Kelly Jo Minter

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Kelly Jo Minter
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Minter, 2008.
Born (1966-07-14) July 14, 1966 (age 57) [1] [2]
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Known forYvonne Miller – A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
Maria – The Lost Boys
Ruby Williams – The People Under the Stairs
Spouse
(m. 1992)
[ citation needed ]
Children4

Kelly Jo Minter (born July 14, 1966) [1] [2] is an American actress. Minter made her acting debut as "The Pilot" in an after-school short movie of the same name in 1984. She made her film debut as Lorrie in Mask (1985). She subsequently portrayed Denise Green in Summer School (1987), Maria in The Lost Boys (1987), Charlotta in Miracle Mile (1988), Yvonne Miller in A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), LaDonna in House Party (1990), Cheryl in Popcorn (1991), and Ruby Williams in The People Under the Stairs (1991). Outside of film, Minter has made guest appearances on a variety of television series including Hill Street Blues (1987), A Different World (1988), Martin (1993), ER (1996), Providence (2001), and Strong Medicine (2002). In 2010, she appeared as herself in the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy .

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Early life

Minter was the youngest of nine children in a middle-class, Catholic household. [3] Due to her mother, a pharmaceutical supplies salesperson traveling for work, Minter left home at age 14 to live on her own, before ending up in juvenile hall and girls homes. [3]

Career

Minter began her career in entertainment behind the scenes as a Grip on mainstream and pornographic films. [3] [4] It led her to getting onscreen acting roles in film and television. [3] [4]

In 1983, Minter portrayed Angela in an episode of the third season of Fame called "Break Dance". In 1984, she portrayed Carla in the television short The Pilot. In 1985, Minter made her film acting debut as the prostitute Lorrie in the drama film Mask . [5] She starred alongside Cher, Sam Elliott, and Eric Stoltz. The film earned positive reviews [6] and was a financial success. [7] The same year, she portrayed Kelly on an episode of the television series T.J. Hooker called "Street Bait" and Rachel Torres in the television film Badge of the Assassin .

In 1986, Minter portrayed Toni in the television film Charley Hannah and Vicky in an episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color called "The Deacon Street Deer". In 1987, Minter portrayed Kathy in an episode of Hill Street Blues called "It Ain't Over Till It's Over" and Denise Green, a dyslexic teenager, [8] in the comedy film Summer School . For her work in this film, Minter received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture in 1987. [9] The same year, Minter portrayed Maria in Joel Schumacher's cult horror comedy film The Lost Boys . She subsequently portrayed Treena Lester in The Principal . [10] The following year, she portrayed Charlotta in Steve De Jarnatt's apocalyptic thriller Miracle Mile [11] and Charisse in two episodes of the television series A Different World .

In 1989, Minter portrayed Yvonne Miller in Stephen Hopkins' fantasy horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child . [12] She starred alongside Lisa Wilcox as Alice Johnson and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. The same year, she portrayed Loret in the film Cat Chaser . The following year, Minter was cast as LaDonna in Reginald Hudlin's comedy film House Party . In 1991, she portrayed a recovering drug addict in New Jack City , Cheryl in Popcorn , [13] Mulready in Doc Hollywood , and Ruby Williams in Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs . [14] The same year, she had guest appearances on a variety of television series such as Father Dowling Mysteries , WIOU , and Sibs .

In 1992, Minter portrayed Sharonda in the television film Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story . [15] The following year, she portrayed Joanna in the film Sunset Grill and Rhodesia in an episode of Martin . In 1994, she appeared in the television film Cosmic Slop . In 1996, she portrayed a hooker in The Rich Man's Wife , a crack mom in an episode of ER , and Rita in the television film A Face to Die For . [16] The following year, she portrayed Chrissie Brooks in Dead Men Can't Dance.

In 2001, Minter starred in the television film Stranger Inside and had a guest appearance in the televisions series Providence . The following year, she portrayed Vielle Montoya in an episode of Strong Medicine . In 2003, she portrayed Angie in the film Tapped Out. In 2008, she portrayed Karen in an episode of Zoey 101 . In 2010, Minter appeared as herself in the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy . In 2012, she appeared as herself in the documentary After the Violence.

Personal life

Minter has been married to singer-songwriter Georgio Allentini since 1992.[ citation needed ] Together they have three sons, Georgio Allentini Jr. (b. September 1987), [17] Joseph and Christian Allentini (b. December 1997).[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! HerselfVideo
1985 Mask Lorrie
Badge of the Assassin Rachel TorresTV movie
1986Charley HannahToniTV movie
1987 Summer School Denise Green
The Lost Boys Maria
The Principal Treena Lester
1988Sharing Richard-TV movie
Miracle Mile Charlotta
1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Yvonne Miller
Cat Chaser Loret
1990 House Party LaDonna
1991 New Jack City Recovering Addict
Popcorn Cheryl
Out for Justice Hooker
Doc Hollywood Mulready
The People Under the Stairs Ruby Williams
1992 Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story SharondaTV movie
1993 Sunset Grill Joanna
1996 A Face to Die For RitaTV movie
The Rich Man's Wife Cursing Hooker
1997Dead Men Can't DanceSgt. Chrissie Brooks
2001 Stranger Inside Group Therapy WomenTV movie
2002Banged Out-Video
2003Tapped OutAngie
2019Getting the Kinks OutDenise

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Fame AngelEpisode: "Break Dance"
1984Buchanan HighElenaEpisode: "Editor and Chief"
Insight CarlaEpisode: "The Pilot"
1985 T.J. Hooker KellyEpisode: "Street Bate"
1986 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color VickyEpisode: "The Deacon Street Deer"
1987 Hill Street Blues KathyEpisode: "It Ain't Over Till It's Over"
1988 A Different World CharisseRecurring Cast: Season 2
1991 Father Dowling Mysteries SheriEpisode: "The Joyful Noise Mystery"
WIOU JasmineEpisode: "Three Women and a Baby"
Sibs EdnaEpisode: "The Naked and the Damned"
1993 Martin RhodesiaEpisode: "Control"
1994 Cosmic Slop Female Drug DealerEpisode: "The First Commandment"
1996 ER Leah RussellEpisode: "Baby Shower"
2001 Providence -Episode: "Trial & Error"
2002 Strong Medicine Vielle MontoyaEpisode: "Precautions"
2008 Zoey 101 KarenEpisode: "Coffee Cart Ban"

Documentary

YearTitle
2009 Best Worst Movie
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2014After the Violence

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