Janus Blythe

Lovely dynamic and personable brunette beauty Janus Blythe made her extremely strong and commanding presence felt in a choice bunch of highquality 1970s horror pictures and exploitation features The appealingly spunky and attractive Janus began her acting career in the mid70s with small roles as a room mate in the splendidly sleazy psycho opus The Centerfold Girls 1974 and a groupie in Brian De Palmas marvelously delirious Phantom of the Paradise 1974 Blythe achieved her greatest cult popularity with her terrific portrayal of Ruby the fedup and semicivilized rebellious teenage daughter of the dangerous desert cannibal clan who defects from her highly dysfunctional brood and sides with a family of opposing normal outsiders in Wes Cravens outstanding fright film classic The Hills Have Eyes 1977 Blythe was originally offered the part of Lynn but demanded that she try out for Ruby instead Veteran Bmovie actor and good friend Michael Pataki informed Blythe about the auditions for The Hills Have Eyes Janus reprised the role of Ruby in the atrocious belated sequel The Hills Have Eyes Part II 1984 Other memorable parts include a small town tramp in Tobe Hoopers excellent Eaten Alive 1976 and a hapless lass who has a harrowing close call with the titular murderous ghoul in the hugely enjoyable The Incredible Melting Man 1977 Her last acting credit to date was the early 90s action item Soldiers Fortune 1991 Janus was interviewed in the nifty documentary Invasion of the Scream Queens 1992 More recently the stillgorgeous and vivacious Blythe happily reminisced about her most famous role in the immensely informative and entertaining retrospective DVD documentary Looking Back at the Hills Have Eyes 2003 Outside of acting Janus Blythe hosts her own talk show on Los Angeles public access cable television IMDb Mini Biography By woodyanders