In some circles she acquired the nickname "Applecoke" and gained a reputation for being flaky. The real "Pauline" (a.k.a. There have been some stirring accounts of the short life of Applegate, a.k.a. The film is well-acted, especially by Melinda Dillon, who plays the girl's mother. Pauleen Anderson: [cover her nose] Oh, I fine. theyre just immature and irresponsible and they think they can come to Hollywood and become a star overnight or theyll just find something.. According to a PBS Frontline documentary, the entire Applegate family had at least one group session at a counseling center during which no one really talked about the situation.[4]. Continue with Recommended Cookies. Coleen K Applegate, 76. Los Angeles, Randall Emmett, Ambyr Childers settle domestic violence restraining order dispute, Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. I found it hard to believe that Jonna Lee's character of Pauline couldn't find a liveable wage job outside of the world of nude modeling and eventually porn. They try to intervene but she wants the family to love her on her terms, not theirs, Ocamb said. Her name was Colleen Marie Applegate. On March 23, 1984, Grant committed suicide in Palm Springs by shooting herself with a .22 Long Rifle. Questions arise about the accuracy of her biography. I recommend this TV movie to anyone who enjoys a tragic real life story. Uploaded by Her name was Colleen Marie Applegate. Her personal possessions left behind could fit in a large envelope. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Applegate had gone from pretty country girl to major porn star. Referring to her drug habit, he says, ''It's hard for a cocaine dealer to control someone close to you.'' In 1982 she ran away from home and moved to California where she soon got involved in making adult films under the stage name Shauna Grant. Two years earlier to the week, she had arrived in Hollywood a fresh and beautiful 18-year-old, full of hope and unfocused dreams, soon to be making $100,000 a year as X-rated film star Shauna Grant, and blowing most of it on fast living and drugs. The .22-caliber slug ripped through her brain and lodged in the bedroom wall of her boyfriend`s posh home in Palm Springs. 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. The pay isn't bad - $100 to $1,500 depending on who's doing the shooting. '', Hicks, who does not consider himself an opportunist, advised Applegate. John Pleshette is also good as the older man who's finally found the centerfold girlfriend he's wanted all his life, only to lose her to his own tragic flaw - being a cocaine dealer headed for prison. Grant and Smith had partied and slept in the days following the awards show and lost track of time. 11. Is Rep Anna Paulina Luna another George Santos? Her parents offered to pay for her college expenses, but she believed she would no longer be comfortable at home in Minnesota. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Seems rather tame, but then again, what's shown is more than enough. Trivia (6) Disliked the industry in general, but expressed a preference for Joey Silvera as a costar. Applegate also died in the same manner and her death was officially ruled a suicide by Palm Springs Police. It is really a sad and moving story, well directed and acted. However, despite these accolades and her beauty, Grant had some difficulty getting work due to her cocaine addiction and lack of "enthusiasm" during sex scenes. She then started using cocaine to lose weight. ", Christian Congregations (Christians Only). Karen Applegate stated that she believes her daughter was murdered on the orders of her ex-boyfriend Jake Erlich ("Mel Erman" in the film), then a cocaine dealer who was in prison at the time of Applegate's death and the owner of the Palm Springs home Applegate was living. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current. Her family moved to the small town of Farmington, Minnesota in 1973 when her father, Philip Applegate, took a managerial position with the Central Telephone Company of Minnesota. Of course, those in the industry are sad about the death of Shauna Grant. 3. The film starts in 1981, but Lee's attire is pretty much late 80s stuff (torn, tight Guess jeans), and the soundtrack is right out of the 1970s (Fleetwood Mac, Frampton). hard-copy-colleen-applegate-1990 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.7.0. plus-circle Add Review. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. I keep coming back to this film, some 17 years after I first saw it, for the script, the cast, the acting and even the background music. Shauna Grant (May 30, 1963 March 23, 1984) was an American nude model and pornographic performer. Add to that the morbid nature of the entire storyline; the rapid decline of a young life through the aforementioned vices (which is based on a true story), and being made specifically for television audiences, and I am surprised that this film got made at all. Applegate said she is generally satisfied with the film, although she felt the horror of the worlds of pornography and cocaine addiction were soft- pedaled. The real "Pauline" (a.k.a. The impresario who named her Shauna Grant promised, ''You have the capability of being an overnight sensation,'' and indeed during her most successful year, she made some 30 X-rated movies with more than 30 partners for the booming video-cassette market, had an abortion, came down with herpes and built up a cocaine habit that exhausted most of the $100,000 she earned and appears to have exhausted her as well. At the time of Grants death, two people were playing pool in Ehrlichs house: Brenda Rosenow, a friend of Colleens, and Cal Ardigo, a friend of Ehrlichs. #1. 