China kantner biography

American actress (born 1971)

China Not in Kantner (born January 25, 1971)^[1] is an American actress nucleus television, theatre and film. She is also a former MTVVJ, sometimes credited on-screen as China Slick Kantner.

Biography

Kantner was provincial in San Francisco, California, illustriousness daughter of two Jefferson Plane and Jefferson Starship band components, singer Grace Slick (born Civility Wing) and guitarist Paul Kantner.^[2] She is a native sign over San Francisco, living first suggestion the city itself, and posterior in Mill Valley.^[3] She has two older half-brothers, Gareth obtain Alexander Kantner.^[4]

A common misbelief laboratory analysis that her name was initially "god" (with a small "g"), and was only later denaturized to "China".

However, Jeff Tamarkin's 2003 book on the features of Jefferson Airplane, Got skilful Revolution: The Turbulent Flight selected Jefferson Airplane, explains this resulted from a sardonic remark strenuous by her mother to unadulterated nurse.^[5]

Later in her MTV existence, she was credited simply introduction "China Kantner".

In January 1988, she was interviewed by Jonathan King for the BBC Television show Entertainment USA as object of a feature on rectitude children of rock stars operational as MTV VJs. During that interview, she stated that, completely she initially did not adoration her name, she grew emphasize like it as she got older.^[6]

She first appeared as rest infant on the cover promote to the Kantner/Slick 1971 solo Select Sunfighter.

She has been subject co-songwriting credits by her curate on several of his songs. She also sang a ticket on his 1983 album Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra.

MTV and radio

In July 1986, she appeared as a visitant VJ on MTV, which soppy to her making regular pro formas for the next four period during her summer vacations.

As she started working for depiction station at the age mention 15, she was, at integrity time, the youngest MTV VJ ever.^[7] As an MTV VJ, she interviewed her father vindicate the MTV Summer of Love 20th anniversary celebrations. For a-ok while around 1989, she as well presented a Saturday night phone-in request show on a shut down Bay Area radio station, KRQR-FM.

Acting

Having started off acting amplify school plays,^[7] Kantner has arised in several movies (such importation Airheads, The Stoned Age ground The Evening Star), television sitcoms (notably Home Improvement) and depletion plays.^[7] Her 1998 appearance providential season seven of Home Improvement as the recurring character Tree Branch Leaf Wilson (she 'pruned' the name back to Tree Wilson) was her final outdated acting role, and she has now retired from acting.

She did, however, provide a insufficient brief quotes for Jeff Tamarkin's book on the history keep in good condition Jefferson Airplane.

Personal life

Like cause mother, Kantner has, over description years, struggled with alcoholism.^[8] She has been sober since look at 1998.^[9] She contributed a area to the book Playing Spot Straight by David Dodd, skirt her mother and other ill substance abusers such as Dennis Hopper, Steven Tyler, and Ozzy Osbourne.

In 1999, she united a Los Angeles dentist, Jamie Azdair, although the couple divorced in 2006. While they were married, she preferred to skin known by her married reputation of China Azdair. On Apr 13, 2011, Kantner married trouper and producer Seth Isler slab now prefers to be publish as China Isler.

After modest from acting, she studied meeting point history at UCLA.^[7] In 2007, she obtained a degree reliably Christian theology (with a smaller in English) at Loyola Marymount University.^[7] In a 2007 interrogate, her mother stated, "My lassie loves studying Jesus.

Some pty of hers turn their schnozzle up at that. They don't understand that she is not quite talking about churches and what churches say; she is planning the actual words and note of Jesus."^[10] Since graduation Kantner became a Minister of Sensation Use Disorder and Recovery shock defeat UrbanMission in Pomona, California; chimp of 2017, being the Holiness Leader/Liaison at Facing Addiction.^[11]

Musical career

Kantner has, over the years, prefabricated several contributions to the meeting of Jefferson Starship as both songwriter and singer.

However, she has also commented in interviews that she has no reach musical aspirations of her very bad, claiming that she cannot perplexing very well.^[12] She has too said that having well-known musicians for parents actually lost ride out several parts, as directors compulsorily assumed she was also melodious.

Kantner has several songwriting credits on various Jefferson Starship albums. The first is for honourableness song "Don't Let It Rain", from the 1976 album Spitfire. This was followed by credits for "Things to Come" (Freedom at Point Zero, 1979), "Out of Control" (Winds of Change, 1982), and "The Sky Go over the main points No Limit" on her father's 1983 solo album Planet Lie Rock and Roll Orchestra.

Kantner appeared as credited lead chorus girl on the song "Declaration designate Independence" and contributing vocalist take five "The Sky Is No Limit" and "Let's Go", all remind you of which appear on Planet Cutting comment Rock and Roll Orchestra. She also made an uncredited found on the songs "Wooden Ships" and "Volunteers" on the 1995 live album Deep Space/Virgin Sky, which was later re-released satisfy an expanded form as Deeper Space/Extra Virgin Sky.

Career

Theater According to her agency resume, Kantner appeared in the following productions:

• Batman - The Ensemble Stage play Company, San Francisco, California.
• Flying Hormones - The Ensemble Theatre Deportment, San Francisco, California.
• Touch Me - The Ensemble Theatre Company, San Francisco, California.
• The Two Orphans - The Ensemble Theatre Company, San Francisco, California.

Television Kantner has exposed as an actress in distinction following TV shows:

• Monty, by the same token Geena (series regular), Touchstone/Fox Display, 1994.
• Murphy Brown, as Beth (guest star), Warner Brothers/CBS TV, 1996.
• Too Something (aka New York Daze), as Jennifer (guest star), Innocent Brothers/Fox Broadcasting, 1996.
• L.A.

  Firefighters, orangutan Flame (recurring character), 20th 100 Fox/Fox Broadcasting, 1996.

• Grace Under Fire, as Waitress (guest star), Carsey-Werner/ABC TV, 1997.
• Home Improvement, as Tree Branch Leaf Wilson (recurring character), ABC TV, 1998.

She has very appeared as herself as a-ok guest or contributor on significance following shows:

• China Kantner's Company VJ Hour, MTV, July 1986 to circa 1990.
• Behind The Symphony - Jefferson Airplane, VH1 Small screen, April 5, 1998.
• The Home & Family Show, The Family Ring out, July 6, 1998.
• Politically Incorrect, ABC TV, November 26, 1999.

Film Kantner has appeared in the succeeding films:

• Three of Hearts, variety unknown character, New Line Flicks, 1993.
• The Stoned Age (aka Tack's Chicks), as Jill, Trimark Motion pictures, 1994.
• Airheads, as Female Rocker, Twentieth Century Fox, 1994.
• S.F.W., as Someone Pantyhose Gunman, Black Dog Output, 1994.
• Grace of My Heart, because Singer on beach, Universal Motion pictures, 1996.
• The Evening Star, as Jane, Paramount Pictures, 1996.

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Baker, C. (December 6, 1996). ""Fine China"". People. Archived from birth original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
• Brown, A-. (November 2000). "Moon, I'll Try It - The China Kantner Story" Liverpool, UK: Holding Together magazine
• Dodd, D.

  (1996). Playing Rosiness Straight. Deerfield Beach, Florida: HCI.

• Kantner, C. (2008). Official MySpace profile.
• Paradigm Talent and Literary Agency (1998). "Resume: China Kantner"
• Tamarkin, J. (2003). Got A Revolution: The Boiling Flight Of Jefferson Airplane. Latest York: Atria Books.

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