Pleasant Gehman
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Gehman as Estelle in Firecracker.
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| Born | March 17, 1959 |
| Residence | Hollywood, California, United States |
| Other names | Princess Farhana |
| Occupation | Author, writer, poet, actress, dancer, musician |
| Years active | Late 1970s–present |
| Website | pleasantgehman |
Pleasant Gehman (born March 17, 1959) is an author, writer, poet, actress, dancer and musician from Los Angeles.
In the 1980s, she was the singer for the punk rock band Screamin' Sirens, and later, The Ringling Sisters and Honk If Yer Horny.
Her articles on rock 'n' roll, American pop culture, sex, the arts and human interest have appeared in L.A. Weekly,The Los Angeles Reader, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, BAM,Spin, and Genre. Her poetry, essays and short stories have been widely anthologized in a number of literary journals and collections and she has written and edited a number of books, including Showgirl Confidential, The Belly Dance Handbook, Senorita Sin, Princess of Hollywood, Escape From Houdini Mountain and The Underground Guide to Los Angeles.
The Village Voice called her writing "... startling; full of passion",USA Today described it as "A wildly fascinating walk on the wild side!" while Ray Gun raved: "…tough and tender, with a trademark air of seen-it-all innocence that makes it glow".
In 1994, she recorded a collection of her poetry and spoken-word routines entitled Ruined. Among the venues where she has performed spoken-word pieces include The Unhappy Hour at the Parlour Club.
A professional belly dancer since 1991, and a burlesque performer since 1995, she was a seminal member of America's premiere burlesque troupe, "The Velvet Hammer", and appears in the 2001 documentary film The Velvet Hammer Burlesque. She co-starred in Margaret Cho's Off-Broadway variety show, The Sensuous Woman, in 2007 and again shared the stage with Cho in a 2012 Victory Variety Hour performance. Gehman has appeared dancing and acting in many films, television shows (including the sitcom The Nanny) documentaries on punk rock, belly dance and exotic dance and music videos both under her own name and under her stage name, Princess Farhana.
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