Dee Booher

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Dee Booher
Born (1948-08-06) August 6, 1948 (age 73)
Torrance, California
ResidenceSeal Beach, California
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Matilda the Hun
Queen Kong
Billed height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Billed weight300 lb (136 kg)
Billed fromGermany[citation needed]
Trained byMando Guerrero[citation needed]
DebutDecember 5, 1985[citation needed]

Dee Booher (born August 6, 1948[1]) is an American actress and retired female professional wrestler and roller derby skater. She competed in the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling as Matilda the Hun.[2]

Amateur wrestling[]

Booher first wrestled at El Camino Junior College in California, helping the team win a state championship.[3] She went on to organize amateur mud wrestling shows, performing as a masked character named Queen Kong. After California's gaming commission barred her from wrestling men, her first professional match was against a 700 lb (320 kg) bear.[4][5]

Professional wrestling career[]

Booher later teamed with GLOW creator David McLane and director Matt Cimber to cast, recruit and train performers for the first all-women's professional wrestling show. She also wrote the show's theme song.[4] Booher portrayed Matilda the Hun in GLOW. Her villainous character ate raw meat in the ring and scared children in the crowd, which Booher said she enjoyed.[5]

After two years with GLOW, Booher and others left to form a competing show called Powerful Women of Wrestling, but it was unsuccessful.[citation needed]

Booher said she learned her signature move, a big splash, from watching English professional wrestler Big Daddy.[4]

Acting[]

Booher has had several film roles in her career, including in the Mel Brooks comedy Spaceballs. She also appeared in the music video for Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator", carrying a dwarf on her shoulders.[4]

Booher has also had guest-starring roles in television series including Married... with Children, My Two Dads, Mama's Family and Night Court. She often portrayed her Queen Kong character in these roles.[citation needed]

Personal life[]

Booher grew up in Lake Arrowhead, California. Prior to becoming involved in wrestling, she held jobs including as a masseuse and as a phone sex operator.[4]

After Booher's professional wrestling career, she earned a living doing stunt work as well as by performing singing telegrams that incorporated aspects of wrestling.[2]

In 2012, Booher appeared in a documentary about GLOW, titled GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.[5]

Booher lives in Seal Beach, California. She uses a motorized wheelchair because of wrestling-related spinal deterioration.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Booher, Deanna (2013). Glamazon Queen Kong : my life of glitter, guts & glory. [United States]: Deanna Booher. ISBN 978-1-4675-8051-9. OCLC 1100587998.[self-published source]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Alimurung, Gendy (June 20, 2017). "This '80s female wrestling league was dangerous and sexist — and the best job of their lives". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Booher, Dee. "About Matilda the Hun". QueenKong.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Godfrey, Alex (January 22, 2013). "The Woman Who Wrestled Bears". Vice. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Larson, Sarah (June 20, 2017). "Before the Netflix Series, Whet Your Whistle with "GLOW," the Documentary". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

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