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Kim Sill | |
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| Born | March 26, 1963 Tifton, GA, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | actress, writer, producer, animal activist |
| Website | https://kimsill.com/ |
Kim Sill was born Kimberly Dawn Stevens on March 26 1961 in Louisville, Kentucky to Joan and David Stevens. She is an actress, film maker and animal rights activist currently residing in the Los Angeles area. Sill's film credits include Bad Blood (1994), Lap Dancing (1995) and Carnal Fate (1998), a film she starred in and also wrote and produced under her own label, Working Actress Productions. She has been married to music supervisor Joel Sill since 2001.
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After her sister was killed in a domestic violence incident, Sill decided that she needed to do something with her life that would make a difference so in 2001, she retired from acting and began working in the world of animal rescue. [2] Sill protested puppy mill pet shops all over Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Malibu and the valley from 2008 to 2010. Sill also founded a group called D Cups Saving Tea Cups, which was a group of dedicated women who were active in dog rescue and eliminating puppy mills around California. During this time, Sill began filming puppy mills and eventually sent the footage to the producers of the Dog Whisperer which resulted in an hour long show about puppy mills. [3][4] She also guest starred in an episode of Caesar Millan's show, The Dog Whisperer.[5] Sill filmed her journey while undercover in puppy mills located in the Little Rock area of California. She worked undercover with an animal rights group called Last Chance for Animals.[6]
Sill started The Shelter Hope Project, a comprehensive shelter support program transferring dogs from overcrowded, high-kill shelters to locations throughout the Western states where they are adopted into permanent, loving homes. Sill opened the Shelter Hope Pet Shop at the Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks in an effort to compete with the puppy mill pet shops. Over ten thousand dogs and cats have been saved at Shelter Hope Pet Shop in Thousand Oaks. There are currently two other Shelter Hopes, one in Santa Clarita and one in Sacramento.[7][8]
In 2015, Sill made a film called Saved In America, the story of Sill's experience rescuing animals.[9] Through her efforts and others, California became the first state in the nation to ban the sale of mass produced dogs for sale. Several celebrities appear in Saved In America including Pink, Cesar Millan, Dr. Phil, Kim Kardashian, and Katherine Heigl, with music by Diane Warren and Dave Grusin.[10] [11] During Covid, Shelter Hope has been providing assistance in the community by walking dogs for people, dropping off food and supplies and the occasional grocery store shopping.[12][13][14] They also took on caring for animals of families evacuated during the Woolsey fire.[15][16][17]
Credits[edit]
Actress[edit]
- 2005 - Sexual Indiscretion (Video)
- 2003 - The Erotic Misadventures of the Invisible Man (Video)
- 2002 - Behind Closed Doors (TV Movie)
- 2001 - Arrest & Trial (TV Series documentary)
- 2001 - Deadly Dad
- 2001 - Sins of Summer (TV Movie)
- 2001 - Water Rats (TV Series) - "The Thin Edge", "Family Ties"
- 2001 - Passion Cove (TV Series) - "Where Have You Been All My Life?", "Behind the Scenes"
- 2001 - Deadly Rhapsody
- 2001 - Scandal: Sex@students.edu
- 2001 - Lady Chatterley's Stories (TV Series short) - "Satisfaction"
- 2001 - Sensual Friends
- 2001 - Scandal: Sin in the City
- 2001 - Scandal: 15 Minutes of Fame
- 2000 - Hollywood Sins
- 2000 - Pleasure Zone: Volume 4 - Promiscuous (Video) - "Hidden Desires"
- 2000 - Scandal: The Big Turn On
- 2000 - Bedtime Stories (TV Series) - "Truth or Dare", "The Other Woman" , "The Gift" , "The Perfect Man" , "No Names, Please"
- 2000 - Hidden Passion
- 2000 - Sexual Intrigue (Video)
- 2000 - Scandal: Lawful Entry
- 2000 - Kama Sutra (TV Series) - "For the Wives of Others"
- 2000 - Surrender
- 2000 - Perfumed Garden: Tales of the Kama Sutra
- 1999 - Lethal Target
- 1999 - Nightcap (TV Series) - "Illicit Affairs"
- 1999 - The Big Hustle (Video)
- 1999 - The Escort III (Video)
- 1999 - The Pleasure Zone (TV Series) - "Hidden Desires"
- 1999 - Final Voyage
- 1999 - Jimmy Zip