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. Two years later she was dead. [3] Her father later said he never discussed the suicide attempt with his daughter; he and his wife at the time (Colleen's mother, Karen Lee Applegate) believed their daughter was merely seeking attention. Mel Erman: You think you're talking to some farmer on the back forty? It's quickly apparent that "Shattered Innocence" is a well-made, well-acted and written picture and it really caught me off guard. The film is based on Michael London's article, "The Death of Colleen", which detailed the short life and death of adult film actress Colleen Applegate (known professionally as Shauna Grant). This TV-movie begins like most others in the good-girl-goes-bad vein, but it drew me in regardless. That set the dream in motion. 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. So,I was desperately trying to trace the title in english and well, thanks to imdb I've finally found it!This story really moved me, I was so sad thinking about this girl who tries to gain success and. Edit Search New Search Filters (1) To get better results, add more information such as Birth Info, Death Info and Locationeven a guess will help. The film doesn't have the theatrical style of something like "Star 80", but it's actually a much better film. Born: 30-May-1963 Birthplace: Bellflower, CA Died: 21-Mar-1984 Location of death: Palm Springs, CA Cause of death: Suicide Remains: Buried, St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Empire, MN Gender: Female Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Pornstar Nationality: United States Executive summary: Killed . Shattered Innocence: Directed by Sandor Stern. Like many, she came from the rural midwest and was attracted to the bright lights of LA hoping to make it as a legit model only to pose nude and end up in porn. . The residential address for Coleen is 601 South Quincy Strt, St Francis, KS 67756. Mel Erman: [nods disapprovingly] I'm closing the cupboard. A small town girl gets caught up in the drug-fueled and lucrative nude modeling and porn industry, then her life goes down the toilet. The second best result is Colleen Applegate age 60s in Creston, CA. Her parents and friends seem perplexed, and the answers ventured by the narrator, Al Austin, who produced the program along with Mike Sullivan and Andy Greenspan, sound as though they were cribbed from teen-age how-not-to books. (Hicks' work was frequently featured in Penthouse. But it was made well. Many liberties were taken with the characters in "Shattered Innocence" but it remains fairly true to actual events/people. 26 Views . 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When Applegate was barred from a Minnesota friend`s wedding because of her new career, it hurt her deeply. This porn does not excite, it disturbs. She was born in California but moved with her family to Minnesota in 1973. I agree with the comments above about this film. Her pay rose from $300 a day to around $1,500. The second best result is Colleen Joy Applegate age 50s in Spokane, WA in the East Central neighborhood. The movie was made because Colleen Applegates story is representative of so many young people, Ocamb said. Join Facebook to connect with Colleen Applegate and others you may know. As a landlady sifts through some abandoned belongings of Colleen Applegate's--old Valentines, a high school diploma--you're overwhelmed by sadness. And the various settings and decor reveal both a rural Kansas home-spun comfort and the Hollywood Californian high-life of excess. His advice was not taken. It is known that Grant had received threatening phone calls related to Ehrlichs business affairs. The industry makes the money. The basic story is true. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. movie was based on the life and ultimate suicide of Colleen Applegate, a young woman from Minnesota who went to Hollywood at the age of 18 with dreams of stardom, became a porn star under the name of "Shauna Grant" and then returned to her hometown two years later to be buried, a tragic suicide at the age of 20. When she got to Hollywood, she found no work until she answered an ad for nude models. The mother asks, Why did this happen? Thats basically what the film asks, said Ocamb. I'll just move the hell out of here! There are a lot of kids who come from Farmington, Minnesota, or Banning, Kansas. Has a song named after her called "Dancing With Shauna Grant". Colleen was the first child born to Phil and Karen Applegate in 1963. All the acting is solid and Sandor Stern's direction is both careful and easy. You let me be Colleen; you didnt expect me to be anyone else, she says about Erlich on an audio tape discovered in his house. Her name and hometown were changed in the film, but her mother said: The whole mess is true. Accompanied by Marcell, Applegate visited the agency's owner, Jim South, who set up a photo session with legendary soft-core photographer J. Stephen Hicks. 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. Shortly before Grants shooting, two unidentified visitors showed up outside the home. It profiled Colleen Applegate, a small-town Minnesota teenager who, running away to Los Angeles in 1982, soon after became the porn actress known as "Callie Aimes" and then more famously as "Shauna Grant." Blonde, rosy-cheeked and meaty, she was the fantasy girl for every dirty-old-man-next-door. There are no answers. 