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| {{Infobox person | |||
| |name=Evi Quaid | |||
| |birth_name=Evgenia Helena Motolanez | |||
| |birth_date= {{birth-date and age|August 2, 1963}} | |||
| |birth_place=], United States | |||
| |residence= | |||
| |citizenship = American <br> Canadian (Confirmed April 17, 2009 retroactive to birth) | |||
| |occupation=] | |||
| |spouse=] (m. 1989) | |||
| |years_active= 1989–2011 | |||
| }} | |||
| '''Evgenia Helena Quaid''' (] '''Motolanez'''; born August 2, 1963) is an American film director. She is the wife of Oscar-nominated actor ]. | |||
| ==Early life== | |||
| Evi Quaid grew up in ], mainly on the campus of ]. Her father George Motolanez taught Russian literature. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| ===Director=== | |||
| Quaid directed 1999's '']'' starring ], ] and ], and ''Star Whackers'', starring Randy Quaid. | |||
| ===Model=== | |||
| Quaid is also a muse and model for several published and exhibited ] photos: | |||
| * Gold Watch, Beverly Hills, January 15, 1996, | |||
| * Evi,Standing, Profile, Beverly Hills,January 15, 1996, | |||
| * Evi as Cop, Half-Naked and Dressed, Beverly Hills, March, 1998, | |||
| * Made of gelatin silver print, Evi and Mirror,Beverly Hills, January 15, 1996, | |||
| * Evi, Gun and Pink Dress, Beverly Hills, 1996, | |||
| * Evi, Admiring Herself, Beverly Hills, 1996, | |||
| Evi is the professional pseudonym Quaid often goes by. Quaid has also been Featured in '']'' for her personal style. | |||
| ==Personal life== | |||
| ===Alleged failure to pay hotel bill=== | |||
| On September 24, 2009, Evi Quaid and Randy Quaid were arrested in Texas for allegedly defrauding an innkeeper, burglary, and conspiracy in California. The arrest stemmed from an earlier incident in which the Quaids had allegedly left a Santa Barbara, California hotel with a balance due of approximately $10,000. The two were released on bail that evening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33009765/ns/today-entertainment/t/randy-quaid-freed-bail-after-arrest-texas/#.TyFr5u2t3vY |title=Randy Quaid freed on bail after arrest in Texas |publisher=MSNBC |date= |accessdate=2012-01-26}}</ref> Evi Quaid provided a handwritten statement to the celebrity news site ] after the arrest claiming that the bill had been paid. A copy of a cashier's check for $5,546.96 dated September 22, 2009 accompanied the note.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2009/09/25/quaid-mug-shots-statement-cashiers-check/#.Tx22je2t3vY |title=The Quaids' Mug Shots ... And So Much More |publisher=]|accessdate=2012-01-24}}</ref> | |||
| The Quaids made arrangements to appear in court in Santa Barbara but failed to do so. On October 29, the Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office requested bench warrants for their arrest and extradition from Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noozhawk.com/local_news/article/102909_randy_quaid_wife_miss_third_scheduled_court_date/ |title=Randy Quaid, Wife Miss Third Scheduled Court Date |publisher=Noozhawk.com |date=2009-10-29 |accessdate=2017-05-09}}</ref> Although subsequent arrest warrants were quashed, after the Quaids failed to appear at court on April 12 and 13, 2010, $40,000 in bail was forfeited and arrest warrants for the couple were issued again on April 14, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://crimevoice.com/randy-quaid-skips-another-court-date-could-face-re-arrest-3431/ |title=Randy Quaid skips another court date, could face re-arrest |author=R.L. McCullough |date=April 19, 2010 |publisher=Crime Voice |accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.findlaw.com/celebrity_justice/2010/04/wanted-fugitives-randy-quaid-and-wife-skip-out-on-court-again.html |title=Wanted Fugitives: Randy Quaid and Wife Skip Out on Court Again |author=Kamika Dunlap |date=April 19, 2010 |publisher=] |accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| The Quaids appeared in court with their attorney Robert Sanger on April 26, 2010 after missing several court appearances. The Quaids were briefly detained in custody on April 26, 2010 and released after processing. On April 28, 2010, Sanger resolved the case with Senior Deputy District Attorney Arnis Tolks. The case was dismissed against Randy Quaid for lack of evidence. Evi Quaid pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of defrauding an innkeeper. She was granted probation for three years. She will be required to serve 240 hours of community service.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/28/randy-evi-quaid-has-plea-_n_555926.html |title=Randy & Evi Quaid Has Plea Deal, AVOID Jail Time |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= April 28, 2010|accessdate=2010-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=The Associated Press |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/04/28/2010-04-28_randy_quaid_felony_charges_dropped_as_wife_evi_gets_threeyear_probation_in_crimi.html |title=Felony charges dropped against actor Randy Quaid as wife Evi gets probation in criminal case |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=2010-04-28 |accessdate=2010-09-20 |location=New York}}</ref> At all times Evi Quaid declared she is 100% innocent. | |||
| === Alleged illegal occupancy === | |||
| On September 18, 2010, in ], she and her husband faced burglary charges for living in a guest house without permission of the owner. They claimed that they had owned the property since the 1990s although a representative of the property owner had called the ] and produced documents that showed the house as being sold to the current owner in 2007. The previous owner purchased the property from the Quaids several years earlier. TMZ reported that the Quaids claim that the home was wrongfully transferred to a third party by the use of the forged signature of a dead woman named Ronda Quaid in 1992.<ref>{{cite news| title = The Quaids: We're Victims of a Corpse Conspiracy | date = 2010-09-21 | publisher = TMZ| url = http://www.tmz.com/2010/09/20/randy-quaid-evi-quaid-arrested-squatting-santa-barbara/ | agency = | accessdate = 2010-10-21}}</ref> The Quaids are accused of more than $5,000 in damage that they are said to have caused to the guest house.<ref>{{cite news| title = Randy Quaid, wife face burglary charges in Calif | date = 2010-09-19 | publisher = Yahoo | url = http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100919/entertainment/us_people_randy_quaid | agency = Associated Press | accessdate = 2010-09-19}}</ref> | |||
| They were booked for felony residential burglary under section 459 of the ] (459PC), and misdemeanor entering a non-commercial building without consent (602.5 PC). Evi Quaid was also booked for misdemeanor resisting arrest (148PC). Their bail was set at $50,000 each. On September 19, 2010 they posted bail and were released.<ref>{{cite web| title = Santa Barbara Sheriff Department News Release | date = 2010-08-20 | url = http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/ceo/press_releases/2010/10-1432QuaidsArrested%20Sept%2020%202010.pdf | accessdate = 2010-09-25}}</ref> On October 18, 2010, bench warrants for the Quaids were issued following their failure to appear for a hearing on the burglary charges.<ref>{{cite news| title = Randy Quaid a no-show for felony vandalism case | date = 2010-10-19 | agency = Associated Press| url = http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PEOPLE_RANDY_QUAID?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT | accessdate = 2010-10-19}}</ref> Their bail was subsequently raised to $500,000 each.<ref>{{cite web| title = EXCLUSIVE: Randy & Evi Quaid's Bail Increased To $500,000 | date = 2010-10-22 | url = http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/10/exclusive-randy-evi-quaids-bail-set-500000 | accessdate = 2012-02-01}}</ref> The bail was forfeited in November 2010.<ref>{{cite web| title = Randy Quaid Forfeits $500,000 Bail, Frames ‘Star-Whackers’ Tale | date = 2010-11-05 | url = http://www.noozhawk.com/local_news/article/110510_randy_quaid | accessdate = 2012-02-01}}</ref> The company that posted bail for the Quaids lost a court case in January 2012 to prevent the forfeiture.<ref>{{cite web| title = Press release: Santa Barbara DA's office | date = 2012-01-06 | url = http://www.countyofsb.org/DA/msm_county/documents/Quaidspr.pdf | accessdate = 2012-02-01}}</ref> | |||
| On April 11, 2014 it was ruled that Randy Quaid's bond will be rescinded due to a procedural error.<ref>''Santa Barbara Independent'' Friday, April 11, 2014 </ref> Evi Quaid has since filed the appropriate complaint with the department of insurance regarding the illegal transfer of her and her husbands home in Montecito by the title company. | |||
