Kathy Lester is very well-known in the Phantasm world due to her erotic performance as "The Lady in Lavender", The Tall Man's female alter ego in Phantasm (1979). She portrayed a very mysterious femme-fatale, who could be as seductive as dangerous, becoming a favorite of many fans. Fifteen years later, she returned to the Phantasm universe in Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), making a cameo appearance as a sexy nurse during the opening sequence.