Jill Schoelen

Jill Schoelen

Jill Marie Schoelen (born March 21, 1963) is an American actress. 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. Cab (1983), Thunder Alley (1985) and Hot Moves (1984). The dark-eyed, black-haired pretty with the trademark bangs wouldn't find her horror niche until hooking up with Wes Craven and his TV movie Chiller (1985) (TV). From there she scored big with the cult shocker The Stepfather (1987) wherein she played the resourceful stepdaughter terrorized by the lecherous, meek-appearing Terry O'Quinn as the title monster. The sleeper hit put Jill on the map with a seemingly solid future, continuing on with The Phantom of the Opera (1989), this time keeping company opposite Freddy Krueger inhabiter Robert Englund as her deranged pursuer. But a few bumps in the road with such lowgrade fodder as Curse II: The Bite (1989), Cutting Class (1989) and Popcorn (1991) put a permanent damper on her career, despite coming back with a bit of grit in the thriller TV movie When a Stranger Calls Back (1993) (TV). Her object-of-a-stalker days behind her after filming Not Again! (1996), she settled comfortably back and raised two children with husband/musician/composer Anthony Marinelli.

  • Title: Jill Schoelen
  • Popularity: 7.919
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1963-03-21
  • Place of Birth: Burbank, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: Jill Marie Schoelen
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Jill Schoelen Movies

  • 1989
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    Cutting Class

    Cutting Class

    5 1989 HD

    High school student Paula Carson's affections are being sought after by two of her classmates: Dwight, the "bad boy", and Brian, a disturbed young...

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  • 1993
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    When a Stranger Calls Back

    When a Stranger Calls Back

    5.7 1993 HD

    Julia is babysitting two young kids while a doctor and his wife are out. During the evening, a stranger knocks on the door asking Julia if she can...

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  • 2015
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    Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera

    Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera

    1 2015 HD

    Behind the scenes feature for 'The Phantom of the Opera' (1989). Included on the Shout! Factory blu-ray.

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  • 1987
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    The Stepfather

    The Stepfather

    6.552 1987 HD

    A seemingly mild mannered man -- who has just murdered his entire family -- quickly adopts a new identity and leaves town. After building a new...

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  • 1984
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    Hot Moves

    Hot Moves

    4.3 1984 HD

    Four friends, annoyed at how almost everyone else they know is having sex but them, agree to do what they can to help each other lose their virginity...

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  • 1981
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    The Best of Times

    The Best of Times

    5.4 1981 HD

    This ABC pilot starred 7 teenagers in a 80's style Laugh-In. It told the light and dark side of teenage thoughts with dancing and singing added in...

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  • 1985
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    That Was Then... This Is Now

    That Was Then... This Is Now

    5.8 1985 HD

    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...

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  • 1991
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    Popcorn

    Popcorn

    5.679 1991 HD

    While holding a horror film festival, a group of film students find themselves stalked by a madman who may have a sinister connection to a cult...

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  • 1989
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    The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

    5.524 1989 HD

    An aspiring opera singer finds herself transported back to Victorian-era London -- and into the arms of a reclusive, disfigured maestro determined to...

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  • 1989
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    Curse II: The Bite

    Curse II: The Bite

    5.125 1989 HD

    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...

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  • 1994
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    There Goes My Baby

    There Goes My Baby

    6.5 1994 HD

    It's the summer of 1965, and the members of the graduating class of upscale Westwood High are eager to reinvent themselves. Valedictorian Mary Beth...

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  • 1992
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    Adventures in Spying

    Adventures in Spying

    2 1992 HD

    Two teens spot a notorious criminal who is supposed to be dead.

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  • 1986
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    Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

    5.533 1986 HD

    11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she's too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa...

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  • 1991
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    Rich Girl

    Rich Girl

    10 1991 HD

    A rich Beverly Hills girl gets a job as a waitress, and falls in love with a rock singer.

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  • 1992
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    State Of Mind

    State Of Mind

    7 1992 HD

    A couple falls into the clutches of a female psychopath.

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  • 1985
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    Chiller

    Chiller

    3.971 1985 HD

    A wealthy industrialist arranges for his body to be kept on ice in a high-tech cryonic chamber. When the instructions are not followed properly, he...

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  • 1983
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    D.C. Cab

    D.C. Cab

    5.295 1983 HD

    The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company...

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  • 1985
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    Thunder Alley

    Thunder Alley

    5.1 1985 HD

    A group of friends start a rock band, but as they start their rise in the music world, they get mixed up with drugs.

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  • 1983
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    Great Day

    Great Day

    1 1983 HD

    When a neighborhood is plagued by break-ins, a family looks to burglar-proof their house. Dead bolts aren't enough, so the father (Tim Conway) has to...

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  • 2017
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    A Taboo Identity

    A Taboo Identity

    1 2017 HD

    Sociologist David W. Wahl explores the identity work involved in Kay Parker shifting from being a legend of the adult film industry to her current...

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  • 1986
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    Shattered Spirits

    Shattered Spirits

    5.2 1986 HD

    When his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind while putting his and his family's lives back together.

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  • 2022
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    Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

    Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

    5.8 2022 HD

    Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. This intimate portrait captures the man behind the Nightmare...

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  • 1983
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    Happy Endings

    Happy Endings

    1 1983 HD

    A teenager postpones his determination to become a songwriter so that he can keep his younger brother and two sisters together as a family following...

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  • 2024
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    Stereo-Vision

    Stereo-Vision

    1 2024 HD

    After her abusive Mom suffers a debilitating stroke, Alexis Barrows finds a mysterious childhood toy in her house that offers a euphoric escape with...

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  • 1984
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1984 HD

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

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  • 1982
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    T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

    6.3 1982 HD

    Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to...

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  • 1974
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    Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

    8 1974 HD

    Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a...

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  • 1993
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    Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

    7.1 1993 HD

    Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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  • 1992
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    The Heights

    The Heights

    7.7 1992 HD

    The Heights is an American musical drama series that aired on the Fox network from August to November 1992.

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  • 1985
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    Hell Town

    Hell Town

    5 1985 HD

    Hell Town is an American drama series that aired on NBC from September 4, 1985 to December 25, 1985. The series features former Baretta star Robert...

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  • 1987
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    Billionaire Boys Club

    Billionaire Boys Club

    8.5 1987 HD

    Billionaire Boys Club is a two-part TV movie that aired on NBC in 1987. It told the story of the Billionaire Boys Club, and its founder, Joe Hunt,...

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  • 1985
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    Sara

    Sara

    7.5 1985 HD

    A newly minted attorney joins the legal aid clinic in San Francisco where her best friend works.

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  • 1983
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    Trauma Center

    Trauma Center

    5 1983 HD

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