Cristina Raines

Cristina Raines born February 28 1952 is an American former actress and model who appeared in numerous films throughout the 1970s mainly horror films and period pieces She went on to have a prolific career as a television actress throughout the 1980s Born in Manila Philippines to American parents Raines was primarily raised in Florida After graduating high school she relocated to New York City to pursue a career as a model and signed with the Ford Modeling Agency Urged by Eileen Ford to audition for acting roles Raines was subsequently cast as a lead in the independent horror film Hex 1973 opposite Keith Carradine and Scott Glenn She had a minor part in the Charles Bronsonled thriller The Stone Killer followed by a lead in the television film Sunshine in which she played a young mother with terminal cancer In 1975 Raines was cast in a supporting role in Robert Altmans ensemble comedy Nashville portraying a folk singer followed by a lead in the supernatural horror film The Sentinel 1977 in which she starred as a model tormented by supernatural goingson in her new apartment building Raines also costarred in Ridley Scotts directorial debut The Duellists 1977 a period piece based on the Napoleonic Wars Raines had her first major television role in the twelvepart miniseries Centennial 1978 playing the daughter of a fur trapper in 1800s Colorado Raines continued to act throughout the 1980s with such film credits as the anthology horror film Nightmares 1983 She spent the majority of the decade acting in television notably with a lead role on the NBC series Flamingo Road 19801982 She appeared as Poppea in the miniseries Quo Vadis in 1985 followed by gueststarring roles on Riptide 1985 Hotel 1987 Highway to Heaven 1988 and The Highwaymen 1988 In 1991 she formally retired from acting and pursued a career as a nurse specializing in patients undergoing kidney dialysis Description above from the Wikipedia article Cristina Raines licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia