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Ellie Cornell

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Ellie Cornell as Jordan Casper in "The House of the Dead"
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Perky actress and producer Ellie Cornell was born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA. After graduating from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida in 1986, Cornell had a small guest appearance in a 1988 episode of Thirtysomething (1987). The same year, she played an assertive reporter in the Oscar-nominated comedy movie Married to the Mob (1988).

Cornell's best-known role also came about in 1988 when she auditioned for parts in two horror films: lead girl Alice Johnson in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) and Rachel Carruthers, foster sister of Jamie Lloyd, in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), winning the latter. Halloween 4 grossed over three times its budget and Cornell reprised her role as Rachel in its sequel, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989). After appearing in episodes of TV shows ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) and Gabriel's Fire (1990), as well as the made-for-television movie Chips, the War Dog (1990), Cornell was set to appear in the comedy A League of Their Own (1992), but had to drop out after finding out she was pregnant.

After an eight-year break from the film industry, Cornell returned to executive produce and act in Free Enterprise (1998) and The Specials (2000). She played tough cop Jordan Casper in the critically-panned, video game-based zombie movie House of the Dead (2003) and its sequel, House of the Dead 2 (2005), and appeared in five more horror films in 2005 and 2006. Moreover, Cornell was in the pilot episode of The Event (2010) and played a detective in four episodes of the short-lived Femme Fatales (2011); she also tried a hand at directing Prank (2008) with Halloween 4 and 5 co-star Danielle Harris and horror actress Heather Langenkamp, which fell through, and was interviewed in the documentary Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006).

She and her husband also founded production company Mindfire Entertainment and own Ship's Inn, a restaurant in Massachusetts, together.
BornDecember 15, 1963
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Ellie Cornell and George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
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George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
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  • Rachel Carruthers
  • 1988
House of the Dead (2003)
House of the Dead
2.1
  • Casper
  • 2003
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
4.9
  • Rachel
  • 1989
Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Mercedes Ruehl, and Dean Stockwell in Married to the Mob (1988)
Married to the Mob
6.2
  • The Pushy Reporter
  • 1988

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Actress

  • Dead Reckoning (2020)
    Dead Reckoning
  • Green House (2020)
    Green House
  • Vivica A. Fox, Cedric the Entertainer, and Sticky Fingaz in Caught on Tape (2013)
    Caught on Tape
  • Tanit Phoenix in Femme Fatales (2011)
    Femme Fatales
  • The Event (2010)
    The Event
  • "Must see movie about love and forgiveness.  A rare find among films!" - The Dove Foundation
    Reconciliation
  • The Darkroom (2006)
    The Darkroom
  • Dead Calling (2006)
    Dead Calling
  • Dead & Deader (2006)
    Dead & Deader
  • The Thirst (2006)
    The Thirst
  • Jerry O'Connell and Christine Taylor in Room 6 (2006)
    Room 6
  • House of the Dead 2 (2005)
    House of the Dead 2
  • All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos (2005)
    All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos
  • House of the Dead (2003)
    House of the Dead
  • Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Jamie Kennedy, Paget Brewster, and Judy Greer in The Specials (2000)
    The Specials
    • (uncredited)

Producer

  • Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Jamie Kennedy, Paget Brewster, and Judy Greer in The Specials (2000)
    The Specials
    • (as Ellie Gottwald)
  • Where No Fan Has Gone Before: The Making of 'Free Enterprise' (1999)
    Where No Fan Has Gone Before: The Making of 'Free Enterprise'
    • (as Ellie Gottwald)
  • Free Enterprise (1998)
    Free Enterprise
    • (as Ellie Gottwald)

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Official Trailer, 'Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers'
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Official Trailer, 'Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers'
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Femme Fatales: Angel & Demons
Trailer 0:56
Femme Fatales: Angel & Demons

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    • December 15, 1963
    • Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
    • July 7, 2019 - present
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    Ellie took her daughter to see the semi-finals of American Idol (2002) and while waiting in line they approached Carrie Underwood for an autograph, who immediately recognized her and exclaimed "Oh, my God! You're in Halloween 4: Final Cut (2001)!" Ellie's daughter was extremely impressed.
  • Quotes
    Acting was something I knew I wanted to do even before I started kindergarten. It just kept being a reoccurring theme throughout my school years; it became part of my personal identity. I was never, however, a musical comedy gal. I remember being in a one-person show in grade school called "The Last Flower" about being the last living thing on Earth; it felt so cutting edge at the time and was such a privilege to do something so enjoyable and seemingly edgy!

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