Goddess Bunny

Sandra "Sandie" Crisp (born Johnnie Baima[1] on January 13, 1960), also known by her stage name The Goddess Bunny, is an American entertainer, drag queen, actress, and model.[2]

Goddess Bunny
Crisp in 2007
Born
Johnnie Edward Baima

(1960-01-13) 13 January 1960
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other names
  • Sandra Crisp
  • Sandy Crisp
  • Sandie Crisp
Occupation
Years active1986-present
Known forThe Goddess Bunny
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Spouse(s)Rocky Dale Wilson (unknown date; until his death)

Crisp is transgender and was born stricken with polio and was subject to the malpractice of multiple doctors resulting in the further disfigurement of her body. She grew up in various foster homes for disabled children. During her childhood, she routinely endured physical and sexual abuse from members of her foster care families largely due to her gender identity and disability.

Life and career

Sandie Crisp was born Johnnie Baima[1] on January 13, 1960. She developed polio as a child and has been disabled ever since.[3][4][5][6]

She made her acting debut as "Charlean" in the 1986 film Hollywood Vice Squad, and made an appearance in the music video for "The Dope Show" by Marilyn Manson.[4]

In 1994, she was the subject of a documentary called The Goddess Bunny, directed by Nick Bougas.[2][7]

Controversy

Crisp became a subject of controversy when a scene from the documentary The Goddess Bunny, which featured her tap dancing, was first released in 2005 in the form of an online video on eBaum's world[8] and then reuploaded on YouTube.[9] The video with the Spanish title "Obedece a la morsa"[8] or in English "Obey the Walrus" subsequently went viral.[8][10]

Filmography

Films
Title[lower-alpha 1] Year Role(s) Director(s) Notes Ref.
Hollywood Vice Squad 1986 Charlene Penelope Spheeris Credited as Sandy Crisp [11]
The Drifter 1989 The Countessa John Aes-Nihil [12]
The Goddess Bunny Channels Shakespeare 1989 Herself John Aes-Nihil [13]
The Goddess Bunny 1994 Herself Nick Bougas [14]
Sugar & Spice 1995 Herself Larry Wessel [15]
God Is in the T.V. 1999 Herself
Various
Samuel Bayer
Rod Chong
Paul Hunter
Dean Karr
Richard Kern
Marilyn Manson
E. Elias Merhige
Matthew Rolston
Floria Sigismondi
Tom Stern
Wiz
 [15]
S 2002 Herself Athanasios Karanikolas Short film [16]
The Three Trials 2006 Diner Randy Greif [17]
Scumbag 2017 Gina Mars Roberge [18]

Note

  1. The films are listed in order of release date.

Television credits
Title Year Role(s) Notes Ref.
Lou Grant 19?? Copy Boy Unknown episode
Americans (mer-kins) 1988 Unknown 1 episode
Rage 2008 "Rage 'Ready for My Close Up' Special". 1 episode

Music video credits
Title Year Notes
"Puppet Master" 1997 Cypress Hill
(featuring Dr. Dre) music video
"The Dope Show" 1998 Marilyn Manson music video
"Fallen Leaves" 2006 Billy Talent music video

References
  1. "Goddess Bunny". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  2. Stuart, Gwynedd (April 29, 2017). "At the Punk Version of DragCon, NYC Queens Honor an L.A. Legend: The Goddess Bunny". LA Weekly.
  3. "The Goddess Bunny - L.A. Woman Supreme!". Paper. June 8, 2007.
  4. Sunderland, Mitchell (November 1, 2016). "The Legend of Goddess Bunny, Hollywood's Forgotten, Disabled, Trans Art Star". Vice.
  5. "The Legend of Goddess Bunny, Hollywood's Forgotten, Disabled, Trans Art Starl". The Huffington Post. November 1, 2016.
  6. REDCELL23 (July 31, 2010). "THE GODDESS BUNNY – Transexual [sic] Polio Superstar". Theendofbeing.com.
  7. "The Goddess Bunny". The New York Times.
  8. "Obedece a la morsa / Obey the walrus". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  9. Obey the Walrus auf YouTube, 21. Januar 2008
  10. Hughes, Joselyn (January 20, 2010). "7 Hardest Things To Watch That We've Shown On Tosh.0". Tosh.0.
  11. "Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)". IMDb.
  12. "The Drift (Video 1989)". IMDb.
  13. "The Goddess Bunny Channels Shakespeare (Video 1989)". IMDb.
  14. "The Goddess Bunny (Video 1994)". IMDb.
  15. "Sugar & Spice (1995)". IMDb.
  16. "S (2002)". IMDb.
  17. "The Three Trials (2006)". IMDb.
  18. "Scumbag (2017)". IMDb.
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