July's Space Babe (and the first of 2014) is the striking
Virginia Hey as Warrior Woman in 1981's
Mad Max 2 (a/k/a
The Road Warrior). A woman of few words, this post-Apocalyptic amazon wielded her deadly crossbows in defense of her desert community, and gave her life to secure their survival.
Born in Sydney, Australia in 1952, the lovely Hey was a model before launching her acting career with
Mad Max 2. She went on to star in several Australian television series, while also making appearances in numerous feature films, such as
The Living Daylights.
In 1999, she returned to the sci-fi genre with a co-starring role on
Farscape, where she portrayed an alien priestess named Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan. In recent years, she has been focusing her talents on a line of perfumes and aromatic candles.
Her official website:
Virginia Hey.
This is the first Space Babe in a year! Thank you for returning to this most critical feature. And Virginia hey is an excellent choice.
ReplyDeleteVirginia Hey also did a Playboy appearance that I can still visualize.
ReplyDeleteI always liked her character in "The Road Warrior." She didn't trust Max at all in the beginning, but she warmed up to him before it was all over with. The scene where she apologized to him was well done and showed that she had a softer side. It's a shame that she didn't survive the chase and her death on the truck was pretty brutal. When they came out with action figures for Mad Max, I made sure that I got Max and the Warrior Woman.
ReplyDeleteDude...you TOTALLY missed her biggest "Space Babe" contribution. she played the blue, bald, space vixen on Farscape.
ReplyDeleteDude... You TOTALLY didn't read the entire post. I acknowledged her Farscape role in the last paragraph. I didn't make more of it because it falls outside the Space: 1970 time frame.
DeleteShe was a great character. I remember (when I was a child) that my mom was bummed out that she died in Mad Max 2. She said "I wanted her and Max to go off and raise a family together." That is how mom's think. :) Good call in bringing up her small role in The Living Daylights. She looked beautiful in that role. Thanks for bringing back Space Babes. Here's some extra Space Babe lovin' that could have been done better on this site, but is still enjoyable nonetheless.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/03/the_9_sexiest_space_babes_of_buck_rogers_in_the_25.php?page=2
At least a couple of stellar sirens on that list have already been spotlighted here on the site... and a couple more may still yet appear! Stay tuned!
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