ELIZABETH DIMENNO
actress
The Phantom Movie (1999) - Queen Amadeus/Slapme Crunchberry/Queen Decoy
Excaliburger (2000) - Young Woman Who Rebuffs Our Young Hero
The Animal Effect (2000) - Audrey Silvestri/"Julie"
Liz is also a stage actress, having appeared in local productions of "A Chorus Line," "Sweet Charity," and other plays. In the Orange Cow world she is best known for her wonderful scene-stealing performance as "Phantom Movie"'s Queen. However, her most substantial role with OCP was probably Audrey in the aborted Animal Game sequel, "The Animal Effect." Liz turned in a strong improvised performance in 5 hours of footage before the project was abandoned.
Garrett writes:
Did you know? Believe it or not, the part of the Queen in "Phantom Movie" was originally written for a man, a King, Ben Sipprell! But when Liz showed up early in the shoot we realized she was prettier. (Ben would later play a king in "Excaliburger.") Liz had hung around on the Fred 2 set one day some time earlier, and Michelle Caruso was also being considered for the Queen, but Liz's resemblance to Natalie Portman, and her natural stage presence, made her perfect for the role. A "test shot" was actually shot first, where Liz had no lines as a "decoy queen" left behind when the real Queen leaves. Lacking white makeup we turned her face bright pink, and with no lines she still made us laugh. The "test" scene is included in the final movie.
The white crayola washable paint we used for lack of white makeup gave Liz a severe allergic reaction. Sorry Liz ...
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