Charlie Spradling

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Charlie Spradling
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Spradling in the Spanish poster of To Sleep with a Vampire (1993)
Born
Charlie Lynn Spradling

(1968-09-27) September 27, 1968 (age 55)
OccupationActress
Years active1988–2002
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Spouse
(m. 1997;div. 2006)
Children1

Charlie Lynn Spradling (born September 27, 1968) is a retired American actress.

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Early years

Spradling was born September 27, 1968, in Forth Worth, Texas, where she was also raised.[ citation needed ]

Career

Spradling's first appearance in film was in the 1988 science fiction horror cult film The Blob . [1]

Mainly active throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Spradling is primarily known for her acting roles and appearances in horror films such as Meridian: Kiss of the Beast (1990), or Puppet Master II (1990). [2] She has also had small appearances in the television series Twin Peaks and the film Wild at Heart (1990), both by David Lynch.

Personal life

Spradling married actor Jason London in 1997. The couple had a daughter, Cooper. They divorced in 2006.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 The Blob Co-Eds
1991Twice DeadTina
1990 Meridian: Kiss of the Beast GinaDirect-to-video
1990 Wild at Heart IrmaThe film won the Palm d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival
1990 Mirror, Mirror Charleen Kane
1990 Puppet Master II WandaDirect-to-video
1990 Ski School Paulette
1991 The Doors CBS Girl Backstage
1991Caged FearJoy
1992 Bad Channels CookieDirect-to-video
1993To Sleep with a VampireNina
1994Inside the GoldmineStockard
1994 Angel of Destruction Brit Alwood
1997Convict 762Helena
1997 Johnny Skidmarks Lorraine
1998 Broken Vessels Ginger
2000 $pent Brigette
2002 A Midsummer Night's Rave Stosh's Babe

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Full House RhondaEpisode: "Cutting It Close"
1988-1989 Growing Pains Tawny/TawneyEpisodes: "Mandingo" and " Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
1989 Married... with Children MurphyEpisode: "Requiem for a Dead Barber"
1990 The Bradys Teri DickinsonEpisode: "Hat in the Ring"
1990 Twin Peaks SwabbieSeason 1, Episode 3: "Episode #1.3"
1994 Dead at 21 GlennaEpisode: "Cry Baby Cry"
1994-1997 Viper Dominique/AnnaEpisodes: "Shutdown" and "Ghost"
1997 Pacific Blue Zandy MasonEpisode: "Full Moon"
2000 NYPD Blue Stacey MangriniEpisode: "Roll Out the Barrel"

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