Jill Schoelen

Jill Schoelen

Birth name: Jill Marie Schoelen
Born: March 21, 1963
Age: 61
Birthplace: Burbank, California, U.S.
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Biography

Jill Marie Schoelen (born March 21, 1963) is an American actress.

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Career

Schoelen’s theatrical debut was in the 1981 TV pilot The Best of Times, which starred Crispin Glover and Nicolas Cage. Schoelen went on to star in such movies as D.C. Cab (1983), Chiller (1985), That Was Then... This Is Now (1985), Babes in Toyland (1986), The Stepfather (1987), Billionaire Boys Club (TV miniseries 1987), Cutting Class (1989), The Phantom of the Opera: The Motion Picture (1989), Popcorn (1991), When a Stranger Calls Back (1993), and There Goes My Baby (1994).

Schoelen guest starred on TJ Hooker, Little House on the Prairie, Murder She Wrote, Diagnosis Murder Sara, Hell Town, and Aaron Spelling’s The Heights (1992).

Schoelen starred in the musical Pepper Street (1984-1989), playing the lead role of Spirit. In 1988, Sean Penn cast her in a dramatic play he wrote and directed, The Kindness of Women. Schoelen and Penn worked together again on stage, starring opposite each other in David Rabe’s Hurlyburly (1988/1989), in a production that David Rabe also directed.

In 2009, Jill released her debut album, Kelly’s Smile, a jazz album that is composed of songs related to her childhood friend, Kelly Troup, who grew up across the street from Schoelen.

Personal life

Schoelen was engaged to Brad Pitt for three months in 1989. In 1993, Schoelen married film composer Anthony Marinelli, and from 1994 until 2008, Jill took a long hiatus from her career to be a full-time mom. Schoelen and Marinelli have two sons. In 2002 they separated and then divorced. In 2003, Schoelen began a long-term relationship with jazz bassist Dave Carpenter, who died in 2008. In 2015, Schoelen was linked to conservative blogger Bill Whittle.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Director Notes
1983 D.C. Cab Claudette Joel Schumacher
1984 Hot Moves Julie Ann Jim Sotos
1985 Thunder Alley Beth J. S. Cardone
That Was Then... This Is Now Angela Shepard Christopher Cain
1987 The Stepfather Stephanie Joseph Ruben
1989 Curse II: The Bite Lisa Snipes Fred Goodwin
Cutting Class Paula Carson Rospo Pallenberg
The Phantom of the Opera Christine Day Dwight H. Little
1991 Popcorn Maggie Mark Herrier
Rich Girl Courtney Joel Bender
1992 Adventures in Spying Julie Converse Hil Covington
State of Mind Wishman Reginald Adamson
1994 There Goes My Baby Babette Floyd Mutrux
1996 Not Again! Jenny Fred Kennamer
2004 She Kept Silent Yalena Svetlana Cvetko Short film

TV series

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Best of Times Jill Television film
1982 Little House on the Prairie Jane Canfield 9.10 "Love"
1983 Great Day Carla Simpson Television film
TJ Hooker Kelly Hobbs 2.17 "Sweet Sixteen and Dead"
Happy Endings Anne Marie Bartlett Television film
1985 Sara Emily 1.11 "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Chiller Stacey Television film
Hell Town Shelley 1.2 "The People vs. Willy the Goat"
1986 Shattered Spirits Allison Television film
Babes in Toyland Mary Piper / Mary Contrary Television film
1987 Billionaire Boys Club Amy Whitehall Television film
1988 CBS Schoolbreak Special Amy Fletcher 6.2. "Gambler"
1989 Murder, She Wrote Flora Gerakaris 5.16 "Truck Stop"
1992 The Heights Betty B 1.6 "Fear of Heights"
1993 When a Stranger Calls Back Julia Jenz Television film
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story Ruth Henderson Television film
1994 Diagnosis: Murder Becky Garfield 1.17 "Shaker"

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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