It's quickly apparent that "Shattered Innocence" is a well-made, well-acted and written picture and it really caught me off guard. Just a nosebleed. But Hicks advised Applegate to get out of nude modeling quickly, because when all of the magazines had used her, the only thing left for her would be hardcore movies. After lingering for two days on life support Colleen finally passed away on March 23 1984 just two months shy of her 21th birthday. She ran away from her small town in Minnesota and proceeded to appear in over 30 pornographic films, earning up to $100,000 in her two-year career. Sarah on what the Church tragically needs today, Catholic Nun Demands Impeachment of Argentinian Judge Who Granted Custody to Mother Who Murdered Her Own Son. Melinda Dillion, who played Peter Billingsley's mother in "A Christmas Story", plays the mother of his real life siblings (Melissa Michaelsen and Neil Billingsley) in this film. She ran away from her small town in Minnesota and proceeded to appear in over 30 pornographic films, earning up to $100,000 in her two-year career. As Shauna Grant, she made dozens of popular adult movies, usually plot-oriented. Heres what to know, From Chris Rock to the SAG Awards. Related To Kenneth Nale, Morgan Nale, Lilly Nale, Eric Nale. Joanna Lee plays the part of Pamela Lee, a porn actress who killed herself at the age of 20 after heavy cocaine addiction with her young life filled with misfortunes. She was a small town girl from Minnesota. The film ends with Pauline, the character based on Colleen Applegate (known professionally as Shauna Grant), dying of a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Ignoring Hicks' advice, Applegate continued working with World Modeling Agency, where she met veteran porn producer Bobby Hollander. Smith, who co-starred with Grant in several movies (including Suzie Superstar, The Young Like It Hot, and Bad Girls IV), also became Grant's best friend and fellow cocaine user during that period. Pauleen Anderson: [attempts to leave] Fine! Grant and Smith had partied and slept in the days following the awards show and lost track of time. I will bring you great trailers, behind the scenes material and assorted nonsense about film and pop culture. Born Colleen Marie Applegate, she was sometimes credited as Callie Aimes, Callie Aims, or Colleen Applegate. The first way to ensure ratings success is the disclaimer, which warns adults to lock the kids in their rooms, for they are about to see a program that contains sexually explicit language and scenes. Born in California and later moving to the little tree-lined Minnesota town, pop 3,500, of Farmingdale Colleen was a beautiful and friendly girl.It turned out that her looks and girl-next-door persona was what brought her to the life that she lead and suffered through from 1981 to 1984 ending up with a bullet in her skull. The question worried on tonight's ''Frontline'' offering, on Channel 13 at 10 o'clock, is how a nice girl like Colleen Applegate could have been transformed into Shauna Grant, star of ''Flesh and Lace,'' and why she should have committed suicide. Melinda Dillon is memorable as the disapproving mother who understands neither her daughter's restlessness nor how the high-paying porno business would prove as addictive as cocaine to a young girl with nothing to sell but her looks. Coleen's age is 75. 2. Why Netflix is dabbling in livestreaming, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Yet more rain expected to hit California in March. Also, detectives noted Ehrlich avoided prison for a time by providing authorities with information. She was an actress. Also known as Colleen M Spezio, Colleeen Nale, Colleen Applegate. 2. Born May 30, 1963 Died March 21, 1984 (20) Add to list Awards 3 nominations Known for Virginia 6.2 Virginia (as Colleen Applegate) 1983 Suzie Superstar 6.3 Suzie (as Shana Grant) 1983 Flesh and Laces 5.1 Model (as Colleen Applegate) 1983 Flesh and Laces: Part II 5.8 She ran away from her small town in Minnesota and proceeded to appear in over 30 pornographic films, earning up to $100,000 in her two-year career. With Jonna Lee, Melinda Dillon, John Pleshette, Kris Kamm. But they assume no responsibility for her death, and they continue to exploit the Colleen Applegates of tomorrow. Colleen was so incredibly young and naive. Everyday that we insist on fragmenting ourselves we ensure that we will continue to produce this type of individual. His picture resonates with a sad, gritty truth that is tough to fathom but well-portrayed for our benefit. Coleen K Applegate, 76. A high school graduate leaves behind her modest life and finds work in the sex industry, but it ends in disaster. Applegate put a rifle to her head in March, 1984, and pulled the trigger. You burned a hole in your nose. Shauna Grant (May 30, 1963 March 23, 1984), was an American pornographic actress