Lori Cardille

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Lori Cardille
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
Children Kate Rogal
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Lori Ann Cardille is an American actress and producer, best known for her role in Day of the Dead (1985). [1]

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Career

Cardille's notable television roles were Winter Austen #1 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. [2]

Personal life

Cardille is the daughter of Bill Cardille, who acted in George Romero's Night of the Living Dead . She studied acting at Carnegie Mellon University. [2]

Cardille's daughter is actress Kate Rogal. [3] She also has a sister, Marea. [4] [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Day of the Dead Sarah Bowman
1993Zombie Jamboree: The 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living DeadSelfDocumentary
1994No PetsLorraine Turner
2008 Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero SelfDocumentary
2019 In Search of Darkness
2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II
2023Night of the Living Dead 2Mandy
2023The TRIPCarol Burch

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 Ryan's Hope Carol Baker
1978–1979 The Edge of Night Winter Austen #1
1982 Parole Suzanne DriscollTelevision film
1985 The Equalizer Sarah ClaxtonEpisode: "The Distant Fire"
1986 Tales from the Darkside Emily McCallEpisode: "Florence Bravo"
1989 The Incredibly Strange Film Show SelfEpisode: "George A. Romero & Tom Savini"
1991Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus FaraceFemale AgentTelevision film
2016DoomsdayDetective Dara DormandEpisode: "Little Leaks Sink the Ship: Part II"
2019 Stranger Things SarahArchival footage; Episode: "Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?"

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References

  1. "Docherty Agency - LORI CARDILLE". resumes.breakdownexpress.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 "Interview - Lori Cardille of Day of the Dead - Cryptic Rock". crypticrock.com. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. "Daughter of the the [sic] Dead! Q&A with artist and actor Kate Rogal". FANGORIA®. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. Miska, Brad (March 22, 2019). "Exclusive Clip: John Carpenter Joins '80s Horror Documentary 'In Search of Darkness'!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  5. Day of the Dead 30th Anniversary Reunion - Cinema Wasteland - 04/11/15 at YouTube. Retrieved 12 March 2018