Jenny Wright
Biography
Jenny Wright is an actress who was born in New York City and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. She began with modeling and stage work, including appearances in the Broadway play Plenty and the off Broadway production Album alongside Kevin Bacon. Her early films included The World According to Garp (1982), Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) and The Executioner's Song (1982). She appeared in St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and Out of Bounds (1986) and was grouped with the Brat Pack, something she resisted, then she shifted toward edgier parts in Near Dark (1987), where she played Mae in the vampire film. She later appeared in The Chocolate War (1988), Young Guns II (1990) and The Lawnmower Man (1992), and her final film role was in Enchanted (1998).
64years old
Turns 65 on March 23in 133 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 10 years1982 to 1992
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Jenny Wright movies on Netflix
The Lawnmower Manas Marnie Burke
Queens Logicas Asha
A Shock to the Systemas Melanie O'Conner
Young Guns IIas Jane Greathouse
I, Madmanas Virginia
The Chocolate Waras Lisa
Near Darkas Mae
Out of Boundsas Dizz…
St. Elmo's Fireas Felicia
Pink Floyd The Wallas American Groupie
The Executioner's Songas April Baker
The World According to Garpas Cushie
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Troy Evans2 films together, 1987 to 1992
Troy Evans's page The Lawnmower Man1992IMDb rating 5.5Wright as Marnie BurkeEvans as Lieutenant Goodwin
Near Dark1987IMDb rating 6.9Wright as MaeEvans as Plainclothes Officer
Swoosie Kurtz2 films together, 1982 to 1990
Swoosie Kurtz's page A Shock to the System1990IMDb rating 6.6Wright as Melanie O'ConnerKurtz as Leslie Marshall
The World According to Garp1982IMDb rating 7.1Wright as CushieKurtz as The Hooker
Emilio Estevez2 films together, 1985 to 1990
Emilio Estevez's page Young Guns II1990IMDb rating 6.5Wright as Jane GreathouseEstevez as William H. 'Billy the Kid' Bonney
St. Elmo's Fire1985IMDb rating 6.4Wright as FeliciaEstevez as Kirby Keger
Doug Hutchison2 films together, 1988 to 1992
Doug Hutchison's page The Lawnmower Man1992IMDb rating 5.5Wright as Marnie BurkeHutchison as Security Tech
The Chocolate War1988IMDb rating 6.6Wright as LisaHutchison as Obie
Box office
What Jenny Wright's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$190 million
10 of the 12 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 12 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$59M31.0% of the total
- 2$38M19.9% of the total
- 3$32M16.9% of the total
- 4$30M15.6% of the total
- 5$22M11.7% of the total
- 6$5.1M2.7% of the total
- 7$3.4M1.8% of the total
- 8$613K0.3% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.













