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Jill Schoelen


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 starring the up-and-coming Nicolas Cage and Crispin Glover... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2004 She Kept Silent (short)
Yalena
 
1996 Not Again!
Jenny
 
1994 There Goes My Baby
Babette
 
1994 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Becky Garfield
Shaker (1994) … Becky Garfield
 
1993 Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (TV movie)
Ruth Henderson
 
1993 When a Stranger Calls Back (TV movie)
Julia Jenz
 
1992 Adventures in Spying
Julie Converse
 
1992 The Heights (TV series)
Betty B
Fear of Heights (1992) … Betty B
 
1992 State of Mind
Wishman
 
1991 Rich Girl
Courtney
 
1991 Popcorn
Maggie
 
1989 Cutting Class
Paula Carson
 
1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Flora Gerakaris
Truck Stop (1989) … Flora Gerakaris
 
1989 The Bite
Lisa Snipes
 
1988 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
Amy Fletcher
Gambler (1988) … Amy Fletcher
 
1987 Billionaire Boys Club (TV movie)
Amy Whitehall
 
1987 The Stepfather
Stephanie
 
1986 Babes in Toyland (TV movie)
Mary Piper / Mary Contrary
 
1986 Shattered Spirits (TV movie)
Allison
 
1985 That Was Then... This Is Now
Angela Shepard
 
1985 Hell Town (TV series)
Shelley
The People vs. Willy the Goat (1985) … Shelley
 
1985 Thunder Alley
Beth
 
1985 Chiller (TV movie)
Stacey
 
1985 Sara (TV series)
 
1984 Hot Moves
Julie Ann
 
1983/I Happy Endings (TV movie)
Anne Marie Bartlett
 
1983 D.C. Cab
Claudette
 
1983 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Kelly Hobbs
Sweet Sixteen and Dead (1983) … Kelly Hobbs
 
1983 Great Day (TV movie)
Carla Simpson
 
1982 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Jane Canfield
Love (1982) … Jane Canfield
 
1981 Best of Times (TV movie)
Jill
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1994 There Goes My Baby (performer: "Leader of the Pack")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2002 Lone Hero (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2009 The Stepfather Chronicles (video documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

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(1984) TV commercial: Cody Wild Musk

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I had some problems when I was a child. They were temporary but, for a child, even a few months can be a very long time. I learned to enjoy being alone and lose myself in make-believe--acting. It was healing for me as a seven-year-old. It still is. See more »

Trivia:

Dated Brad Pitt briefly after starring with him in Cutting Class. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries