Jill Schoelen

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1963-03-21
Place of Birth: Burbank, California, USA
Also Known As: Jill Marie Schoelen

Movies List of Jill Schoelen

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Cutting Class

1989 Movie
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The Stepfather

1987 Movie
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Hot Moves

1984 Movie
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The Best of Times

1981 Movie
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Popcorn

1991 Movie
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Curse II: The Bite

1989 Movie
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There Goes My Baby

1994 Movie
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Adventures in Spying

1992 Movie
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Babes in Toyland

1986 Movie
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Rich Girl

1991 Movie
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State Of Mind

1992 Movie
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Chiller

1985 Movie
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D.C. Cab

1983 Movie
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Thunder Alley

1985 Movie
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Great Day

1983 Movie
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A Taboo Identity

2017 Movie
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Shattered Spirits

1986 Movie
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Happy Endings

1983 Movie
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Stereo-Vision

2024 Movie