The most common causes for a weak or absent pulse are cardiac arrest and shock. Cardiac arrest occurs when someoneâs heart stops beating. Shock happens when someoneâs body begins to shut down. This causes a weak pulse, rapid heartbeat, shallow breathing, and unconsciousness.
She appeared in Prison Break in 2006 as Nika Volek, a role which she continued to portray in the show's second season. Also in 2006, Valance appeared in the National Lampoon comedy Pledge This!, alongside American socialite Paris Hilton.
The Character: Foxy nurse-turned-vigilante who uses her sexuality to seduce and destroy. The Actress: Director Jack Hill had already cast Pam Grier in several women-in-prison movies, so he knew she had the goods to deliver on his blaxploitation thrill-ride.