CMNetwork Actors

Jill Schoelen

Jill Marie Schoelen (born March 21, 1963) is an American actress. A more unconventional husky-voiced "scream queen" heroine of the 1980s was Jill Schoelen, daughter of well-known fashion designer Dorothy Schoelen. Born and raised in Burbank, she studied at the Acting for Life Theatre in Burbank and started off on TV as a teen in the Fame-influenced TV pilot called Best of Times (1981) (TV) starring the up-and-coming Nicolas Cage and Crispin Glover. She gained in experience with a number of innocuous films geared mostly toward the young, including D.C. Cab (1983), Thunder Alley (1985) and Hot Moves (1984). The dark-eyed, black-haired pretty with the trademark bangs wouldn't find her horror niche until hooking up with Wes Craven and his TV movie Chiller (1985) (TV). From there she scored big with the cult shocker The Stepfather (1987) wherein she played the resourceful stepdaughter terrorized by the lecherous, meek-appearing Terry O'Quinn as the title monster. The sleeper hit put Jill on the map with a seemingly solid future, continuing on with The Phantom of the Opera (1989), this time keeping company opposite Freddy Krueger inhabiter Robert Englund as her deranged pursuer. But a few bumps in the road with such lowgrade fodder as Curse II: The Bite (1989), Cutting Class (1989) and Popcorn (1991) put a permanent damper on her career, despite coming back with a bit of grit in the thriller TV movie When a Stranger Calls Back (1993) (TV). Her object-of-a-stalker days behind her after filming Not Again! (1996), she settled comfortably back and raised two children with husband/musician/composer Anthony Marinelli.

  • Nacimiento: 1963-03-21, Burbank, California, USA
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 2,6 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Conocido por

  • El padrastro (1987) — Stephanie Maine
  • Popcorn (1991) — Maggie
  • Clase sangrienta (1989) — Paula Carson
  • El fantasma de la ópera (1989) — Christine Day
  • La casa de la pradera (1974) — Jane Canfield
  • La llamada de un extraño (1993) — Julia Jenz
  • Mordida Mortal (1989) — Lisa Snipes
  • Aventuras en Juguetelandia (1986) — Mary Piper / Mary Contrary

Filmografía

  • A Dying Art — Mitzy Rudzinski
  • Ralph's Perfekt Christmas (2025) — Heather
  • Stereo-Vision (2024) — Katherine Barrows
  • Not Again! (1996) — Jenny
  • Ahí va mi chica (1994) — Babette
  • Diagnóstico: Asesinato (1993) — Becky Garfield
  • Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993) — Ruth Henderson
  • La llamada de un extraño (1993) — Julia Jenz
  • Adventures in Spying (1992) — Julie Converse
  • The Heights (1992) — Betty B
  • State Of Mind (1992) — Wishman
  • Rich Girl (1991) — Courtney
  • Popcorn (1991) — Maggie
  • El fantasma de la ópera (1989) — Christine Day
  • Mordida Mortal (1989) — Lisa Snipes
  • Clase sangrienta (1989) — Paula Carson
  • Billionaire Boys Club (1987) — Amy Whitehall
  • El padrastro (1987) — Stephanie Maine
  • Aventuras en Juguetelandia (1986) — Mary Piper / Mary Contrary
  • Shattered Spirits (1986) — Allison
  • Vientos de tempestad (1985) — Angela Shepard
  • Hell Town (1985) — Shelley
  • Thunder Alley (1985) — Beth
  • Hibernado vivo (1985) — Stacey
  • Sara (1985) — Emily
  • Hot Moves (Movimientos calientes) (1984) — Julie Ann
  • Se ha escrito un crimen (1984) — Flora Gerakaris
  • Happy Endings (1983) — Anne Marie Bartlett
  • Los locos del taxi (1983) — Claudette
  • Trauma Center (1983) — Leslie
  • Great Day (1983) — Carla Simpson
  • T. J. Hooker (1982) — Kelly Hobbs
  • The Best of Times (1981) — Jill
  • La casa de la pradera (1974) — Jane Canfield