Renee Griffin

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Renee Griffin
Born (1968-05-30) May 30, 1968 (age 55)
Other namesJerri Reneé Griffin,
Renee Allman
Renee Allman
OccupationActress

Renee Griffin (born May 30, 1968) is an American actress.

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Early life and education

She was born in Long Beach, California and attended John F. Kennedy High School in La Palma, California. She studied drama at Fullerton College, where she appeared on stage in productions of Crimes of the Heart , The Philadelphia Story, and The Star-Spangled Girl .

Career

Griffin was a regular cast member on the ABC soap Port Charles , playing the part of Danielle Ashley from 1997-1998. In 2001, she appeared on the TV series Black Scorpion as the villain Aerobicide.

Griffin is best known for her role as Lanie in the cult favorite stoner film, The Stoned Age (1994), and as Angel who was decapitated in the 1991 action movie Showdown in Little Tokyo .

Renee has guest-starred on High Tide, Dangerous Women , Eye on L.A., and on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation .

Personal life

Griffin is married to actor James Marshall.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Hollywood Boulevard IICamilla
1991 Showdown in Little Tokyo Angel Mueller
1992 Encino Man Fresh Nug
1993 Cyborg 2 DreenaDirect-to-video
1994 The Stoned Age Lanie
1994Death MatchDanielle Richardson
1995 Number One Fan Blair Madsen
1996 The Great White Hype Angel
1996 Scene of the Crime Jennifer
1997 Criminal Affairs Robin
2000 Doomsday Man Jill

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater LanieArchival footage
1996 High Tide Tracy DonaldsonEpisode: "University Blues: Part 1"
1997 Port Charles Danielle Ashley57 episodes
2001 Black Scorpion Suzy Pain / AerobicideEpisode: "No Sweat"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Laurel TrentEpisode: "Early Rollout"
2008 Eve Governor's wife

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