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Trini Alvarado

Trini Alvarado

13 movies on Netflix

Biography

Trini Alvarado is an American actress who began performing as a child, joining her family's dance troupe at seven before moving to the stage, where she played Melinda in Elizabeth Swados's Broadway musical Runaways in 1978. She appeared in the Unicorn Tales television specials, starred in Rich Kids, and took a role in Times Square (1980). Off-Broadway she played Anne Frank in Yours, Anne and the title character in Maggie Magalita. She is best known for Meg March in Little Women (1994) and Lucy Lynskey in The Frighteners (1996), and her films also include Mrs. Soffel (1984), Satisfaction (1988), Stella (1990), The Babe (1992), The Perez Family (1995), Paulie (1998) and Little Children (2006). On television she appeared in Fringe, and she has voiced audiobooks, among them Tamora Pierce's Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen.

59years old

Turns 60 on January 10in 89 days

  • Born New York City
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films
13
Career span
30 years1980 to 2010

Genres

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  1. Getting ready for a role

    Alvarado and the other cast members went through lessons about Victorian life. These lessons covered correct etiquette as well as restricting dresses.

Trini Alvarado movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Frighteners1996 Comedy, Fantasy, Horroras Dr. Lucy Lynskey

    IMDb rating 7.1103K votes

  2. Little Women1994 Drama, Family, Romanceas Meg March

    IMDb rating 7.370K votes

  3. The Babe1992as Helen Woodford Ruth

    IMDb rating 5.911K votes

  4. Paulie1998as Adult Marie Alweather

    IMDb rating 6.618K votes

  5. Little Children2006as Theresa

    IMDb rating 7.5123K votes

  6. Satisfaction1988as Mooch

    IMDb rating 5.04.1K votes

  7. Times Square1980as Pamela Pearl

    IMDb rating 6.62.5K votes

  8. Stella1990as Jenny Claire

    IMDb rating 6.23.1K votes

Most often with

Gillian Armstrong directed two of these films. 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.

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John Goodman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with John GoodmanKirsten Dunst, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kirsten DunstTerry O'Quinn, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Terry O'QuinnJ.C. Quinn, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with J.C. QuinnGillian ArmstrongDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Gillian Armstrong

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Box office

What Trini Alvarado's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$223 million

12 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 13 films: 12 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 1Never in cinemas

Top grosser

Little Women1994as Meg March$95.0 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Little Women1994as Meg March
    $95M42.7% of the total
  2. 2
    The Frighteners1996as Dr. Lucy Lynskey
    $29M13.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Paulie1998as Adult Marie Alweather
    $27M12.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Stella1990as Jenny Claire
    $20M9.1% of the total
  5. 5
    The Babe1992as Helen Woodford Ruth
    $18M7.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Little Children2006as Theresa
    $15M6.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Satisfaction1988as Mooch
    $8.3M3.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Mrs. Soffel1984as Irene Soffel
    $4.4M2.0% of the total
The Perez Family (1995), $2.8 millionAll Good Things (2010), $1.8 millionTimes Square (1980), $1.4 millionThe Good Guy (2009), $100,688

$6.1 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

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