Justine Priestley

Growing up in Canada in the 1980s, 'Justine Priestley' (qv) and her brother, 'Jason Priestley' (qv), were both bitten by the acting bug at an early age, appearing in numerous commercials, plays and TV shows. Upon graduation from high school, Justine left her ninth-grade Best Actress Award on the mantel and headed to Europe, enrolling in the school of Traveling-With-a-Backpack. Thirty-eight countries (including 18 in Europe, 16 in Africa, and 4 in South America) and a few years later, those thespian passions returned. She found herself with a London agent and a role in a West End production. When _Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)_ (qv) exploded into the world consciousness and 'Jason Priestley' (qv) became part of pop culture, Justine was already back in Vancouver. While studying her craft, she was busy booking spots on such TV shows as _Highlander (1992)_ (qv) and _Tarzan (1991)_ (qv) and a movie of the week, _The Substitute (1993)_ (qv) with 'Mark Wahlberg' (qv). She also appeared in _Bulletproof Heart (1994)_ (qv) with 'Anthony LaPaglia' (qv) and 'Mimi Rogers' (qv). When the time felt right Justine made the trek to Hollywood and quickly obtained a recurring role on the hit TV series _Melrose Place (1992)_ (qv), which garnered her much attention. Closely following was her star turn in the festival hit _Der leuchtende Tod (1969)_ (qv). Justine landed a supporting role in _Baggage (2003)_ (qv), starring 'M. Emmet Walsh' (qv), and a lead role in the ensemble film _Bottom Feeders (1997)_ (qv). Another supporting role came in _Miasma (1999)_ (qv) starring 'Corbin Bernsen' (qv). A TV sitcom, _Movie Stars (1999)_ (qv) with 'Harry Hamlin' (qv) and 'Jennifer Grant' (qv), followed, in which Justine had the rare pleasure of playing herself. Then more TV, shot in her hometown of Vancouver: _Welcome to Paradox (1998)_ (qv) for the Sci-Fi Channel. Soon enough came more feature films: _Up Against Amanda (2000)_ (qv), with 'Daniel Roebuck' (qv); _G.O.D. (2001)_ (qv), co-starring 'David Carradine' (qv) and 'Olivier Gruner' (qv); and _Chained Heat 2001: Slave Lovers (2001)_ (qv), with 'Kira Reed Lorsch' (qv), shot entirely in Prague, Czech Republic. Justine really enjoyed shooting an internet series pilot called D-Girls, billed as a kind of _Sex and the City (1998)_ (qv) set in Los Angeles. She made another horror movie, _A Crack in the Floor (2001)_ (qv), co-starring 'Gary Busey' (qv), 'Mario Lopez' (qv) and 'Bentley Mitchum' (qv); then a USA Network movie of the week, titled _A Mother's Testimony (2001)_ (qv) starring 'Kate Jackson' (qv). Justine also had fun playing a cheerleader on an episode of the Fox spoof _Grosse Pointe (2000)_ (qv), directed by her brother. In 2001 Justine traveled to Houston, Texas, to appear as Princess Chastity in the stage farce "Dragon Domestic", and Alais, the Princess of France, in the beloved play "The Lion in Winter". Justine also had the honor of working at Houston's Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre where she played Candy Starr in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". She followed her Alley experience with the lead role in an indie feature entitled _In the Moment (2003)_ (qv), for which she dyed her long hair dark brown. Having thus conquered Texas, and newly blond again, Justine set sails for New York City. The Big Apple saw Justine booked as a guest on _Howard Stern (1994)_ (qv) and on _Naked New York with Bob Berkowitz (2002)_ (qv) twice. She did a sexy layout in "Stun" Magazine, and she is happy to have worked on two more indies: the hilarious short film "Cleanx3" and _Planet Earth: Dreams (2004)_ (qv) written by 'Richard Foreman' (qv). Justine has also enjoyed a second career as a much-in-demand TV host, having completed four seasons as the U.S. correspondent on the Canadian magazine show _Metro Cafe (1994)_ (qv) and a brief stint on "Movie Mondo". Justine was seen every day for years in casinos across the country on Players Network, and had the time of her life judging "Gentleman's Club Championship II", with co-host Chaunce Hayden, a pay-per-view program billed as "_American Idol (2002)_ (qv) for strippers"!::'Justine Priestley' (qv)