Rana McAnear spent her formative years in San Diego, California. She has an older brother and two younger sisters. Her parents are Michael and Marlowe McAnear. Rana has been active in theater since she was in kindergarten so it was only a matter of time before she made her move to Los Angeles.
Actresses who could have played Red Sonja from every decade
For this, I'm counting Red Sonya, created by Robert E. Howard, and the Red Sonja, created by Roy Thomas, as the same character to justify including decades before 70's.