Lori Hallier

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Lori Hallier
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Hallier in My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Born
Lori Hallier

(1959-07-08) July 8, 1959 (age 65)
Alma mater University of Victoria
National Theatre School
OccupationActress
Years active1980–present
Known for My Bloody Valentine
Santa Barbara
Days of Our Lives

Lori Hallier (born July 8, 1959) is a Canadian film, stage, and television actress. She made her film debut in 1981, starring as Sarah Mercer in George Mihalka's slasher film My Bloody Valentine (1981). She subsequently starred in Warning Sign (1985), Night of the Twisters (1996), Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000), My Name Is Tanino (2002), and Monte Walsh (2003). Hallier had a recurring role as Shannon Pressman in the television series Santa Barbara (1990). In 2017, Hallier portrayed Alice in the Netflix comedy film Christmas Inheritance .

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Early life

Hallier was born July 8, 1959, in Victoria, British Columbia, [1] [2] to Gerry and Vivian Hallier. [3] She has two siblings: a sister, Kerry, and brother, Dale. [3] Hallier was raised in Victoria, where she attended the Reynolds Secondary School. [3] She studied theatre for two years at the University of Victoria before graduating from the National Theatre School in Montreal in 1980. [3]

Career

Hallier made her film debut as Sarah Mercer in the 1981 cult classic slasher film My Bloody Valentine . [3] [4] [5] After filming My Bloody Valentine in Nova Scotia, Hallier returned to Victoria, where she appeared in stage productions for the Bastion Theatre Company, as well as a production of Names and Nicknames with Richard Margison. [3]

In 1982, Hallier appeared in a short-run Showtime soap opera entitled Love at the Crossroads, opposite George Touliatos, Eve Crawford, and Vivian Reis, in which she portrays Michelle, a starlet attempting to make it in Hollywood. [6] A review on the series in the Akron Beacon Journal dismissed the series, but noted: "Lori Hallier and Eve Crawford vindicate themselves despite the horrid script; their performances are better than those in most daytime soaps." [6]

The following year, she appeared in two episodes of the Canadian series Loving Friends and Perfect Couples , after which she relocated to Los Angeles, California, to pursue further work in television. [3] She made appearances on several 1980s American television series such as The Dukes of Hazzard , Trapper John, M.D. , and Simon & Simon . In 1986, Hallier co-starred with Harvey Keitel in the thriller Blindside , and in 1989 she appeared as Yvette on the popular soap opera Days of Our Lives , following this role with a recurring role as Shannon Pressman on the daytime drama Santa Barbara in 1990.

In 1996, Hallier appeared in the horror film Night of the Twisters . After appearing in the television movies Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean and A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story, Hallier would become associated with supernatural and science fiction through her work on series such as Star Trek: Voyager [7] and Poltergeist: The Legacy in 1997.

In 2000, she portrayed Joanna Lanier in the television series In a Heartbeat . That same year, she appeared in Thomas and the Magic Railroad as the mother of the female protagonist, Lily Stone. In 2002, she was cast in the film My Name Is Tanino . [8] The following year, she starred in the popular Canadian program Strange Days at Blake Holsey High , [1] followed by a supporting role in the Western Monte Walsh (2003), opposite Tom Selleck and Isabella Rossellini. [9] In 2008, she appeared in a supporting role in the Canadian-produced miniseries The Summitt, opposite Bruce Greenwood, Christopher Plummer, and Wendy Crewson. [10]

In 2017, Hallier portrayed Alice in the Netflix comedy film Christmas Inheritance , opposite Eliza Taylor, Jake Lacy, and Andie MacDowell. [11]

