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American actress

Kerri Green
Green in September 2017
BornUnited States
OccupationActress
Years active1985–1994, 1999–2001, 2012

Kerri Green is an American actress, best known for her roles in The Goonies (1985), Summer Rental (1985), and Lucas (1986). She also co-wrote and directed the film Bellyfruit (1999).

Early life

Green grew up in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, and graduated from Pascack Hills High School and Vassar College. She worked at a Roy Rogers restaurant and made commercials for Jordache jeans and Bold 3 detergent.

Career

Green is best known for her roles as a young teen in a string of teen flicks in the 1980s, including Summer Rental (1985). Her big break came in the 1985 film The Goonies, in which she played cheerleader-turned-adventurer Andrea "Andy" Carmichael. Two months later, she worked in Summer Rental where she portrayed Jennifer Chester.

She gained further critical acclaim for her performance in Lucas (1986) in which she starred as the center of a love triangle between the characters of Corey Haim and Charlie Sheen. However, her next film Three for the Road (1987), which featured Charlie Sheen and Alan Ruck, did not fare as well.

Green later appeared in a 1990 episode of In the Heat of the Night, performed in an independent film called Blue Flame, and played the role of secretary of Paul Reiser's character in two episodes of the television sitcom Mad About You.

Green eventually co-founded a film 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).

Personal life

Green 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.

Filmography

Film
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
2012 Complacent Beth Wilkensen
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1987 The Disney Sunday Movie 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 2 episodes
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

  1. ^ Kolsno, Ann (March 30, 1986). "For a first-time star, life is sunny side up". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 2-F. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Joyner, Will (March 18, 1986). "The subtle shade of Kerri Green". The Record. New Jersey, Hackensack. p. 68. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Suellentrop, Chris (December 6, 2012). "Why BioShock Infinite's Creator Won't Settle for Success". Wired. Vol. 21, no. 1. Condé Nast. Retrieved April 8, 2013.

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