FrameThrower · Actors · Cristina Raines
Cristina Raines
2 films · 128 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1977–1977
Born 28 February 1952 · Manila, Philippines
Cristina Raines 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.…
How their films are shot
Measured across 128 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Cristina takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 49% of their frames are day, 44% low key — the look of the work Cristina takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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