Personal life

Hallier lived in Los Angeles, California for seventeen years after relocating there in the mid-1980s. [3] In a 2009 interview, she recalled: "I went on a lark and drove around in a rented convertible and lived the high life. My hair turned white, my skin turned brown. I had big hair, shoulder pads, big earrings. The '80s were a fun time... [but Los Angeles] is a torture chamber of expectations." [3] As of 2009, she resided in Toronto, Ontario. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 My Bloody Valentine Sarah Mercer
1985 Warning Sign TV Reporter
1987 Blindside Julie
1987 The Gunfighters Sally WellsTelevision film
1988Higher EducationNicole Hubert
1990Leona Helmsley: The Queen of MeanSarahTelevision film
1992 A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story JoanTelevision film
1995 Picture Perfect Amanda Holt
1996No One Could Protect HerCarol
1996 Night of the Twisters Laura HatchTelevision film
1996 Moonshine Highway RoseTelevision film
1996 Buried Secrets CynthiaTelevision film
1998Running WildRachel ThompsonTelevision film
1998Recipe for RevengeSophie WestinTelevision film
2000 All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story Jan GriffinTelevision film
2000 Thomas and the Magic Railroad Mrs. Stone
2000 The Other Me MomTelevision film
2002 My Name Is Tanino Leslie Garfield
2003 Monte Walsh Mary Wilder
2003 Ghost Cat BrendaTelevision film
2006 Heartstopper Mrs. Wexler
2006Black WidowerMarie Wagner
2008Bull Volk
2012 Christmas with Holly Liz CooperTelevision film
2016Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the WordMrs. RyanTelevision film
2013A Fish StoryFuneral Director
2017 Christmas Inheritance AliceTelevision film
2018SKINNancy Morgan
2018Christmas in LoveMarian CarlingsonTelevision film
2019 Astronaut Ventura Mission Control
2019Our Christmas Love SongAnneTelevision film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Bizarre Various Characters
1982Love at the CrossroadsMichelle6 episodes [6]
1982 Seeing Things ElizabethEpisode: "Looking Back"
1983 Loving Friends and Perfect Couples Ann2 episodes
1983 Trapper John, M.D. Dr. Elizabeth AmberEpisode: "Old Man Liver"
1984 The Dukes of Hazzard Dr. Debbie DavisEpisode: "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Duke"
1984 Cover Up Lady Abigail BabcockEpisode: "Writer's Block"
1984 Matt Houston Nora FultonEpisode: "The Honeymoon Murders"
1987 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Samantha CookEpisode: "If the Shoe Fits"
1987 Diamonds Zoe ChapmanEpisode: "There Once Was a Lady from Kathmandu"
1987–1988 Adderly Anna Korman / Ruth2 episodes
1987–1988 Night Heat Terry Morrison / Sandra Lane2 episodes
1988 Simon & Simon Kristen Forne / McCaffertyEpisode: "Second Swell"
1988 The Twilight Zone Tom's SecretaryEpisode: "Appointment on Route 17"
1988–1990 War of the Worlds Mindy Cooper / Teri2 episodes
1988–1990Friday's Curse Helen Garrett / Jennifer2 episodes
1989 Street Legal Danielle St. JohnEpisode: "Film Noir"
1989-1990 Days of Our Lives Yvette Dupres48 episodes
1990 Santa Barbara Shannon Pressman16 episodes
1990 The Hitchhiker SherriEpisode: "New Dawn"
1991 Civil Wars 'Cricket' PillmanEpisode: "A Long, Fat Frontal Presentation"
1991–1992 Jake and the Fatman Carolyn Lloyd / Taylor Peters / Meghann Peters3 episodes
1991–1993 Tropical Heat Kerra Lane / Madge2 episodes
1992 Katts and Dog UnknownEpisode: "Falling Out Among Thieves"
1992 Forever Knight Lyn FioriEpisode: "Dead Issue"
1992–1993 Secret Service Springer / Young2 episodes
1993 Matlock Janet MooreEpisode: "The Defendant"
1993–1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kimberly St. Clair / Marilyn2 episodes
1994 RoboCop: The Series Tori TolinEpisode: "When Justice Fails"
1996 Side Effects Candice SaundersEpisode: "Sex, Death, and Rock & Roll"
1997 Star Trek: Voyager Dr. Riley FrazierEpisode: "Unity"
1997 Poltergeist: The Legacy Angeline D'ArcyEpisode: "Ransom"
1998 The Wonderful World of Disney Sally JeffriesEpisode: "Mr. Headmistress"
1999 The City Marsha HensenEpisode: "Departures"
1999 Total Recall 2070 Barbara RaymondEpisode: "Infiltration"
1999 PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Hannah GriffinEpisode: "John Doe"
1999 Twice in a Lifetime Julie's MotherEpisode: "Double Exposure"
2000 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Persia McQueenEpisode: "Honey, I'm the Wrong Arm of the Law"
2000–2001 In a Heartbeat Joanna Lanier7 episodes
2002 Doc Gail BlackEpisode: "Busy Man"
2002The 5th Quadrant Judy MathisEpisode: "American Psychokinesis"
2002Body & Soul Melissa HuntEpisode: "Letting Go"
2003 Blue Murder Miranda BurkeEpisode: "Boy Band"
2003 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Betty Vanderwylen2 episodes
2004 Bury the Lead Gemma JaneEpisode: "The Revenge Specialist"
2002–2006 Strange Days at Blake Holsey High Kelly Trent4 episodes
2008The SummitDitchburnMiniseries; 2 episodes
2009 Flashpoint Dr. RedfieldEpisode: "Exit Wounds"
2012 Rookie Blue Nicole MarshallEpisode: "The Girlfriend Experience"
2014 Sensitive Skin Ashotep IXEpisode: "The Mummy"

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