![Jill Schoelen](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bZYgM5jc318RLGFioruMp5F0Ro4.jpg)
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 7.594 |
Birthday | 1963-03-21 |
Place of Birth | Burbank, California, USA |
Also Known As | Jill Marie Schoelen, |
![When a Stranger Calls Back](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/m2Aw6vFF9f1UpOOZbWvzAPo8p1P.jpg)
1993
![When a Stranger Calls Back](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/m2Aw6vFF9f1UpOOZbWvzAPo8p1P.jpg)
When a Stranger Calls Back
5.8/75
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 cal...
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When a Stranger Calls Back
![Cutting Class](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o0PYYaN9JRrm66C42HhjdxwxNVM.jpg)
1989
![Cutting Class](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o0PYYaN9JRrm66C42HhjdxwxNVM.jpg)
Cutting Class
5/100
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 man...
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Cutting Class
![The Stepfather](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xqm0OrsfykjGWtJpy7S0nP9BVWP.jpg)
1987
![The Stepfather](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xqm0OrsfykjGWtJpy7S0nP9BVWP.jpg)
The Stepfather
6.538/312
A seemingly mild mannered man -- who has just murdered his entire family -- quickly adopts a new identity and leaves town. After building a new relati...
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The Stepfather
![Hot Moves](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4Y4cUal4XZERoDFReogQIOPzoHH.jpg)
1984
![Hot Moves](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4Y4cUal4XZERoDFReogQIOPzoHH.jpg)
Hot Moves
4.3/22
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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Hot Moves
![The Best of Times](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1981
![The Best of Times](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
The Best of Times
5.4/7
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 for...
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The Best of Times
![That Was Then... This Is Now](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9uXl1EtvGo9qBPdtsJqwEcuckAZ.jpg)
1985
![That Was Then... This Is Now](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9uXl1EtvGo9qBPdtsJqwEcuckAZ.jpg)
That Was Then... This Is Now
5.8/27
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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That Was Then... This Is Now
![Popcorn](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o6peTotMLdRLQ5Hq2oJI5EYurIR.jpg)
1991
![Popcorn](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o6peTotMLdRLQ5Hq2oJI5EYurIR.jpg)
Popcorn
5.679/131
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 leader...
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Popcorn
![The Phantom of the Opera](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6BaXvjK9QDU1FxrLPrGLFSA6pS4.jpg)
1989
![The Phantom of the Opera](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6BaXvjK9QDU1FxrLPrGLFSA6pS4.jpg)
The Phantom of the Opera
5.5/99
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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The Phantom of the Opera
![Curse II: The Bite](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lLLeb7vySU4f17ATJlMfYk6LYCd.jpg)
1989
![Curse II: The Bite](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lLLeb7vySU4f17ATJlMfYk6LYCd.jpg)
Curse II: The Bite
5.132/38
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 contac...
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Curse II: The Bite
![There Goes My Baby](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lxvY6as28ykgbPEuvZ5T29am99L.jpg)
1994
![There Goes My Baby](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lxvY6as28ykgbPEuvZ5T29am99L.jpg)
There Goes My Baby
6.6/9
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 wa...
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There Goes My Baby
![Adventures in Spying](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o1gKzg6CjBLJBLXmxNJZZTIe2Ov.jpg)
1992
![Adventures in Spying](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o1gKzg6CjBLJBLXmxNJZZTIe2Ov.jpg)
Adventures in Spying
2/1
Two teens spot a notorious criminal who is supposed to be dead.
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Adventures in Spying
![Babes in Toyland](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mTg72oYoK18oV1uuuZGW2JI752x.jpg)
1986
![Babes in Toyland](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mTg72oYoK18oV1uuuZGW2JI752x.jpg)
Babes in Toyland
5.6/84
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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Babes in Toyland
![Rich Girl](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wBPWTtDp5TWIJAiWI5gbfdXm2w0.jpg)
1991
![Rich Girl](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wBPWTtDp5TWIJAiWI5gbfdXm2w0.jpg)
Rich Girl
10/1
A rich Beverly Hills girl gets a job as a waitress, and falls in love with a rock singer.
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Rich Girl
![State Of Mind](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tmsj2m7BQfHSRCXOFhdYSXL47Ib.jpg)
1992
![State Of Mind](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tmsj2m7BQfHSRCXOFhdYSXL47Ib.jpg)
State Of Mind
7/1
A couple falls into the clutches of a female psychopath.
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State Of Mind
![Chiller](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cyvUJr26ohLzfuR49NygBM2uloY.jpg)
1985
![Chiller](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cyvUJr26ohLzfuR49NygBM2uloY.jpg)
Chiller
3.938/32
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 em...
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Chiller
![D.C. Cab](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7ToBZQaV5qspXjM8hat8kcbNcQc.jpg)
1983
![D.C. Cab](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7ToBZQaV5qspXjM8hat8kcbNcQc.jpg)
D.C. Cab
5.261/92
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 bu...
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D.C. Cab
![Thunder Alley](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gR774fP3sSdj2gQeDwGEd4YH5nv.jpg)
1985
![Thunder Alley](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gR774fP3sSdj2gQeDwGEd4YH5nv.jpg)
Thunder Alley
5.1/5
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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![Great Day](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9f7ihSj64dNfbK6XhoJEvnN10wb.jpg)
1983
![Great Day](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9f7ihSj64dNfbK6XhoJEvnN10wb.jpg)
Great Day
0/0
A comedy film directed by Michael Preece.
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![A Taboo Identity](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ewrvvU9UJXu9m2KuSPzla5VLGOj.jpg)
2017
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A Taboo Identity
0/0
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 occ...
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A Taboo Identity
![Shattered Spirits](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/40bMhOxI8UtNi3UlexSpOhpAWh9.jpg)
1986
![Shattered Spirits](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/40bMhOxI8UtNi3UlexSpOhpAWh9.jpg)
Shattered Spirits
5.25/4
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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![Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uvE0QhNuUT6iumrNAZJqX8Q3o6N.jpg)
2022
![Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uvE0QhNuUT6iumrNAZJqX8Q3o6N.jpg)
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
5.8/5
Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. This intimate portrait captures the man behind the Nightmare O...
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![Happy Endings](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1983
![Happy Endings](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Happy Endings
0/0
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 t...
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Happy Endings
![Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fovRcEymDR93x2BrxGtc6ZFYZWe.jpg)
2015
![Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fovRcEymDR93x2BrxGtc6ZFYZWe.jpg)
Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera
0/0
Behind the scenes feature for 'The Phantom of the Opera' (1989). Included on the Shout! Factory blu-ray.
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