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Lori Petty in March 2010 | |
| Born | October 14, 1963 (age 57)[1] |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress, film director |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Lori Petty (born October 14, 1963)[1] is an American actress and director. She is noted for her roles as Tyler Endicott in the 1991 film Point Break, Kit Keller in A League of Their Own (1992), Rae Lindley in Free Willy (1993), and the title role in Tank Girl in 1995.
Petty joined the Netflix Original series Orange Is the New Black as Lolly Whitehill as a guest star in the second season, and a recurring character in the third, fourth and seventh seasons. She also appeared on the television series Prison Break in the last episode of season four.
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Early life[edit]
Petty, the eldest of three children, was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the daughter of a Pentecostal minister. She graduated from North High School in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1981, and worked for several years in Omaha, Nebraska, as a graphic designer before pursuing acting.[citation needed]
Directed by Lori Petty. With Jennifer Lawrence, Javon Johnson, Sophi Bairley, Bokeem Woodbine. A dramatization of Lori Petty's teenage years spent in small town Iowa.
Career[edit]
Petty got her break starring with Richard Grieco in Fox'sBooker. In 1990, Petty made her film debut as Robin Williams's wannabe fashion designer girlfriend in Cadillac Man. The following year, Petty played the surfer who taught Keanu Reeves how to surf in the 1991 action thriller Point Break. In 1992, Petty was featured in A League of Their Own, opposite Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, and Madonna.
She played the title role in the film adaptation of the British cult comic book Tank Girl in 1995. Her other films include Free Willy, The Poker House, and In the Army Now. She also co-starred in the television series Lush Life with her friend Karyn Parsons, but it was cancelled after five episodes. She joined the cast of Brimstone as the owner of Stone's hotel.
Petty also provided the voice of the supervillainLivewire on the Warner Bros. series Superman: The Animated Series, and The New Batman Adventures. Although she was originally cast as Lt. Lenina Huxley in Demolition Man, disagreements over the character's direction led producer Joel Silver to recast the role with Sandra Bullock.[2] Petty played the role of 'Daddy', an alpha female inmate in Prison Break: The Final Break.
She starred in a series of television commercials created by Merkley Newman Harty's Steve Bowen for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's 'Go, Baby, Go' advertising campaign in 1998.[3][4]
Petty's directorial debut, The Poker House—a film dramatizing her own difficult childhood[5]—won awards at the Los Angeles Film Festival. She narrated the first three books of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series—One for the Money, Two for the Dough, and Three to Get Deadly. C.J. Critt read the unabridged version for Recorded Books. Petty read the abridgments for Simon & Schuster.[6]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ...They Haven't Seen This... | The Girl | Short film |
| 1990 | Cadillac Man | Lila | |
| 1991 | Point Break | Tyler Endicott | |
| 1992 | A League of Their Own | Kit Keller | |
| 1993 | Free Willy | Rae Lindley | |
| 1993 | Poetic Justice | Penelope | |
| 1994 | The Glass Shield | Deputy Deborah Fields | |
| 1994 | In the Army Now | Christine Jones | |
| 1995 | Tank Girl | Rebecca Buck/Tank Girl | |
| 1996 | Countdown | Sara Daniels | |
| 1998 | Relax...It's Just Sex | Robin Moon | |
| 1999 | The Arrangement | Candy | |
| 1999 | Clubland | India | |
| 2001 | MacArthur Park | Kelly | |
| 2001 | Firetrap | Lucy | |
| 2001 | Route 666 | Steph | |
| 2001 | Horrible Accident | Six | |
| 2003 | Prey for Rock & Roll | Faith | |
| 2006 | Cryptid | Dr. Lean Carlin | |
| 2007 | Broken Arrows | Erin | |
| 2008 | The Poker House | Director | |
| 2009 | Prison Break: The Final Break | Daddy | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Chasing 3000 | Deputy Fryman | |
| 2014 | Happy Fists Claudia | Brenda | |
| 2016 | Dead Awake | Dr. Sykes | |
