Playing a prostitute pays. In Hollywood, starlets who have portrayed hookers with a heart of gold have won the gold. That is, Janet Gaynor received an Academy Award for her role in Street Angel (1928). The same can be said of Helen Hayes in The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931), Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953), Susan Hayward in I Want to Live! (1958), Shirley Jones in Elmer Gantry (1960), Jo Van Fleet in East of Eden (1955), and Elizabeth Taylor in Butterfield 8 (1960). So, it’s no wonder Alberta actress Marnie Alton followed in these famous babe’s high-heeled footsteps when she answered the call to be a call girl in both The Outer Limits: Ripper (1999) and The Twilight Zone: Found and Lost (2002). In between, the looker could be seen as a hooker in Replicant (2001). The R rated action flick stars Jean Claude Van Damme and Michael Rooker, but the true scene stealer is Marnie's barely-there brassiere! The bra-clad beauty touts her cleavage with a client before getting roughed up. Even though her titillating turn generated a statue in Mr. Skin’s pants, Ms. Alton walked away empty handed. That’s not to say, she hasn’t been cast as women in other walks of life. After playing a nurse in the short film Seven Storeys (2000), the hottie sizzled as Detective Karen Yamamoto in the comedy series Hot Hot Los Angeles (2008). Perhaps if she portrayed a stripper or porn star, Ms. Alton would receive the accolades she seeks.