| ===Application for Canadian refugee status=== | |||
| On October 22, 2010, she and her husband sought protection under the Canadian ], after being arrested in the ] neighborhood of ].<ref>{{cite news| title = Randy Quaid arrested in Vancouver | date = 2010-10-22 | publisher = CBC | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/10/22/bc-randy-quaid-vancouver-arrest.html | agency = CBC | accessdate = 2010-10-22}}</ref> They have since applied for ] status on the grounds that they fear for their lives in the United States, claiming that numerous actors have died under mysterious circumstances committed by the "Hollywood star whackers".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20101027/bc_quaid_asylum_101026/20101027?hub=BritishColumbiaHome |title=Quaids' claim for Canadian asylum fraught with problems |publisher=Ctvbc.ctv.ca |date= |accessdate=2017-05-09}}</ref> They were granted bail on the condition of $10,000 bond pending further ] hearings.<ref>{{cite web|author=Canada |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/randy-quaid-still-seeking-refugee-status-in-canada/article4390264/ |title=Randy Quaid still seeking refugee status in Canada |publisher=Theglobeandmail.com |date= |accessdate=2017-05-09}}</ref> However, due to their failure to deposit the required bond with the court for several days, they remained in custody of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Randy+Quaid+wife+still+custody+despite+release+order/3725006/story.html|title=Randy Quaid, wife still in custody despite release order|publisher=Vancouver Sun}}</ref> They were released on October 27 after the discovery that Evi Quaid is a "'']'' ]".<ref>, '']''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYyW1Kttp6M |title=Randy Quaid Speaks To Vancouver Media. YouTube. Part 1. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2010 |publisher=YouTube.com |date=2010-10-28 |accessdate=2017-05-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppTpSb_u7hA&feature=channel |title=Randy Quaid Speaks To Vancouver Media. YouTube. Part 2. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2010 |publisher=YouTube.com |date=2010-10-28 |accessdate=2017-05-09}}</ref> | |||
| On July 15, 2011 an attempt to extradite the pair from Canada failed when the U.S. Department of Justice turned down a request from the Santa Barbara County district attorney calling for the Quaids to be returned to California to face the felony burglary charges dating from the September 2010 incident.<ref>{{cite web| title = Santa Barbara Sheriff Department News Release | date = 2011-07-15 | url = http://www.countyofsb.org/da/msm_county/documents/DAPressReleaseQuaidExtradition71511.pdf | accessdate = 2011-01-29}}</ref> As a result, if Quaid and his wife re-enter the United States, they will be arrested.<ref> retrieved 25 October 2012</ref> In January 2013, Canadian immigration officials denied Randy Quaid's request for permanent resident status in Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/randy-quaid-denied-request-for-canadian-permanent-resident-status-1.1131363 |title=Randy Quaid denied request for Canadian permanent resident status |publisher=Ctvnews.ca |date=2013-01-27 |accessdate=2017-05-09}}</ref> while leaving open the option to challenge this decision in federal court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beaconnews.ca/blog/2013/01/immigration-officials-turn-down-randy-quaids-request-for-permanent-residence/|title=Immigration officials turn down Randy Quaid’s request for permanent residence|author=Beacon BC News|publisher=Beacon News|date=2013-01-28|accessdate=2013-01-30}}</ref> Evi Quaid has Canadian citizenship from her father due to a new Canadian law that passed April 17, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/randy-quaid-arrested-again-in-montreal-1.3260479 |title=Randy Quaid arrested again in Montreal - Montreal - CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=2015-10-07 |accessdate=2017-05-09}}</ref> Evi Quaid and her husband, Randy, left Canada via the Highgate Border of Quebec and Vermont on October 9, 2015 after being asked to leave Canada. They were detained for a short time in Vermont then released by Judge Alison Arms who closed and dismissed the case, discharging the Quaids on a finding of no probable cause. | |||
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