Gigi Darlene
Actor
Biography
Born Heli (pronounced ‘Hee-lee’) Weinreich in Berlin, Germany, Gigi Darlene immigrated to Queens as a teenager to live with family friends. Blonde, beautiful and voluptuous, she quickly found work as a print model but found even more steady work as an exotic dancer and nude model in men's magazines (often using the alias Lenore Rheine). Believing Americans were too prudish and uptight about nudity and sex, Heli had no issue supporting herself by taking off her clothes. While working the dance circuit, she met and befriended actress Darlene Bennett and transitioned into films herself. After a few years working for the likes of Barry Mahon and Doris Wishman, Gigi gave up her film career after meeting her future husband, hypnotist Charles Lamont. The two toured the U.S. doing a popular show for years, eventually settling in Las Vegas and then Florida. After Charles died, Gigi worked as a real estate agent and an extra on films shot in Southern Florida.
Filmography
The Beast That Killed Women
as Girl in Bunk Bed #2, Bottom Bunk 1965
Another Day, Another Man
as Meg (archive footage) (uncredited) 1966
White Slaves of Chinatown
as Frenchy 1964
Hot Nights on the Campus
as Sally 1966
1,000 Shapes of a Female
1963
Rent-a-Girl
as Model at party 1965
50,000 B.C. (Before Clothing)
as Zelda (as Hedi Lenore) 1963
The Love Statue
as The Statue 1965
She Should Have Stayed in Bed
as Blonde Reading Novel 1963
Raw Weekend
as Lee 1964
Nudes on Tiger Reef
as Nudist 1964
The Unsatisfied
as Model - U.S. Inserts (uncredited) 1961
Crazy Wild and Crazy
as Blonde with White Headband (uncredited) 1964
The Art School for Nudists
as Nudist at Volleyball Court 1965
Naughty Nudes
as Gigi 1965
Nudes Inc.
as Gigi (uncredited) 1964