| Jill Schoelen | |
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| Born | March 21, 1963 Burbank, California |
Jill Schoelen (born March 21, 1963) is an American actress.
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Schoelen was born in Burbank, California. Her mother is the famous fashion designer Dorothy Schoelen.
Schoelen has starred in such movies as D.C. Cab (1983), Babes in Toyland (1986), The Stepfather (1987), Curse II: The Bite (1988), Cutting Class (1989), The Phantom of the Opera (1989), Rich Girl (film) (1991), Popcorn (1991), When a Stranger Calls Back (1993), and There Goes My Baby (1994). Her role as the heroine in no less than six low-budget horror films earned her a minor cult following and reputation as a scream queen.[1] She also guest starred in the hit TV show Murder, She Wrote, "Little House on the Prairie (TV series)" in an episode entitled "Love" where she played a blind girl, and Hell Town (TV series), which starred Robert Blake and lasted only one season. In the latter, she appeared in an episode entitled "The People vs. Willy the Goat."
Schoelen briefly dated Brad Pitt. They were engaged for three months, but she broke off the engagement in Budapest, Hungary where she was filming The Phantom of the Opera.
Jill took time off from the spotlight to raise her two children with her husband, composer Anthony Marinelli, in Encino, California. The two were divorced in 2002. In 2003, Jill began a relationship with jazz bassist Dave Carpenter, who has played with Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Boz Scaggs, and many others. Jill and Dave began working on a jazz album, with Jill providing the vocals and Dave playing bass as well as producing.
Jill is currently working on a new CD recording songs she believes will be part of the American Songbook, and has actively produced a play called The Standard Bearer and has co-produced Baby, it's You for Broadway with director Floyd Mutrux, both as of 2011.[2]