Sheri Moon Zombie (bornSheri Lyn Skurkis; September 26, 1970)^[1] is an American actress, model, dancer, and fashion designer.

Moon was born on September 26, 1970, inSan Jose, California, the daughter of William "Bill" Skurkis (1947–2010) and Carol A. Skurkis,^[2][3] but was raised inConnecticut. She has a brother,^[4] Jeffrey. She graduated fromPlainville High School inPlainville, Connecticut. After graduation, she moved toLos Angeles, California; however she soon found herself moving between homes in both states to attend school and seek work.^[5]

Moon had aspirations to do cartoon voice-overs and took classes.^[6] She briefly attended the Connecticut School of Broadcasting to become anMTV VJ,^[7] but Moon found herself preoccupied going on tour with Rob Zombie. When Rob Zombie's bandWhite Zombie disbanded and he went solo, he took Moon on as a dancer where she also choreographed routines and created costumes for the tour.

Moon has appeared in eleven of Zombie's solomusic videos and an additional four previous to that when he fronted White Zombie. She most famously starred in the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari-themed music video for "Living Dead Girl". Moon appeared on the cover of the single for "Living Dead Girl" (1998), Zombie's remix albumAmerican Made Music to Strip By (1999), and the cover of the single for "Demon Speeding" (2002). Aside from Zombie's work, she also appeared inBlack Label Society's video for "Stillborn" andProng's video for "Rude Awakening". In 2003, Moon co-starred in her husband's first feature film,House of 1000 Corpses, as Vera-Ellen "Baby" Firefly, but previous to that, she claims that she had never had aspirations of becoming an actress.^[6] As Moon explains her character in that film, "Baby is the angelic-looking bait to get the victims."^[6] Moon starred alongside genre actorsSid Haig,Bill Moseley andKaren Black. In 2004, she had a brief appearance in theTobe Hooper filmToolbox Murders starringAngela Bettis, the only film she has been in not directed by Zombie.

Moon reprised her role as Baby Firefly in the 2005 sequel toHouse of 1000 Corpses, titledThe Devil's Rejects.The Devil's Rejects was financially successful, recouping its roughly $7 million budget during its opening weekend, going on to earn over $16 million^[8] and better received by critics than its predecessor. CriticRoger Ebert gave the film three out of a possible four stars. Ebert wrote, "If you are a hardened horror-movie fan capable of appreciating skill and wit in the service of the deliberately disgusting,The Devil's Rejects may exercise a certain strange charm."^[9] Moon was awardedSpike TV'sScream Awards award for "Most Vile Villain" alongside co-stars Haig, Moseley andLeslie Easterbrook for their portrayal of the Firefly family. Following that, she was awarded aFuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Award for best duo with her co-star Moseley.

Moon designed a clothing line, Total Skull,^[10] which debuted at the end of May 2006. She explains, "The phrase 'total skull' to me means awesome, rad, the best of the best."^[7]

In 2007, Moon starred as Eva Krupp in a short faux trailer segment for the filmGrindhouse, directed by Zombie and titledWerewolf Women of the SS. She also appeared in her husband's remake of the 1978 horror classicHalloween, portraying Deborah Myers, the mother ofMichael Myers andLaurie Strode. At the time, it was the highest-grossing overall film in theHalloween franchise.^[11] Moon reprised her character in the sequelHalloween II, which was released on August 28, 2009. Moon provides the voice for the character of Suzi-X in the animated filmThe Haunted World of El Superbeasto, written and produced by her husband, Zombie. In 2010, she guest-starred on the seriesCSI: Miami in the episode "L.A.", which was directed by her husband.^[12] She reprised the role of Baby Firefly in the sequel toThe Devil's Rejects,3 from Hell, which was released in September 2019. Fathom events held a 3-day theatrical opening. It is set to appear one final time in theaters before being released onDVD andBlu-ray. Reviews for the film were mixed.

On October 31, 2002, after almost nine years of dating, she marriedheavy metal musician and film directorRob Zombie at theGraceland Wedding Chapel, and subsequently changed her name to Sheri Moon Zombie.^[13] As of 2019, she resided with Zombie between a home inLos Angeles and a farm in Connecticut.^[14] She is avegan and animal rights supporter, and she houses rescued animals at her Connecticut farm.^[14]

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