Jill Schoelen

Age: 63

born March 21, 1963

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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.

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The Stepfather

Popcorn

Cutting Class

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Darla Marks

Dazed and Confused (1983)

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Skye Miller

13 Reasons Why (1987-1990)

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Skye Miller

13 Reasons Why (80s)

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Darla Marks

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Mandella

What Characters Do You Want to See Jill Schoelen Play in the 1980s

Mandella

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Heidi

What Characters Do You Want to See Jill Schoelen Play in the 1980s

Heidi

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Kinsey

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Kinsey

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Quinn Maybrook

Clown in a Cornfield (1985)

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Sarah Cushing

Superman & Lois (80's)

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Dana Mathis

Black Christmas (1986)

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Tiff Crust

My Life as a Teenage Robot ('80s Live Action)

Tiff Crust

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Tina Blake

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Tina Blake

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Tamara Riley

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Tamara Riley

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Katy Keene

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Jessica Bradford

Black Christmas (1984)

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Keanu Reeves

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Julie James

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1987)

Julie James

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Aria Montgomery

Pretty Little Liars (1980s)

Aria Montgomery

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Mandella

10 Things I Hate About You (1984)

Mandella

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Celeste

Doodles

Celeste

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Jennifer Parker

Back to the Future (alternate cast)

Jennifer Parker

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