Regina Banali

{{Infobox person | name = Regina Russell Banali | image = Regina Banali.jpg | caption = | spouse = Frankie Banali (deceased) | occupation = Film director, producer, actress | website = {{URL|pinkmermaid.productions}} }}

'''Regina Russell Banali''' is an American film producer, director, television presenter, and actress. She has appeared in over 50 films and television shows.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regina Russell Banali - About |url=https://entertainment.ie/person/regina-russell-banali |website=Entertainment.ie |language=en |access-date=February 13, 2025 |archive-date=February 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224072637/https://entertainment.ie/person/regina-russell-banali/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Biography== One of her first roles as an actress was playing one of the three mermaids who save Robin Williams's character in Steven Spielberg's ''Hook'' (1991). She produced and directed a commissioned comedy short for Crackle and PSAs for the HSUS on animal welfare issues. She directed and produced a feature-length documentary called ''Quiet Riot – Well Now You're Here There's No Way Back'' about the hard rock band Quiet Riot.<ref>[http://www.celebritysentry.com/actresses/in-the-works-cutting-in-perfection-personaleconomic-crisis-quiet-riot-the-next-cassavetes/ In The Works – Quiet Riot] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708130908/http://www.celebritysentry.com/actresses/in-the-works-cutting-in-perfection-personaleconomic-crisis-quiet-riot-the-next-cassavetes/ |date=July 8, 2011 }}, celebritysentry.com. Accessed February 19, 2024.</ref><ref>[http://filmnewsbriefs.com/2010/08/cum-on-feel-the-noize-quiet-riot-doc-starts-rolling/ Cum on Feel the Noize! Quiet Riot Doc Starts Rolling] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120711030939/http://filmnewsbriefs.com/2010/08/cum-on-feel-the-noize-quiet-riot-doc-starts-rolling/ |date=July 11, 2012 }}, filmnewsbriefs.com. Accessed February 19, 2024.</ref> It premiered on the Showtime Network January 29, 2015.

Banali owned and operated Celebrity Closet Raiders, a designer resale store in West Hollywood which carried merchandise previously owned by celebrities.<ref>[http://www.celebclosetraiders.com/ Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813040452/http://www.celebclosetraiders.com/ |date=August 13, 2006 }}, CelebClosetRaiders.com. Accessed February 19, 2024.</ref>

Banali was married to Quiet Riot drummer and manager Frankie Banali until his death due to pancreatic cancer on August 20, 2020.<ref>[http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/10/04/quiet-riot-documentary-first-trailer-revealed-exclusive-video/ Quiet Riot Documentary First Trailer Revealed], noisecreep.com. Accessed February 19, 2024.</ref> Following his diagnosis, she became a vocal supporter of early detection and self-advocacy in healthcare.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Post |first1=Erin |title=Regina Banali Advocates for Early Detection |url=https://pancan.org/stories/remembering-frankie-banali-advocating-for-early-detection/ |website=Pancreatic Cancer Action Network |language=en |date=14 November 2022 |access-date=February 13, 2025 |archive-date=February 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224072239/https://pancan.org/stories/remembering-frankie-banali-advocating-for-early-detection/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography == * 2023 ''We Kill for Love'' as Herself * 2019 ''In the Blood'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2017 ''Quiet Riot: Can't Get Enough'' Producer/Director * 2015 ''How Randy Rhoads Met Ozzy'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''Kevin Memories'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''A Conversation with Dee Snider'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''A Conversation with Jodi Vigier'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''A Conversation with John 5'' Producer/Director * 2015 ''A Conversation with Kelly Garni'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''A Conversation with Lark Williams'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''A Conversation with Steven Adler'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''A Conversation with the Rhoads Family'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''Back to the Coast'' Producer/Director * 2015 ''Casino Wedding'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''Frankie's Office'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''Sally Steele'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''Thunderbird Montage'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2015 ''Tour of Musonia'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2018 ''Vice Girls 2: Undercover Escorts'' * 2014 ''QUIET RIOT: Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2009 ''The Millionaire Matchmaker'' as Herself (TV Series) * 2009 ''E! News Weekend'' as Herself (TV Series) * 2008 ''Matt Grant PSA for Spaying and Neutering Pets'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2008 ''Brad Garrett Pans Puppy Mills'' Writer/Producer/Director * 2008 ''Dating Brad Garrett'' as Herself (TV Series) * 2008 ''I Should Be F***ing Brad Garrett'' as Herself/Writer/Producer/Director * 2007 ''The Fashion Team'' as Herself * 2007 ''Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story'' as Cazz * 2007 ''The Fashion Team'' as Herself (TV Series) * 2006 ''Cannibal Tattoo'' as Annie Tramblyn * 2006 ''Access Hollywood'' as Herself (TV Series) * 1993-2006 ''Good Day L.A.'' as Herself (TV Series) * 2005 ''The Today Show'' as Herself * 2005 ''One More Round'' as Sonya * 2005 ''Hotel Erotica'' as Lena (TV Series) * 2005 ''Today'' as Herself (TV Series) * 2003 ''Bad Bizness'' as Angela Summers * 2003 ''Bikini Airways'' as Terri * 2003 ''Visions of Passion'' as Alice * 2003 ''The Mummy's Kiss'' as Helena * 2003 ''Hollywood Homicide'' as Sartain Receptionist * 2003 ''Cheerleader Massacre'' as Buzzy's Flashback Girl * 2003 ''Baberellas'' as Renna * 2002 ''America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back'' as Francesca (TV Series) * 2002 ''Wolfhound'' as Fantasy Girl * 2002 ''Wheatfield with Crows'' as Karen * 2002 ''The Model Solution'' as Caroline * 2002 ''Zig Zag'' as Dancer #2 * 2001 ''Savage Season'' as Tricia * 2001 ''Sex Court: The Movie'' as Kayla * 2001 ''Passion Cove'' as Mary Ann (TV Series) * 2001 ''Lady Chatterley's Stories'' as Beth (TV Series) * 2001 ''Scandal: Sex@students.edu'' as Christina * 2001 ''Scandal: 15 Minutes of Fame'' as Amanda * 2001 ''Playboy Exposed: Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored'' as Herself * 2000 ''Sex Files: Sexual Matrix'' as Tracie * 2000 ''The Sex Files: Pleasureville'' as Patty Watts * 2000 ''House of Love'' as Mojave * 2000 ''Bedtime Stories'' as Carolyn (TV Series) * 2000 ''Scandal: Lawful Entry'' as Brigitte * 2000 ''Sex Files: Ancient Desires'' as Anne Reno * 2000 ''Sex Files: Alien Erotica II'' as Dr. Betty Brooks * 2000 ''Kama Sutra'' as Elise (TV Series) * 2000 ''Bare Deception'' as Debbie * 2000 ''Passion's Obsession'' as Trixie * 2000 ''Luck of the Draw'' as Zippo's Boudoir Girl * 1999 ''Erotic Confessions: Volume 11'' as Julia (Episode: The Wedding Parties) * 1999 ''Nightcap'' as Suzanne (TV Series) * 1999 ''The Big Hitter'' as Ginger * 1999 ''The Pleasure Zone'' as Debbie (TV Series) * 1998 ''Erotic Confessions'' as Julia (TV Series) * 1992 ''Dire Straits: The Bug'' as Girl (Grown Up) (Music Video) * 1991 ''Hook'' as Red-Headed Pink Tailed Mermaid * 1991 ''Saved by the Bell'' as Rachel (uncredited)

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== External links == * {{official website|http://pinkmermaid.productions/}} * {{IMDb name|0751406|Regina Russell}}

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