Jody Jaress
Also Known As: J.E. Jaress, J. E. Jaress, JE Jaress, J E Jaress
Biography: A veteran actress, Jody has become known for her complex character roles. Having played everything from the darkest depths of insanity, to a grounded psychiatrist, a creepy nanny, a tormented nurturing mother, to a ditsy wife. Jody began her entertainment career more than 40 years ago in Michigan. Her ancestors arrived in New York from Germany and Wales in the 1800's and migrated to Southern Illinois where they became teachers, nurses, lawyers, farmers, pastors, lawmen, with a couple of rogues among them. Jody was born in Ottawa, Illinois just prior to her dad joining the Navy Seabees in WWII. Once the war ended the family moved to Ferndale, Michigan just outside of Detroit for many years and then moved out to horse country in Rochester, Michigan. Jody divided her time between competing in Western horse shows, singing, and beginning studies in theatre acting, stage makeup, lighting, sound, set design and directing at the Will-O-Way Apprentice Theatre and Repertory Company in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. After graduating from RHS (Rochester High School) at age seventeen, winning the Miss Rochester Pageant, the Miss Romeo Peach Queen title, and then placing in the Miss Michigan Pageant, Jody went to NYC to make "the rounds" and meet up with Lee Strasberg who welcomed her into his home for lunch and to meet his family. He requested that she come back the following year when she would be old enough to join the Actor's Studio. She moved to California instead after meeting the iconic horror film director, William Castle at a premier back in Detroit. Now in California, her very first film with dialog was The Bigot aka The Hunting Season and recently remastered and distributed by Troma Pictures as Deadly Daphne's Revenge (1987).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Ottawa, Illinois, USA
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Birthday: April 18, 1943
Age: 82 years old
Gender: Female
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The Edge of Her Mind Anthology
Overview: A powerful anthology of short films, made by and about women, shining a compassionate light on mental health.
Genres: Drama Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-15
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Last Call
Overview: A drama about Gavin, a recovering alcoholic, who ends up in a strangely familiar bar.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Fresh Kill
Overview: They were the prey... They were forced to kill... The bloody chase begins...
Genres: Drama Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-21
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See Me
Overview: Burn survivors Kristen and Jack reunite after a year of healing for a date and are faced with the horrible reality that in a public place all people are not so kind with people who are different.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-01-01
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Chain Link
Overview: A story about Anthony, a man recently released from prison who is trying to rebuild his life, getting a job and reconnecting with his ex-girlfriend Jade and their young son. But when Anthony finds himself in a bind, he's forced to consider a return to the criminal life.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-01
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Charlie Wilson's War
Overview: In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for Afghan freedom fighters in their war against invading Soviets. The trio's successful efforts to finance these covert operations contributes to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-19
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Titanic 666
Overview: After a mammoth cruise ship sails over the site of the Titanic’s disaster, dark and deadly events start to occur on board. As the ship’s captain investigates the tragic occurrences, it becomes clear that the passengers and crew from the original Titanic have returned.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-15
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Hollywoodland
Overview: When Hollywood superstar George Reeves dies in his home, private detective Louis Simo is hired to investigate his death and gets caught in a web of lies involving a big studio executive's wife.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-31
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Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Overview: 1870's America. A Chinese immigrant falsely accused of murdering a white woman is viciously hunted down; he'll have to prove his innocence in a time when people of color had "no legal rights" and could be bought and sold for a profit. Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance explores the exploitation of Chinese workers during the building of American railroads. The workers not only spent long hours, but the work was often dangerous and fatal. The Chinaman is a fugitive on the run, and all odds are against him. While stealing a horse was a hanging offense in the Old West, our fugitive knows that killing a Chinaman is not a crime.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure History Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-14
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Transplant
Overview: Fact-based story about a hard-driving young executive who rebels against his failing heart and undergoes a risky transplant.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-04-17
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Retake
Overview: A lonely, middle-aged man hires a male prostitute to recreate a road trip from his past.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-06-21
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Deadly Daphne's Revenge
Overview: A young hitchhiker is picked up by four drunken hunters, one of whom rapes her. A tough prosecutor has all four of the men indicted for the crime, which results in a suicide and a murder-for-hire plot.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-01
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Little Fish, Strange Pond
Overview: Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of LA speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that predetermines their existence. Mr. Jack attempts to illustrate to his sidekick the delicate and natural forces of the universe. Sweet Stephen's superficial charm and bloodsucking lifestyle sends him and Mr. Jack on a voyage that is relentless, engaging, and darkly hilarious.
Genres: Drama Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-23
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Kaylien
Overview: An autistic child's first day in a new school.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-24
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Boys On Film 5: Candy Boy
Overview: Boys On Film 5: Candy Boy features nine award-winning short films. Boys will be boys in Pascal-Alex Vincent's FAR WEST and CANDY BOY, where a farmyard and an orphanage get a gay makeover. GO-GO REJECT sees Flashdance obsessive Daniel aim for the stars, as SWEAT has Holby City's David Paisley infiltrating a bath house with unexpected results. Meanwhile, love proves to be timeless when LAST CALL unites past and present, but TWOYOUNGMEN, UT. hints at an uncertain future. Looking back on the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, BLOCKS focuses on the sexual awakening of a peeping Tom. Two more young boys, a confused JAMES and mute DAVID, both reach out for an experienced hand, but will they find what they are looking for?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-25
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2 Bedroom 1 Bath
Overview: A young couple moves into what appears to be the perfect home, but when they discover that they will soon become parents, things begin to fall apart. Rachel, the expectant mother, is haunted by a ghost in a red dress, while Kevin, the soon to be father, has frightening nightmares even while he’s awake. The once happy couple is torn apart by horrific events, which all seem to be centered around the birth of their unborn child.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2014-03-13
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Skatetown, U.S.A.
Overview: A street-gang leader challenges a handsome young skater in a championship contest at the local roller-disco rink.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-01
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