Sunday, March 8, 2009

Fantastic Femmes--Jill Schoelen

One of the best (and cutest) of the teen scream queens of the early direct-to-video days (1985-95), appearing in films starring (or directed by) Wes Craven, Keanu Reeves, Robert Englund, and LOST's Terry O'Quinn!
Sadly, now retired from acting. Her last appearance was in 2004.
Trivia: Dated both Keanu Reeves and Brad Pitt after co-starring with them in films, and was engaged, briefly, to Brad Pitt!
Genre appearances include...
When a Stranger Calls Back (Julia Jenz)
Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera [1993] (Christine Day)
Adventures in Spying (Julie Converse)
Popcorn (Maggie)
Curse II: the Bite (Lisa Snipes)
The Stepfather (Stephanie Maine)
Wes Craven's Chiller (Stacey)
Babes in Toyland [1986] (Mary Contrary)
Check out...
The UNofficial Jill Schoelen Site
The Moviezzz Blog: Whatever Happened to...Jill Schoelen?
 Other actresses to play Christine Daae / Christine Day / Christine DuBois / Christine Charles include...
Emmy Rossum in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
Asia Argento in Dario Argento's The Phantom of the Opera
Elizabeth Walsh in Phantom of the Opera [1991]
Teri Polo in Phantom of the Opera [1990]
Heather Sears in Phantom of the Opera [1962]
Susanna Foster in Phantom of the Opera [1943]
Mary Philbin in Phantom of the Opera [1925]
Aud Edege Nissen in Phantom of the Opera [1916]
Note: there are several versions of Phantom in which the female lead is not named Christine.
Other actresses to play Mary (Quite) Contrary include...
Annette Funicello in Babes in Toyland [1961]
Marie Wilson in Babes in Toyland [1934]

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