A more unconventional husky-voiced "scream queen" heroine of the 1980s
was Jill Schoelen, daughter of well-known fashion designer Dorothy
Schoelen. Born and raised in Burbank, she studied at the Acting for Life
Theatre in Burbank and started off on TV as a teen in the
Fame-influenced TV pilot called Best of Times (1981) (TV) starring the up-and-coming Nicolas Cage and Crispin Glover. She gained in experience with a number of innocuous films geared mostly toward the young, including D.C.
Gender: Female
Born On: 21-Mar-1963
Last Info Sync: 9/13/2018 6:22:00 PM
Jill Schoelen's Filmography on TV
List of programs starring Jill Schoelen on tv. Programs are sorted in order of last seen on tv. Last updated: May 25, 2024 10:33 PM
Popcorn (1991)
A horror film festival, held in a theater which was once the scene of a tragic fire, turns into a real life horror show.
The Bite (1989)
After a young man is bitten on the hand by a radioactive snake, his hand changes into a lethal snake head, which attacks everyone he comes into contact with. Also, his body becomes filled with snakes. Now, he must prevent himself from hurting others.
The Stepfather II (1987)
A seemingly mild mannered man -- who has just murdered his entire family -- quickly adopts a new identity and leaves town. After building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter, he struggles to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.
Then or Now (1985)
A delinquent teenager's only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When the older boy starts spending time with a new girlfriend, the teenager begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.