Jill Schoelen
Biography
Jill Schoelen is an American actress who became a familiar face in horror cinema and is commonly described as a scream queen. Her first screen work came in the 1981 television pilot The Best of Times, and she went on to appear in features including D.C. Cab (1983), Chiller (1985), That Was Then... This Is Now (1985), Babes in Toyland (1986), The Stepfather (1987), Cutting Class (1989), The Phantom of the Opera (1989), Popcorn (1991) and When a Stranger Calls Back (1993). She also had roles in the 1987 miniseries Billionaire Boys Club and the 1994 film There Goes My Baby, and she guest starred on such series as T. J. Hooker, Little House on the Prairie, Murder, She Wrote and Diagnosis: Murder. On stage, Sean Penn cast her in his play The Kindness of Women in 1988, and she acted opposite him in David Rabe's Hurlyburly. She released a debut jazz album, Kelly's Smile, in 2009.
63years old
Turns 64 on March 21in 136 days
- Born Burbank
- Star sign: AriesFirst day of the sign, on the Pisces cusp
- Also credited as Jill Marie Schoelen
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 39 years1983 to 2022
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Big break
Sean Penn cast Schoelen in 1988 in The Kindness of Women, a dramatic play he wrote and directed. She and Penn acted opposite each other on stage in David Rabe's Hurlyburly, which Rabe also directed.
First role
Schoelen made her theatrical debut in The Best of Times, a 1981 TV pilot that starred Crispin Glover and Nicolas Cage.
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Worked with
Jill Schoelen shares two films with Robert Englund, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Robert Englund's page
Kelly Jo Minter's page
Morgan Freeman's page
Lance Henriksen's page
Lin Shaye's page
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Joseph RubenDirector, 1 film, 1987
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Rospo PallenbergDirector, 1 film, 1989
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Alan OrmsbyDirector, 1 film, 1991
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Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1987 | Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award | The Stepfather | Won |
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