Lori Cardille

Lori Cardille
Born	1953or1954(age 71–72)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1978–present
Children	Kate Rogal
Father	Bill Cardille

Lori Cardille (born 1953 or 1954) ^[1] is an American actress, best known for her role in Day of the Dead (1985). ^[2]

Career

Cardille's notable television roles were the first Winter Austen (1978–1979) on the ABC soap opera The Edge of Night , and Carol Baker on soap opera Ryan's Hope . Her most notable film role is Sarah in George A. Romero's Day of the Dead .

Writing

She is the author of the book I'm Gonna Tell: ...an Offbeat Tale of Survival, which chronicles her journey after surviving sexual abuse. ^[3]

Personal life

Cardille is the daughter of Pittsburgh TV personality Bill Cardille, who played himself in George Romero's Night of the Living Dead , and Louise Maras. She studied acting at Carnegie Mellon University. ^[3]

Cardille's daughter is actress Kate Rogal. ^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Day of the Dead	Sarah Bowman
1993	Zombie Jamboree: The 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead	Self	Documentary
1994	No Pets	Lorraine Turner
2008	Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero	Self	Documentary
2019	In Search of Darkness
2020	In Search of Darkness: Part II
2023	Night of the Living Dead 2	Mandy
2023	The TRIP	Carol Burch
2025	Mercy	Director Holden
TBA	Night of the Living Dead 2	Mandy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Ryan's Hope	Carol Baker
1978–1979	The Edge of Night	Winter Austen #1
1982	Parole	Suzanne Driscoll	Television film
1985	The Equalizer	Sarah Claxton	Episode: "The Distant Fire"
1986	Tales from the Darkside	Emily McCall	Episode: "Florence Bravo"
1989	The Incredibly Strange Film Show	Self	Episode: "George A. Romero & Tom Savini"
1991	Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace	Female Agent	Television film
2016	Doomsday	Detective Dara Dormand	Episode: "Little Leaks Sink the Ship: Part II"
2019	Stranger Things	Sarah	Archival footage; Episode: "Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?"

References

1. "Happy 70th birthday to the lovely and wonderful Lori Cardille". facebook.com. Weekend of the Dead. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
2. "Docherty Agency - LORI CARDILLE". resumes.breakdownexpress.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
3. "Interview - Lori Cardille of Day of the Dead - Cryptic Rock". crypticrock.com. March 12, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
4. "Daughter of the the [sic] Dead! Q&A with artist and actor Kate Rogal". FANGORIA®. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

External links

• Lori Cardille at IMDb
• Interview at the Wayback Machine (archived May 15, 2007)