- 1999 - I Like to Play Games Too
- 1999 - Desirable Liaisons (TV Series)
- 1998 - Carnal Fate
- 1998 - The Sexperiment
- 1998 - Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen
- 1997 - Butterscotch: I Am Not a Ghost (Video)
- 1997 - Butterscotch: Lost But Found (Video)
- 1997 - Butterscotch: Power Flower (Video)
- 1997 - Butterscotch: Sunday (Video)
- 1997 - Click (TV Mini Series) - "Secrets Revealed" , "Erotic Curse of Cairo" , "In the Heat of the Click" , "Sexual Dependence Day" , "For the Love of the Click"
- 1997 - Divine Lovers
- 1997 - Dreamboat
- 1997 - Legally Exposed (Video)
- 1997 - Lust: The Movie (Video)
- 1997 - Stripteaser II
- 1997 - Butterscotch: How Sweet It Is (Video)
- 1997 - The Voyeur
- 1997 - Expose
- 1996 - Bikini House Calls (Video)
- 1996 - Erotic Confessions (TV Series) - "At the Tone"
- 1996 - Maui Heat (TV Movie)
- 1996 - Secret Places
- 1995 - Dance of the Pendulum
- 1995 - Shadow Dancer
- 1995 - Ultimate Taboo
- 1995 - Lap Dancing
- 1995 - Riders in the Storm
- 1995 - Murphy Brown (TV Series) - "Make Room for Daddy"
- 1994 - Bikini Med School
- 1994 - Love Street (TV Series) - "Hope's Creek"
- 1994 - Perfect Gift
- 1994 - Surf, Sand and Sex
- 1994 - Sexual Outlaws
- 1994 - Bad Blood
- 1991 - The Arrival
- 1989 - Heaven Can Help
- 1988 - Deadly Addiction
- 1988 - Not of This Earth
Producer[edit]
- 2015 - Saved in America (Documentary short)
- 2013 - Shelter Hope Project (Video short)
- 2011 - Shelter Hope Christmas (Video short)
- 2011 - Shelter Adoption PSA (Video short)
- 2011 - Orlando Brown: Hero (Video short)
- 1998 - Carnal Fate
Director[edit]
- 2015 - Saved in America (Documentary short)
Cinematographer[edit]
- 2015 - Saved in America (Documentary short)
Self[edit]
- 2021 - ABC7 Eyewitness News (TV Series) - Shelter Hope Pet Shop Founder
- 2015 - Shelter Hope Pet Shop Grand Opening (Video short)
- 2013 - Real Women of Rescue (Short) - "Leader of the Pack"
- 2013 - Pit Boss (TV Series) - "Goodbye Ashley"
- 2011 - Hell's Kitchen (TV Series) - "6 Chefs Compete"
- 2011 - KTLA Morning News (TV Series) - Dog Rescue Advocate - Episode dated 11 May 2011
- 2010 - Dr. Phil (TV Series) - "Confronting Animal Abuse"
- 2009 - Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan (TV Series)- "Inside Puppy Mills"
- 1995 - Playboy: Erotic Fantasies IV - "Forbidden Liaisons" (Video documentary) - "Piano Man"
- 1994 - Playboy: Private Diaries (Video documentary)
- 1993 - Girls of the Sunset Strip
- 1993 - Hollywood Women (TV Mini Series documentary)[18][19]
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Kim Sill". IMDb. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Actor and Activist Kim sill". Medium.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Daffron, Susan (November 2011). Publicity to the Rescue. Logical Expressions, Inc. p. 184. ISBN 9781610380058. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Meet Saved in America". Voyagela. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Millan, Cesar. "Inside Puppy Mills". IMDb. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Millan, Cesar (2009). How to Raise the Perfect Dog (1st ed.). Harmony Books. pp. x. ISBN 978-0-307-46129-2. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Shelter Hope Pet Shop". Shelter Hope Pet Shop. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Kim Sill Founder". Shout Out LA. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Film Documents Woman's Efforts to Save Dogs". VC Star. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Saved in America". Amazon. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Saved in America". Broadway World. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Animal Rescue Group Helps Pet Owners". Fox 10 Phoenix. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Shelter Hope Pet Shop". Daily News. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Local Service Shelter". City Lifestyle. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Shelter Hope Pet Shop". KTLA. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Interview with Kim Sill". Woman to Woman. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Film Documents Woman's Effort to Save Dogs". VC Star. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Sill, Kim. "Credits". IMDb. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Dawson, Kimberly. "Kim Dawson". All Movie. Retrieved November 10, 2021.