# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/163 "2025-06-15T17:46:22Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > Earl, on IMDB’s Top Contributor list for over 20 years. Is that you confessing that you added it? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/164 "2025-06-15T18:00:09Z")
Oh, Heavens no! I’ll trust what others have found, but I haven’t followed it closely enough to be confident myself. Plus, I’m personally not into updating music videos. ---
**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 16, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/165 "2025-06-16T01:11:37Z")
> [@TCMF-2L](#): > > I have no idea when this was added but it’s now on the IMDB page for the video: I don’t know how IMDB gets its listings in the first place, but I did notice that “Shatterdaymorn” who wrote the storyline section of the listing, is credited with 11,011 contributions to IMDB. Many (at least of the first 100 I looked at) are for music videos. Does anyone know how to contact Shatterdaymorn to see how they came to write that storyline, and whether they might have some production information? Also, there are two other Regina Scotts listed in IMDB, [one active in 1989-1990](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1659609/), and another in the 2000s. [That Regina Scott has been involved in production](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3728809/), but who knows, maybe she did some commercials and music videos when she was just starting.. Also, let’s remember that the video is from 1982, so the actress is probably about 65 years old now. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/166 "2025-06-16T14:43:44Z")
Still no. However. . . I was the person who submitted “Al Traina” to the “Tonight Show” cast (though I was not the person who found him), for those who remember that rabbit hole of a search. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/167 "2025-06-16T15:02:53Z")
I recently became curious about the making of Live’s _Lightning Crashes_ music video. IMDB has very little info besides the names of the director and band members. Then, in the [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Crashes), I came across this tidbit under Composition: > The song is written in the key of [B major](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_Major).[[15]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Crashes#cite_note-15) The identity of the female backing vocalist remains unknown. Eh? I didn’t even realize there _was_ a female backing vocalist. This sort of thing can drive you crazy. And to Ms. Regina Scott: If you’re out there, come join the thread! ---
**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 16, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/168 "2025-06-16T22:26:01Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > I was the person who submitted “Al Traina” to the “Tonight Show” cast (though I was not the person who found him), for those who remember that rabbit hole of a search. That thread is so vivid in my memory that I could almost type it out with no notes. Something about the carpet-covered pieces of the _Tonight Show_ set really engaged my neurons. (I was wrong in the position I took in the thread, so you’d think I wouldn’t want to remind anyone of it, but… who cares?) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/169 "2025-06-17T01:43:27Z")
I don’t remember that thread, and have no idea who Al Traina is, or was. I remember this thread vividly. I sent a message to someone trying to find out who the actress was in the video, not really expecting an answer, and wound up having a nice chat. ---
**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 21, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/170 "2025-06-21T04:14:48Z")
IIRC, Al Traina was the publisher of _ **People** _ magazine back around 1970. A photo of him and a bunch of celebrities who had been in the magazine (e.g., Marlo Thomas and Glen Campbell) turned up, in which they were guests on _ **The Tonight Show** _. It looked like Al was substituting for Johnny Carson (he wasn’t), thereby prompting the question “Who the hell is THAT guy???” This was maybe ten years ago, but the memory lingers on. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/171 "2025-06-21T04:53:01Z")
It was a version of this image: [![](https://media.gettyimages.com/id/943899622/photo/the-tonight-show-starring-johnny-carson-season-24.jpg?s=2048x2048&w=gi&k=20&c=Lx_VRPDH1QcyH1sM8D9kBAzw6ySTHfxCg8BTHxBeV38=) ](https://media.gettyimages.com/id/943899622/photo/the-tonight-show-starring-johnny-carson-season-24.jpg?s=2048x2048&w=gi&k=20&c=Lx_VRPDH1QcyH1sM8D9kBAzw6ySTHfxCg8BTHxBeV38=) ---
**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 21, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/172 "2025-06-21T05:19:08Z")
Right, and Johnny was cropped out of the photo for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/173 "2025-06-21T07:23:15Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > IIRC, Al Traina was the publisher of _ **People** _ magazine back around 1970 Sorry about the nitpicking, but I don’t think it was _ **People** _ because that magazine’s first issue wasn’t until 1974. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/174 "2025-06-21T08:25:36Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > I don’t think it was _ **People** _ It was **Harper’s Bazaar** , amongst [others](https://chebeague.org/obits/atraina/index.html). ---
**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 21, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/175 "2025-06-21T12:37:25Z")
Correction noted. ---
**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 21, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/176 "2025-06-21T22:30:04Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Sorry about the nitpicking, but I don’t think it was _ **People** _ because that magazine’s first issue wasn’t until 1974. That’s right. @terentii may have gotten the “P’s” mixed up: the Tonight Show photo was of the Awards recipients from “Photoplay”—Photoplay was a big-deal magazine for several decades, covering the movie industry (and television, in later years). If one of us finds the old thread, it might give the title of the Awards, which may have been “The Photoplay Awards”: > [@](#): > > … In 1948, the _Photoplay Awards_ were broadcast on network television as part of The Steve Allen Plymouth Show … > **[Photoplay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoplay)** > > Photoplay was one of the first American film fan magazines, its title another word for screenplay. It was founded in Chicago in 1911. Under early editors Julian Johnson and James R. Quirk, in style and reach it became a pacesetter for fan magazines. In 1921, Photoplay established what is considered the first significant annual movie award. For most of its run, it was published by Macfadden Publications. The magazine ceased publication in 1980. > Photoplay began as a short fiction magazine concer... ---
**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 21, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/177 "2025-06-21T23:12:54Z")
Hey, what’s a “P” or two among friends? 🤭 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/178 "2025-06-21T23:15:57Z")
Frippends. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/179 "2025-06-22T13:12:09Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > If one of us finds the old thread, it might give the title of the Awards, which may have been “The Photoplay Awards” Yes, the Photoplay Awards. > **[johnnys couch — Postimages](https://postimg.cc/XGX9tCcb)** ---
**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 23, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/180 "2025-06-23T22:20:18Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > Yes, the Photoplay Awards. Oh, that is a great resource—thanks. I haven’t hunted down the thread because I’ve been interested in trying to remember as much as possible—but as I recall it took a long while for us to discover and accept that the man in the photo (that we were trying to ID) was there _because he was hosting awards_. I had fixed in my mind that awards would be given at banquets or in theaters/auditoriums–_ **-not** _ during an episode of the _Tonight Show_! (I was wrong, as I learned.) I do remember that we were absolutely convinced that the man was actor Mark Richman, and that someone actually wrote to him or to his family. And this is the connection with the current Steppin’ Out thread, in which some identifications of the actress that turned out to be wrong are advanced. ---
**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 23, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/181 "2025-06-23T22:28:03Z")
I saw Mark Richman in an episode of _ **Twilight Zone** _ last night and immediately thought of that (and this) thread. Synchronicity! ---
**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 23, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-actress-in-the-steppin-out-video/762185/182 "2025-06-23T22:31:54Z")
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