Lori Lethin
Lori Lethin | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1955 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–1999 |
| Spouse |
Loring Pickering
(m. 1981–1984) |
Lori Ann Lethin (born August 4, 1955) is an American retired actress, known for her appearances on television and in several horror films in the 1980s.
Biography[edit]
Lethin was born August 4, 1955[1] in Los Angeles[citation needed] to Paul Lethin.[2] She made her feature debut in the slasher film The Prey, filmed around 1980 but released in 1983.[3] She subsequently had a lead role in Bloody Birthday (1981) opposite Susan Strasberg, about a group of children who begin committing murders. On July 19, 1981, Lethin married actor Loring Pickering in Catalina Island.[2]
Lethin starred as Charlene Matlock in the 1986 Matlock pilot film, Diary of a Perfect Murder.[4] She was replaced by Linda Purl in the subsequent series.[4] She later starred in the comedy horror film Return to Horror High (1987), playing multiple roles.[3] Lethin had a minor role in Jonathan Kaplan's 1999 drama Brokedown Palace, playing the mother of Kate Beckinsale's character.[1]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Bloody Birthday | Joyce Russell | [5] | |
| 1981 | Goliath Awaits | Maria | Television film | [5] |
| 1983 | The Prey | Bobbie | Filmed in 1979-80 | [5] |
| 1983 | The Day After | Denise Dahlberg | Television film | [6] |
| 1984 | For Love or Money | Betty | Television film | [1] |
| 1985 | Brotherly Love | Tina | Television film | [6] |
| 1985 | Means and Ends | Kelly | [1] | |
| 1987 | Return to Horror High | Callie Cassidy / Sarah Walker / Susan | [5] | |
| 1989 | The Magic Boy's Easter | Mother | Short film | |
| 1989 | A Platinum Triangle | Karen Masters | [6] | |
| 1999 | Brokedown Palace | Lori Davis | [5] |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Charlie's Angels | Bo Fleming | Episode: "Teen Angels" | [5] |
| 1979 | A Man Called Sloane | Helen | Episode: "Architect of Evil" | [5] |
| 1979 | Barnaby Jones | Susan Cooper | Episode: "The Final Victim" | |
| 1980 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Lori | Episode: "Southern Comforts" | [5] |
| 1980 | Freebie and the Bean | Alice | Episode: "The Seduction of Bean" | [5] |
| 1981 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Carrie Simms | Episode: "Vendetta" | |
| 1981 | The Wave | ABC Afterschool Special | [7] | |
| 1981 | The Wonderful World of Phillip Malley | Meredith Carswell | Pilot | |
| 1982 | Hill Street Blues | Diane Koslow | Episode: "Rein of Terror" | |
| 1983 | Magnum, P.I. | Gail Blassingame | Episode: "The Big Blow" | [6] |
| 1983 | The Mississippi | Mary Penn | Episode: "G.I. Blues" | |
| 1984 | The Master | Jill Pattersen | Episode: "Out-of-Time-Step" | |
| 1984 | The A-Team | Jennifer Teasdale | Episode: "Harder Than It Looks" | |
| 1984 | E/R | Tina | Episode: "Sentimental Journey" | |
| 1985 | Diff'rent Strokes | Karen Kimball | Episode: "A Special Friend" | [5] |
| 1985 | The Insiders | Billie | Episode: "Gun Runners" | |
| 1986 | Matlock | Charlene Matlock | Episode: "Diary of a Perfect Murder" | [6] |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Christy Olson | Episode: "If a Body Meet a Body" | |
| 1986 | Stingray | Lanie Harmon | Episode: "Abnormal Psych" | [5] |
| 1986 | Throb | Roberta | Episode: "The Party" | |
| 1987 | Starman | Joanna 'Dusty' Haley | Episode: "Dusty" | |
| 1987 | Werewolf | Julie | Episode: "Eye of the Storm" | |
| 1987 | Ohara | Paula Goode | Episode: "And a Child Shall Lead Them" |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Lori Lethin". AllMovie. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "Lori Lethin Marries Loring Pickering IV". Palm Beach Daily News. Palm Beach, Florida. September 6, 1981. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Stine, Scott Aaron (2003). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 232, 251. ISBN 978-1-476-61132-7.
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2018). Encyclopedia of Unaired Television Pilots, 1945-2018. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 274. ISBN 978-1-476-67206-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Lori Lethin Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Lori Lethin". BFI. Retrieved 2021-01-31.[dead link]
- ^ "ABC Afterschool Special Planned". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. May 28, 1981. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- Lori Lethin at IMDb