Marilyn Ghigliotti | |
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 Ghigliotti at the 2012 Florida SuperCon | |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer, director, make-up artist |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Marilyn Ghigliotti is an American actress, producer, director and make-up artist best known for playing Veronica Loughran in Clerks .
Clerks director Kevin Smith cast her for her ability to cry while reciting a monologue for the audition. She later auditioned for Smith's Mallrats and was offered the role of Kim in Chasing Amy , but was not comfortable with kissing another woman on film. [1]
She moved to Sayreville, New Jersey, where she attended middle school and graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School in 1979. After high school, she earned her beautician license to do make-up and hair professionally. She worked at hair salons and later entered acting. Both of her parents are from Puerto Rico.[ citation needed ]
She performed in community theater in the New Jersey area. Since moving to Los Angeles in 1998, aside from her acting work, Ghigliotti works as a make-up artist in the TV/film industry as well as side work as a wedding stylist.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Invasion for Flesh and Blood | Rape Victim | Direct-to-video |
| 1994 | Clerks | Veronica Loughran | |
| 1996 | Jacker 2: Descent to Hell | Direct-to-video; uncredited | |
| 1998 | Get a Job | Gina | |
| 1998 | Flesh Eaters from Outer Space | Direct-to-video | |
| 1999 | A Packing Suburbia | Reporter | |
| 2004 | Palmarejo | Gigi | Short film |
| 2004 | Snowball Effect. The Story of Clerks | Herself | Documentary film |
| 2005 | 5 | Chloe Johnson | Short film; also makeup artist |
| 2006 | Who's Your Daddy? | Mom | Short film; also makeup artist |
| 2006 | Bad Hair Day | Maxy | Short film; also associate producer, key hair stylist |
| 2007 | Writers Do It Alone | Telanovela Woman | Short film; also makeup artist |
| 2007 | Dig | Teacher | Short film |
| 2007 | Negotiations | Female Hostage | Short film |
| 2007 | Roadkill | Alice | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Dead and Gone | Nurse Clark | |
| 2008 | Neland Circle | Connie | Short film |
| 2009 | The Little Samaritan | Mother | Short film; also production assistant and still photographer |
| 2011 | Alien Armageddon | Macy | also makeup artist |
| 2013 | Geek USA | Ronnie | |
| 2014 | #Rip | Lydia Walters | Short film; voice role |
| 2014 | Starship: Rising | Xarsis | |
| 2014 | Neighbors | Marta | Short film |
| 2015 | Nobody's Perfect | Mom | Short film |
| 2016 | Lake Eerie | Realtor | |
| 2017 | Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter | Xarsis | |
| 2019 | The Green Dress | Connie | Short film |
| 2019 | Shooting Clerks | Ali Thomlyn | also associate producer, hair stylist, makeup artist, and special thanks |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Herself | |
| 2022 | Clerks III | Veronica Loughran | |
| TBA | Witchula | Veronica Maleva | Post-production |
| TBA | Thursday the 12th | Morgan the Gypsy | Post-production |
| TBA | Evolution War | MedBot386 | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Totally Sketch | Gary's Mother | Episode: "Relaxation CD" |
| 2014 | Disorganized Zone | Jenny | Episode: "Tomorrow" |
| 2014 | Life with Kat & McKay | Estelle | Episode: "Bunco Me This!" |
| 2014 | LeagueOne: In the Spotlight! | Herself | Episode: "Marilyn Ghigliotti: Clerks Q&A" |
| 2015-2019 | Suspense | Amy Sayres / Dr. Macon / Lucy Travers / Lulu McCary / Emmaline Peck | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2016 | The Grindhouse Radio | Herself | Episode: "GHR: Marilyn Ghigliotti & Stephen Vining" |
| 2017 | Astrid Clover | Robed Woman | Episode: "Video Services" |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2019 | Letter from God | Short film |
| 2019 | Unsolved | Short film |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2019 | A Mother's Love | Short film; also producer |
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