Kelly Jo Minter
Biography
Kelly Jo Minter is an American actress who worked as a grip on film crews before she began acting, making her acting debut in 1983 as Angela in an episode of Fame. Her first film role was Lorrie in Mask (1985), and she went on to play Denise Green in Summer School (1987), Maria in The Lost Boys, and Charlotta in Miracle Mile (1988). The NAACP Image Awards nominated her in the supporting actress category for a motion picture for her work in Summer School. Her later films included Yvonne Miller in A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), Loret in Cat Chaser (1989), LaDonna in House Party (1990), Cheryl in Popcorn (1991), and Ruby Williams in The People Under the Stairs (1991). On television she guest starred in series including Martin, ER, Providence, and Strong Medicine, and she played Chrissie Brooks in Dead Men Can't Dance (1997).
60years old
Turns 61 on September 24in 341 days
- Born Trenton
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 37 years1985 to 2022
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First role
In the drama Mask, released in 1985, Minter played Lorrie, a prostitute, in what was her first film acting role. Cher, Sam Elliott, and Eric Stoltz also appeared in the movie.
Kelly Jo Minter movies on Netflix
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Storyas Himself
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horroras Himself
Dead Men Can't Danceas Sgt. Chrissie Brooks
The Rich Man's Wifeas Cursing Hooker
Popcornas Cheryl
The People Under the Stairsas Ruby Williams
House Partyas LaDonna
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Childas Yvonne
Cat Chaseras Loret
Miracle Mileas Charlotta
Summer Schoolas Denise Green
The Principalas Treena Lester
Maskas Lorrie
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three 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
Robert Englund2 films together, 1989 to 2022
Robert Englund's page Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story2022IMDb rating 7.6Minter as HimselfEnglund as Himself
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child1989IMDb rating 5.1Minter as YvonneEnglund as Freddy Krueger
Shawnee Smith2 films together, 1987 to 1997
Shawnee Smith's page Dead Men Can't Dance1997IMDb rating 4.4Minter as Sgt. Chrissie BrooksSmith as Cooper
Summer School1987IMDb rating 6.6Minter as Denise GreenSmith as Rhonda Altobello
Jill Schoelen2 films together, 1991 to 2022
Jill Schoelen's page Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story2022IMDb rating 7.6Minter as HimselfSchoelen as Himself
Popcorn1991IMDb rating 5.9Minter as CherylSchoelen as Maggie
Box office
What Kelly Jo Minter's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$197 million
9 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 13 films: 9 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$48M24.5% of the total
- 2$35M17.8% of the total
- 3$31M15.9% of the total
- 4$26M13.4% of the total
- 5$22M11.3% of the total
- 6$20M10.0% of the total
- 7$8.5M4.3% of the total
- 8$4.2M2.1% of the total
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