NOTE: I have used Bill Feret's book "Lure of the Tropics" as reference and for some of the photos on this page. Of note is also Sybil Danning, Grace Jones, Sandahl Bergman and Barbara Carrera in recent adventure films. HONORABLE MENTION: Elinor Field was the JUNGLE GODDESS in 1922 Edwina Booth was the White Goddess in TRADER HORN in 1930 Maureen O'Sullivan played Jane Parker in TARZAN, THE APE MAN (1932 see my "Me Tarzan, You Jane" section) Mary Komman starred in the serial QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE in 1935 Dorothy Lamour wore a sarong and co-starred with Ray Milland in THE JUNGLE PRINCESS in 1936 and again in HER JUNGLE LOVE in 1938 Frances Farmer co-starred with Jon Hall in SOUTH OF PAGPO PAGO in 1940 Universal's answer to Dorothy Lamour was Maria Montez in SOUTH OF TAHITI (1941) Montez would go on to star in several other movies dressed in a sarong, including her best ones, WHITE SAVAGE in 1943 and COBRA WOMAN in 1944 In 1945, Ruth Roman starred in the Universal serial JUNGLE QUEEN Julie London popped up as a jungle girl Doreen in NABONGA in 1944 Gale Sherwood was the star of BLONDE SAVAGE (1947) Also in 1947 was Ann Savage and Robert Lowery in JUNGLE FLIGHT Jane Nigh was the female lead in ZAMBA in 1949 the disman FORBIDDEN JUNGLE was released in 1950 with Alyce Louis Dorothy Dandridge played a jungle queen in the Tarzan film TARZAN'S PERIL (1951) and then was in DRUMS OF THE CONGO Susan Stephen was the WHITE HUNTRESS in 1957 Lisa Montell was the female lead in SHE GODS OF SHARK REEF for Roger Corman in 1958 Audrey Hepburn was Rima the jungle girl in GREEN MANSIONS (1959) Mei Chen was the star of LUANA in 1974 Although not jungle girls, actresses like Racquel Welch, Caroline Munro, Victoria Vetri, Senta Berger, Julie Ege and Dana Gillespie played cave girls in similar outfits like the ones worn by jungle girls. Rochelle Hudson starred in SAVAGE GIRL in 1932 and was considered for the JUNGLE GIRL serial, but Frances Gifford won that role. She supposedly morphs into jungle animals in this version. Gena Lee Nolin becomes the third actress to portray Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, this time for TV. Lydie Denier plays Collette de Caude in the pilot "Tarzan's Return" for the TV series TARZAN: THE EPIC ADVENTURES (1996).Īnnika Bullus as Kali, the Leopard Queen in the TV series TARZAN: THE EPIC ADVENTURES.Īngela Harry gives life to Queen La in the episode "Tarzan and the Priestess of Opar" for the TV series TARZAN: THE EPIC ADVENTURES (1996). Quin Kessler was chosen to portray a female Tarzan called fittingly enough JANE (1985). Join Sheena as she thwarts a monkey-suited villain masquerading as a supernatural being watch Rulah, Jungle Goddess, save. Jungle Girls reprints fourteen Golden Age stories, each showcasing a different heroine. Tanya Roberts in the movie version of Sheena (1984). Jumbo Comics’ Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, a strip drawn by the team of Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Matt Baker and David Heames. Watch in amazement as our jungle heroines survive an endless array of death traps and cliffhanger perils including a swinging pendulum, collapsing bridges, spiked ceilings, gorilla attacks, explosions, native booby traps and much, much more! The jungle girls were also some of the serial era's best female fighters and we showcase plenty of scenes featuring the girls taking down the bad guys with exciting stunts, vine-swinging action, catfights, gun battles and two-fisted combat.Celeste Yarnall as a jungle girl named EVE (1969).įemi Benussi didn't wear much in TARZANA, SESSO SELVAGGIO ("Tarzana, The Wild Girl") with Ken Clark, a foreign jungle girl film.(1969).Įvelyn Kraft was the female lead in the cult jungle adventure GOLIATHON (1981). featuring the daring exploits of the cliffhanger serial jungle girls! Some of the best action from the serial chapterplays occurs in these classic and influential films and we've crammed as much as we could fit into this nearly hour long extravaganza. Explore the Jungle Girls collection - the favourite images chosen by Shonnababy18 on DeviantArt. Watch it now at The final volume of our Damsels in Distress series is here. Explore the Jungle Girls collection - the favourite images chosen by Shonnababy18 on DeviantArt. Movie poster for Damsels in Distress 3: Jungle Girls!
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