began taking professional acting classes in the evenings after school to polish her dramatic skills. Her first appearance on television was for a _CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)_ (qv) with 'Martin Sheen' (qv) entitled "My Dissident Mom". From there, followed several notable roles on television including _A Year in the Life (1987)_ (qv), _Santa Barbara (1984)_ (qv), _Bates Motel (1987)_ (qv) and _Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)_ (qv).In 1988, she starred in the role of "Liz" alongside 'James Le Gros' (qv), 'Reggie Bannister' (qv) and 'Angus Scrimm' (qv) in _Phantasm II (1988)_ (qv), the action-packed and long-waited sequel to the 70s horror classic _Phantasm (1979)_ (qv). To date, it remains as her most memorable performance, with a strong cult following and praised by Phantasm's fans all over the world. Sadly, her brief appearance in _Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)_ (qv), was limited to some archive footage from the previous installment, inserted on the initial prologue.Ms. Irvine has also co-starred in several feature films including _Party Camp (1987)_ (qv) and _Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)_ (qv).::Gabaldón