| 2018 | Fear, Love, and Agoraphobia | Francis | |
| 2020 | A Deadly Legend | Wanda Pearson | |
| TBA | You're All Gonna Die | Donatella | Post-production |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Brandi (Hooker) | Episode: 'The Lock Box' |
| 1986 | The Twilight Zone | Lori Pendleton | Episode: 'The Library' |
| 1987 | Stingray | Lisa Perlman | Episode: 'Bring Me the Hand That Hit Me' |
| 1987 | Bates Motel | Willie | TV film |
| 1987 | Head of the Class | Molly | Episodes: 'Child of the 60's', 'That'll Be the Day' |
| 1988 | The Thorns | Cricket Henshaw | Regular role (12 episodes) |
| 1988 | Miami Vice | Carol | Episode: 'Love at First Sight' |
| 1988 | Freddy's Nightmares | Chris Ketchum | Episode: 'Killer Instinct' |
| 1988 | Police Story: Monster Manor | Jeannie Pardonales | TV film |
| 1989 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder | Cassie | TV film |
| 1989 | Alien Nation | Sal | Episode: 'Fifteen with Wanda' |
| 1989–1990 | Booker | Suzanne Dunne | Recurring role (10 episodes) |
| 1990 | Grand | Medea | Episode: 'A Boy and His Dad' |
| 1996 | Lush Life | Georgette 'George' Sanders | Regular role (7 episodes) |
| 1997 | Profiler | Robin Poole / Marjorie Brand | Episodes: 'Venom: Parts 1 & 2' |
| 1997 | Superman: The Animated Series | Livewire / Leslie Willis (voice) | Episodes: 'Livewire', 'Double Dose' |
| 1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Livewire / Leslie Willis (voice) | Episode: 'Girls' Nite Out' |
| 1998–1999 | Brimstone | Maxine | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Voyager | Noss | Episode: 'Gravity' |
| 2000 | The Hunger | Lisette | Episode: 'Double' |
| 2001 | The Beast | Rita | Episode: 'The Delivery' |
| 2001 | The Parkers | Show Host | Episode: 'Family Ties and Lies' |
| 2002 | ER | Shane | Episode: 'Orion in the Sky' |
| 2003 | NYPD Blue | Joyce Bradovich | Episode: 'I Kid You Not' |
| 2004 | Line of Fire | Laurie McBride | Episode: 'Mother & Child Reunion' |
| 2004 | The Karate Dog | COLAR (voice) | TV film |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Maddy | Episode: 'Corporate Warriors' |
| 2006 | Masters of Horror | Judith | Episode: 'Fair-Haired Child' |
| 2008–2009 | House | Janice Burke | Episodes: 'Let Them Eat Cake,' 'Joy to the World,' 'Painless' |
| 2009 | Prison Break | Daddy | Episodes: 'Free', 'The Old Ball and Chain' |
| 2009 | The Cleaner | Sunshine | Episodes: 'Split Ends', 'The Things We Didn't Plan' |
| 2014–2019 | Orange Is the New Black | Lolly Whitehill | Recurring role (19 episodes) |
| 2016 | Gotham | Jeri | Episode: 'Wrath of the Villains: This Ball of Mud and Meanness' |
| 2017 | Hawaii Five-0 | Jenny Kitson | Episode: 'Wehe 'ana (Prelude)' |
| 2017 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Nightra (voice) | Episode: 'Guilty as Charged' |
| 2017 | Danger & Eggs | Ruelle / Madame Aubergine (voice) | Episode: 'Morning Routine/Lost & Found' |
| 2017 | Swedish Dicks | Madame Roux | Episode: 'Dial M for Medium' |
| 2018 | Robot Chicken | Mrs. Geraldine Grundy, Girl (voice) | Episode: 'Never Forget' |
| 2019 | Summer Camp Island | Ms. Pinch/Additional Voices | Episode: 'I Heart Heartforde' |
Video games[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Superman: Shadow of Apokolips | Livewire | Voice only |
References[edit]
- ^ abAlbright-Hanna, Adam (October 21, 2013). 'Lori Petty - If This Is What 50 Looks Like, Aging Is Hot - Purple Clover'. Purple Clover. Whalerock Industries. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^'Lori Petty - Yahoo! TV'. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^Durso, Joseph.'ON HORSE RACING; New Campaign Takes the Low Road'Archived 2018-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, August 18, 1998.
- ^'Go Baby/Lady' a 20-second commercial created by Merkley Newman Harty and released on Wednesday, April 1, 1998, as part of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's 'Go, Baby, Go' advertising campaign, YouTube.com; accessed April 11, 2017.
- ^Rosen, Lisa (June 19, 2008). 'Lori Petty's hard look'. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^Bauers, Sandy (August 8, 2002). 'Evanovich's familiar characters make narrator confusion bearable'. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
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External links[edit]
- Lori Petty on IMDb
