Jill Schoelen
Also Known As: Jill Marie Schoelen
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Burbank, California, USA
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Birthday: March 21, 1963
Age: 62 years old
Gender: Female
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Cutting Class
Overview: High school student Paula Carson's affections are being sought after by two of her classmates: Dwight, the "bad boy", and Brian, a disturbed young man who has just been released from a mental hospital where he was committed following the suspicious death of his father. Soon after being released, more murders start happening. Is Brian back to his old tricks, or is Dwight just trying to eliminate the competition?
Genres: Horror Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-24
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When a Stranger Calls Back
Overview: Julia Jenz is babysitting two sleeping children when a stranger arrives at the house, claiming his car has broken down and asking to use the phone. When she discovers the phone is dead, she convinces him to leave, but the situation turns increasingly sinister as she realizes all is not well within the house.
Genres: Horror Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-04
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Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera
Overview: Behind the scenes feature for 'The Phantom of the Opera' (1989). Included on the Shout! Factory blu-ray.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-17
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The Stepfather
Overview: Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison — who has just murdered his entire family — quickly adopts a new identity and leaves town. After building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter, he struggles to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-23
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Hot Moves
Overview: Four friends, annoyed at how almost everyone else they know is having sex but them, agree to do what they can to help each other lose their virginity before the end of the summer. Most of their opportunities are foiled by their inexperience and bad planning. Michael, the most sensible boy of the foursome, really just wants to stay with his long-time girlfriend and take their relationship to an intimate level, but after putting him off for six months he grows impatient and splits up with her to seek his fortune elsewhere.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-04
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The Best of Times
Overview: This ABC pilot starred 7 teenagers in a 80's style Laugh-In. It told the light and dark side of teenage thoughts with dancing and singing added in for color.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-13
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That Was Then... This Is Now
Overview: A delinquent teenager's only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When the older boy starts spending time with a new girlfriend, the teenager begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-08
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Popcorn
Overview: While holding a horror film festival, a group of film students find themselves stalked by a madman who may have a sinister connection to a cult leader.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-01
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The Phantom of the Opera
Overview: An aspiring opera singer finds herself transported back to Victorian-era London -- and into the arms of a reclusive, disfigured maestro determined to make her a star.
Genres: Horror Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-04
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Curse II: The Bite
Overview: After a young man is bitten on the hand by a radioactive snake, his hand changes into a lethal snake head, which attacks everyone he comes into contact with. Also, his body becomes filled with snakes. Now, he must prevent himself from hurting others.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-27
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There Goes My Baby
Overview: It's the summer of 1965, and the members of the graduating class of upscale Westwood High are eager to reinvent themselves. Valedictorian Mary Beth wants to attend a liberal university. Surfer bum Stick plans to enlist to fight in Vietnam. Calvin lives in the poor Watts section of Los Angeles, which is slowly erupting in violence. As the summer nights grow long, they'll all be forced to make decisions that will affect the rest of their lives.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-02
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Adventures in Spying
Overview: Two teens spot a notorious criminal who is supposed to be dead.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-06
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Babes in Toyland
Overview: 11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she's too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion and arrives just in time for a wedding. Young Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle, despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding and, together with her new friends, discovers that Barnaby wants to take over Toyland. Lisa, Mary, Jack, and Georgie Porgie ask the Toymaster for help, but he can't help them as long as Lisa doesn't truly believe in toys.
Genres: Family Fantasy TV Movie Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-19
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Rich Girl
Overview: A rich Beverly Hills girl gets a job as a waitress, and falls in love with a rock singer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-03
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State Of Mind
Overview: A couple falls into the clutches of a female psychopath.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Chiller
Overview: A wealthy industrialist arranges for his body to be kept on ice in a high-tech cryonic chamber. When the instructions are not followed properly, he emerges from the frozen crypt as an empty, soulless creature with an appetite for destruction.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-22
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D.C. Cab
Overview: The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-16
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Thunder Alley
Overview: A group of friends start a rock band, but as they start their rise in the music world, they get mixed up with drugs.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-01
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Great Day
Overview: When a neighborhood is plagued by break-ins, a family looks to burglar-proof their house. Dead bolts aren't enough, so the father (Tim Conway) has to ratchet things up. Comic situations ensue.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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A Taboo Identity
Overview: Sociologist David W. Wahl explores the identity work involved in Kay Parker shifting from being a legend of the adult film industry to her current occupation as a metaphysical counselor.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-01
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Shattered Spirits
Overview: When his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind while putting his and his family's lives back together.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-06
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Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
Overview: Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. This intimate portrait captures the man behind the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise and features interviews with Englund, Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Tony Todd and more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-07
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Happy Endings
Overview: A teenager postpones his determination to become a songwriter so that he can keep his younger brother and two sisters together as a family following the death of their parents.
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-26
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Stereo-Vision
Overview: After her abusive Mom suffers a debilitating stroke, Alexis Barrows finds a mysterious childhood toy in her house that offers a euphoric escape with a hefty price.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-08-24
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Ralph's Perfekt Christmas
Overview: Ralph hatches a crazy scheme to win his family back and have his perfect family Christmas - but something is definitely a bit OFF this holiday season as things take a spiraling wrong turn.
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Original Language: en
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Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
Overview: Relationship problems between a father and son are intensified by Hurricane Andrew.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-24
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