Kerri Green
| Kerri Green | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kerri Lee Green January 14, 1967 Fort Lee, New Jersey, US |
| Occupation | Actress, director, writer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Kerri Lee Green (born January 14, 1967) is an American actress, writer, and director.
Life and career
Green was born in Fort Lee, New Jersey.Born January 14, 1967 (age 49) She grew up in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey and attended Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, New Jersey.[1][2]
She performed as a young teen in several movies, including Summer Rental (1985), which starred John Candy. Her big break came in the 1985 film The Goonies, in which she played cheerleader-turned-adventurer Andrea "Andy" Carmichael. She gained more critical acclaim for her performance in Lucas (1986). However, her next film, Three for the Road (1987), which featured Charlie Sheen and Alan Ruck, did not fare as well. Green appeared in the episode of In the Heat of the Night in which she played Karen Servance, the daughter of John Servance (John Diehl) in "Triangle" in 1990. She performed in an independent film called Blue Flame and appeared in two episodes of the television sitcom Mad About You as Paul's secretary. She then took a break from acting to study art at Vassar College, where she was roommates with Marisa Tomei's brother, Adam, and with BioShock developer Ken Levine.[3]
Green eventually co-founded a movie production company, Independent Women Artists, with Bonnie Dickenson. With Dickenson, she co-wrote and directed the film adaptation of a play about teen pregnancy called Bellyfruit (1999).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Goonies | Andy Carmichael | |
| 1985 | Summer Rental | Jennifer Chester | |
| 1986 | Lucas | Maggie | |
| 1987 | Three for the Road | Robin Kitteredge | |
| 1992 | The Burden of Proof | Kate Granum | TV Movie |
| 1993 | Blue Flame | Rain | |
| 1993 | Tainted Blood | Tori Pattersen | TV Movie |
| 1999 | Bellyfruit | Co-writer and director | |
| 2010 | Complacent | Beth Wilkensen |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Calpernia | Episode: "Young Harry Houdini" |
| 1989 | ABC Afterschool Special | Madeline Green | Episode: "Private Affairs" |
| 1990 | In the Heat of the Night | Karen Sevrance | Episode: "Triangle" |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Stacey | Episode: "Out of the Past" Episode: "I'm Just So Happy For You" |
| 1994 | Café Americain | Kelly | Episode: "All About Kelly" |
| 1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Sara | Episode: "Murder of the Month Club" |
| 2000 | ER | Lynn Parker | Episode: "Match Made in Heaven" |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michelle | Episode: "Stolen" |
References
- ↑ Staff. "AT THE MOVIES FOR A FIRST-TIME STAR, LIFE IS SUNNY SIDE UP", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 30, 1986. Accessed September 18, 2011. "During the summer of 1984, would-be movie actress Kerri Green, now 19, was frying up poultry parts at the local Roy's near her Woodcliff Lake, N.J., home and commuting into New York for auditions."
- ↑ Joyner, Will. "THE SUBTLE SHADE OF KERRI GREEN", The Record, March 28, 1986. "In the fall of 1984, though, a successful audition for Steven Spielberg's The Goonies allowed Kerri to stop speculating and to steal away from her senior year at Pascack Hills High School."
- ↑ Suellentrop, Chris (December 6, 2012). "Why BioShock Infinites Creator Won't Settle for Success". Wired. Condé Nast. 21 (1). Retrieved April 8, 2013.