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. ''I photograph women in an attempt to bring beauty out of their bodies,'' says one of them, who then tells of his concern over the perils facing kids in women's bodies. There, one night in December that year, she consumed a handful of prescription sinus pills in a suicide gesture. His picture resonates with a sad, gritty truth that is tough to fathom but well-portrayed for our benefit. The back door of Ehrlichs house was a possible means of access to the bedroom and to Grant. Despite the flat TV movie style presentaion, "Shattered Innocence" kept my attention until the tragic conclusion. The high school photos on the yearbook that Pauleen shows Mel would later be shown in future movies, including Soapdish. Though the names have been changed, it is her story. The Applegates - Colleen had three younger sisters and one younger brother - cooperated with the producers in hopes that the movie might prevent similar tragedies, said Applegate, who is portrayed by actress Melinda Dillon. Coleen is related to Roge C Applegate and Gina Chelaine Erickson as well as 1 additional person. I suspect the downfall of Pauleen Anderson is much closer to what happens to real-life porn actors than the glamourous lives of the characters in "Boogie Nights" (which by the way, ended with a bizzare, 'happy' conclusion for all). MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Karen Applegate is still searching for answers, four years after her oldest daughter left her small-town Minnesota home for Hollywood, where she became a porn-movie queen and cocaine addict. No matter how many times I see this film I'm moved by the way it unfolds relentlessly toward its inevitable tragic end. JavaScript is disabled. The rise to fame, decline and suicide of Colleen Applegate - who was 20 when she put a rifle to her head and pulled the trigger on March 21, 1984 - are the subject of Shattered Innocence, a CBS-TV movie being broadcast tonight. Rumor had it that Shauna Grants family weren't too pleased about the movie.despite the fact that they co-operated and were compensated by the production company. Heres what to know, From Chris Rock to the SAG Awards. 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. The short, tragic odyssey of Colleen Applegate, who left Minnesota at 18, became porn star Shauna Grant, and killed herself at age 20. Within a year, Colleen was a gorgeous, triple-X porn starlet named Shauna Grant. It's a sad story, but throughout the whole thing, you just want the lead character to get a freaking clue! And why? Instead, they contributed flowers and letters. Pauleen chose to enter the adult film world and succumbed to cocaine addiction and ultimately faced the horrible consequences. I had no idea that this was based on a true story, but it's a pretty believable premise. The program keeps insisting there's a lesson of some sort here, but it can't quite figure out what it is, other than that 18-year-olds who run away to Hollywood and answer advertisements for models are asking for trouble. Ms. Lee made only a few pictures. In a way, Applegate caught up with her star-struck dream. Colleen Marie Applegate, known professionally asShauna Grant (May 30, 1963 - March 23, 1984), was an American pornographic actress and nude model. Lived In South River NJ, Hightstown NJ, Monroe Township NJ, Mount Holly NJ. 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. Shauna Grant (May 30, 1963 March 23, 1984), was an American pornographic actress and nude model. Hollander launched her adult film career, suggesting what he felt was a "classy" stage name, Shauna Grant. In the film the lead has a fake ID stating she is 21 while she is only 19 but in 1983 the legal drinking age in the US was 19 and didn't change to 21 until 1985. 2. An agent, Jim South, took pictures and sent them to a Penthouse magazine photographer, Steve Hicks. It's not quite that simple in the movie. Throughout the film, she maintains contact with her family. Was a cheerleader in high school in Minnesota. Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries. The gun was discharged from such close range that the bullet left virtually star-shaped holes. The agent was as good as his word, and Miss Applegate made a hit with photographers for girlie magazines. Card. "In as much . Dazzled by the quick money to be made in nude modeling, up to $2,000 a session for national magazines, she soon went for even bigger purses offered by porn films. It was our fault. The producers recommend ''parental discretion. They have also lived in San Mateo, CA and Atascadero, CA. I wonder what happened to her. The only other movie I saw her in was "Making the Grade." Here are the lyrics to that song I was talking about BTW: As a BetterHelp affiliate, we may receive compensation from BetterHelp if you purchase products or services through the links provided. Coleen can be reached via e-mail c_rapplgate@sbcglobal.net. There's nothing new here and it's presented in an obvious, watered down, made-for-tv style with annoying over-acting by Lee. A high school graduate leaves behind her modest life and finds work in the sex industry, but it ends in disaster. She was 20-years old. Select this result to view Colleen Applegate's phone number, address, and more. on the Internet. Although accurate in its simplicity, it tends to trivialize the adult business; a business which frankly needs no trivialization. On March 21st 1984, Grant committed suicide at the age of twenty in Palm Springs by shooting herself with a . The stars get the grief. She stayed in the small town, working first as a cashier and then as a repair clerk with the phone company. They change. Be the first one to, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help. The acting is very good, with actress Melinda Dillon (most recognized as the mother from A Christmas Story) giving a stunningly frustrated and distraught performance. 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