Anastasia Summers(1974-2009)
- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Make-up Department
Anastasia hails from a show business family, dating back to Hollywood's
beginning...
Her great-uncle Mel was a a leading PR man for stars and studios alike from the 1920s-40s, helping to promote the careers of upcoming legends such as Greta Garbo, Gloria Swanson, Clark Gable, Mae West, Douglas Fairbanks,and many more, while his beautiful wife played Harem girls and Flappers opposite Rudolph Valentino, and the like!
Her Father, Don Summers, was an accomplished Actor/Stuntman, Writer, Musician, Operatic Tenor and Athlete, who worked as a child in many films including those of Laurel and Hardy, before joining the US Marine Corps to serve in World War II, Anastasia's Father was a Marine Corps Tech SGT during WW2 and awarded the Purple Heart for wounds that he received during combat operations in the South Pacific.
Upon his return stateside, he resumed his career as an Actor/Stuntman and was discovered by the legendary Director John Ford, who put him in his company, leading to film/stage roles opposite John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Janet Leigh, as well as working with other legendary Directors such as Orson Welles, Lewis Milestone, Nicholas Ray, and more.
And so Anastasia is carrying on that legacy today, a creative, versatile, hard working actor, with many accomplishments and credits to her name, having worked on over 20 independent and major studio feature films, and television series, such as "The Visiting", "Step Up", "The Sentinel", "The Flags of our Fathers", HBO's "The Wire".
Most recently, Anastasia has carved out a niche out as a Marilyn Monroe Impersonator, having been a life long fan of Marilyn, she pays loving tribute to the legend with her uncanny impressions, resemblance, costumes and renditions of her famous songs such as - "Happy Birthday", "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" and "I Wanna Be Loved by You".
Her great-uncle Mel was a a leading PR man for stars and studios alike from the 1920s-40s, helping to promote the careers of upcoming legends such as Greta Garbo, Gloria Swanson, Clark Gable, Mae West, Douglas Fairbanks,and many more, while his beautiful wife played Harem girls and Flappers opposite Rudolph Valentino, and the like!
Her Father, Don Summers, was an accomplished Actor/Stuntman, Writer, Musician, Operatic Tenor and Athlete, who worked as a child in many films including those of Laurel and Hardy, before joining the US Marine Corps to serve in World War II, Anastasia's Father was a Marine Corps Tech SGT during WW2 and awarded the Purple Heart for wounds that he received during combat operations in the South Pacific.
Upon his return stateside, he resumed his career as an Actor/Stuntman and was discovered by the legendary Director John Ford, who put him in his company, leading to film/stage roles opposite John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Janet Leigh, as well as working with other legendary Directors such as Orson Welles, Lewis Milestone, Nicholas Ray, and more.
And so Anastasia is carrying on that legacy today, a creative, versatile, hard working actor, with many accomplishments and credits to her name, having worked on over 20 independent and major studio feature films, and television series, such as "The Visiting", "Step Up", "The Sentinel", "The Flags of our Fathers", HBO's "The Wire".
Most recently, Anastasia has carved out a niche out as a Marilyn Monroe Impersonator, having been a life long fan of Marilyn, she pays loving tribute to the legend with her uncanny impressions, resemblance, costumes and renditions of her famous songs such as - "Happy Birthday", "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" and "I Wanna Be Loved by You".
