# Can you ID the actress in the Steppin' Out video? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185 "2016-08-08T20:29:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/122 "2019-06-24T21:52:08Z")
As much fun as this can be, I want to remind everyone that the OP was banned over a year ago, and unable to share in our joy should we ever find the dancer. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/123 "2019-06-24T21:55:20Z")
Pfft. This stopped being about the OP’s needs a long time ago. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/124 "2019-06-24T23:03:51Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > As much fun as this can be, I want to remind everyone that the OP was banned over a year ago, and unable to share in our joy should we ever find the dancer. I’ll let him know on Facebook, if we ever solve this. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/125 "2019-06-25T02:29:39Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Did anyone try Joe Jackson himself? A couple of us attempted to contact Joe’s manager, but no luck. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/126 "2019-06-25T04:09:04Z")
He must have stepped out. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/127 "2019-06-25T04:32:53Z")
I’ve just tried tweeting to the man himself, Joe Jackson. Dunno if I’ll get a reply, and it’s unlikely he’ll remember, but he might, and he might. Sent him the link to this thread as well. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/128 "2019-06-25T04:44:43Z")
(too late to edit) I also used the “Contact Us” form on David Kershenbaum’s website - he was the producer. Steve Barron was the director for the video; I’ll tweet at him next. I didn’t see anyone had tried that… ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/129 "2019-06-25T23:28:03Z")
> [@galen\_ubal](#): > > (too late to edit) > I also used the “Contact Us” form on David Kershenbaum’s website - he was the producer. Steve Barron was the director for the video; I’ll tweet at him next. I didn’t see anyone had tried that… That was fast: > [@](#): > > Steve Barron > @thestevebarron > > I don’t remember her name . I do remember she was a very good instinctual actress from New York #steppinout Worth a shot. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/130 "2019-06-26T00:12:56Z")
Does SAG have a New York office? They must. I’ll bet they have records going way, way back. What was the video production company? Surely they’d have call sheets, like Paramount did for April Tatro. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/131 "2019-06-26T01:11:59Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Does SAG have a New York office? They must. I’ll bet they have records going way, way back. > > What was the video production company? Surely they’d have call sheets, like Paramount did for April Tatro. [Barron’s IMVDB page](https://imvdb.com/n/steve-barron) doesn’t list a production company on that particular video, but I see Limelight Productions on several of his other videos. Limelight Productions produces a _lot_ of search hits, and my Google-fu has failed. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/132 "2019-06-26T01:19:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Steve Barron @thestevebarron > > I don’t remember her name . I do remember she was a very good instinctual actress from New York #steppinout Okay, I’d be out a fiver if I’d bet on this. I thought for sure it was a non-actress. The fact that Barron called her one dashes my Anonymous Amateur theory. Or do you think “very good instinctual actress” could mean she was working using instinct only, and no acting lessons, and no acting gigs, before or after? It would explain why no one can find her… ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/133 "2019-06-26T01:32:46Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Okay, I’d be out a fiver if I’d bet on this. I thought for sure it was a non-actress. The fact that Barron called her one dashes my Anonymous Amateur theory. > > Or do you think “very good instinctual actress” could mean she was working using instinct only, and no acting lessons, and no acting gigs, before or after? > > It would explain why no one can find her… Or she did stage theater. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/134 "2019-06-26T02:31:52Z")
Or he was being nice because he feels bad about forgetting her name. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/135 "2019-06-26T02:53:12Z")
Having worked in television myself, I’m pretty sure you need a SAG card if you’re on-air talent, especially if you’re appearing in multiple productions (music videos, commercials…). No? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/136 "2019-06-26T04:18:17Z")
I think the next thing to try is a twitter hunt. Those people can find anyone. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/137 "2019-06-26T21:49:33Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Having worked in television myself, I’m pretty sure you need a SAG card if you’re on-air talent, especially if you’re appearing in multiple productions (music videos, commercials…). No? But we don’t know if she ever worked again. SAG used to let a first-timer in, but you couldn’t perform after that without a union card. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/138 "2019-06-26T22:14:13Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > But we don’t know if she ever worked again. SAG used to let a first-timer in, but you couldn’t perform after that without a union card. She made a music video and at least one commercial. She must have had a card. No? ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/139 "2019-06-27T16:48:14Z")
This is a fascinating thread. Maybe we need a generic thread to help ID people in music videos, male and female. For instance, I always wondered who the woman was who tantalized all 4 members of Asia in their 1983 video “Don’t Cry”. I gave up after a few days of brick walls. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/140 "2019-06-27T21:42:08Z")
It took many, _many_ years to solve the mystery of who played the human form of Isis in the _Star Trek_ (TOS) episode _Assignment: Earth_----so persistence can pay off. > **[‘Star Trek’ Mystery Solved – Isis Actress From “Assignment: Earth” Identified](https://trekmovie.com/2019/03/12/star-trek-mystery-solved-isis-actress-from-assignment-earth-identified/)** > > The woman behind the purr has been found and she has a story to tell. (Too bad it’s not April Tatro in the “Steppin’ Out” video…) ---
**Author:** ![Bambamboomboom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Bambamboomboom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambamboomboom)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/141 "2020-12-29T02:45:17Z")
“Jeanne” was close. Now go back and search those yearbooks for Regina. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185.md?page=8)