and nude model. Referring to her drug habit, he says, ''It's hard for a cocaine dealer to control someone close to you.'' This 1988 made for t.v. She claims Erlich had Applegate killed because he was fearful Applegate might reveal his drug connections. Score two. Though the names have been changed, it is her story. . In June 1990, Applegate's mother Karen Applegate appeared on the tabloid news show Hard Copy (1987) where she disputed the official ruling (she would later appear Entertainment Tonight (1981) echoing the same sentiment). At the same time Jake Ehrlich, another boyfriend and cocaine supplier for Grant, telephoned from prison informing her that their relationship was over and that Grant had to move out of his home in Palm Springs. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Fox News finally reveals its kryptonite: the bottom line, Unlike Andor, Mandalorian is going all in on Star Wars lore. Based loosely on the life story of porn superstar Shauna Grant/Colleen Applegate. Preliminary investigations by Palm Springs police posed questions regarding the circumstances surrounding Grants death. Colleen Applegate is on Facebook. The short, tragic odyssey of Colleen Applegate, who left Minnesota at 18, became porn star Shauna Grant, and killed herself at age 20. this film was made in the late 80's and there was also a NY PBS documentary based on the same subject; her real name was Colleen, she was from the Midwest, she moved to L.A. to get her "big break". Mel Erman: And do what, go back to pornos? She moved back to California in 1982 and fell into the adult movie industry. In Suzie Superstar, she played the lead singer of a rock band. In one year, she made 30 X-rated films, had sex with 37 men on camera, contracted herpes, had an abortion and made $100,000, most of which she spent on cocaine. Segment from the television program Frontline, Closed captioned for the hearing impaired, There are no reviews yet. Do it. Her friendly director passed her along to his cocaine supplier, a man twice her age, with whom she moved in. ''DEATH OF A PORN QUEEN'' is an account of the short, sad career of an 18-year-old who fled her Minnesota home in 1982, found success in Hollywood's pornography industry, developed a taste for. Los Angeles, Randall Emmett, Ambyr Childers settle domestic violence restraining order dispute, Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. [citation needed], In 1983, Grant retired from the adult film industry after less than a year and just over 30 films and videos, in which she had sex on screen with 37 men, and after contracting herpes and having an abortion. It is very difficult for the family. The mother asks, Why did this happen? Thats basically what the film asks, said Ocamb. Jonna Lee also does well to give us a sense of the innocent, starry-eyed and naive teen who, so soon and so sadly, becomes self-destructive, emotionally and morally devastated, and completely lost in a world of corruption. You get the idea of what the world of pornography is all about, what it does to the individual is that it kills her.. There have been some stirring accounts of the short life of Applegate, a.k.a. '', Hicks, who does not consider himself an opportunist, advised Applegate. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. And why? And the various settings and decor reveal both a rural Kansas home-spun comfort and the Hollywood Californian high-life of excess. comment. Shattered Innocence: Directed by Sandor Stern. Upon seeing this film again just last night (thanks in part to the "on TV, schedule links" found on this site) I was first struck by my disbelief in the probability of the main character, or any of the other porno actresses/models portrayed in the film, as being seen as physically stunning women. Join Facebook to connect with Colleen Applegate and others you may know. Brain dead, Grant was rushed to Desert Hospital, where life support systems were disconnected after two days. Pauleen chose to enter the adult film world and succumbed to cocaine addiction and ultimately faced the horrible consequences. She ran away from her small town in Minnesota and proceeded to appear in over 30 pornographic films, earning up to $100,000 in her brief, two-year career. NEW YORK As if PBS didn`t have enough trouble, what with conservatives and liberals moaning about the network`s supposed bias one way or the other, now comes pornography. The rise and fall of Dirk Diggler in Paul Thomas Andersons film. They have also lived in San Mateo, CA and Atascadero, CA. Has a song named after her called "Dancing With Shauna Grant". Very forgettable stuff. I agree with the comments above about this film. From magazines, Miss Applegate quickly graduated to hard-core movies. I recommend this TV movie to anyone who enjoys a tragic real life story. 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