Lori Petty
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Lori Lee Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American movie actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Petty, oldest of three children, was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the daughter of a Pentecostal minister.[1] She graduated from North High School in Sioux City, Iowa in 1981 and worked for several years in Omaha as a graphic designer before pursuing acting.
[edit] Career
Petty first became famous for playing Keanu Reeves' surfer girlfriend in the 1991 action thriller Point Break. Previous to that, she got her break starring with Richard Grieco in Fox's Booker.
In 1992, Petty was featured in the box office hit A League of Their Own which starred Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna. Petty played the title role in Tank Girl in 1995, which made her into a cult icon. Her other films include Free Willy and In the Army Now. She also co-starred in the television series Lush Life with her friend Karyn Parsons, but it was canceled after four episodes. Petty is also known for providing the voice of the supervillain Livewire on Warner Bros.' Superman: The Animated Series, and The New Batman Adventures.
Although Petty 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]
[edit] Personal life
Petty is the creator of the alternative clothing line "Lawd Knows",[3] and is an artist.
She is a vegan.
[edit] Filmography
- The Last Guy on Earth (2006)
- Masters of Horror: Fair-Haired Child (2006)
- Broken Arrows (2006)
- I Remember (2005)
- Prey for Rock & Roll (2003)
- Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (2002) (voice)(video game)
- Route 666 (2001)
- Firetrap (2001)
- MacArthur Park (2001/I)
- Horrible Accident (2001)
- Clubland (1999)
- Star Trek Voyager (1999) (TV series)
- The Arrangement (1999)
- Brimstone (1998) (TV series)
- Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)
- Lush Life (1996)(TV series)
- Countdown (1996)
- Tank Girl (1994)
- The Glass Shield (1994)
- In the Army Now (1994)
- Poetic Justice (1993)
- Free Willy (1993)
- A League of Their Own (1992)
- Point Break (1991)
- Cadillac Man (1990)
- Booker (1989) (TV series)
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989) (TV series)
- Police Story: Monster Manor (1988) (TV series)
- The Thorns (1988) (TV series)
- Bates Motel (1987) (TV series)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Lori Petty at the Internet Movie Database
- Lori Petty article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
