Kelli Maroney
Kelli Maroney | |
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 Maroney in 2019 | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–present |
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| Website | www |
Kelli Maroney is an American film and television actress. She appeared in the films Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Night of the Comet (1984), Chopping Mall (1986), The Zero Boys (1986) and Scream Queen Hot Tub Party (1991).[1] Maroney also appeared on television in the soap operas Ryan's Hope and One Life to Live.
Career
Maroney's best-known film roles are Cindy Carr in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Samantha Belmont in Night of the Comet (1984),[2] Jamie in The Zero Boys (1985), and Allison in Chopping Mall (1986). Her daytime TV roles were as Kimberly Harris Beaulac on the soap opera Ryan's Hope (1979–1983) and Tina Lord on One Life to Live (1984–1985).
Appearances
She has made numerous guest appearances on TV shows, among them True Blood, Family Feud, Simon & Simon, Murder, She Wrote, FBI: The Untold Stories, and Chicago Hope.
She was featured on the cover of People for a 1980 article titled: Torrid Teens on the Soaps (with actresses Genie Francis and Kristen Vigard).
Maroney appeared as a guest on the Playboy TV 2015 "So Sexy It's Scary" Halloween episode with Jeffrey Reddick and Lisa Wilcox[citation needed].
She was a guest of and interviewed on Illeana Douglas's 2019 podcast "I Blame Dennis Hopper".[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Cindy | |
| 1983 | Slayground | Jolene | |
| 1984 | Night of the Comet | Samantha Sam Belmont | |
| 1986 | Chopping Mall | Alison Parks | |
| 1986 | The Zero Boys | Jamie | |
| 1987 | Big Bad Mama II | Willie McClatchie | |
| 1988 | Not of This Earth | Nurse Oxford | |
| 1989 | Jaded | Jennifer | |
| 1989 | Transylvania Twist | Hannah | |
| 1990 | Hard to Die | Porno Wife | |
| 1991 | Servants of Twilight | Sherry Ordway | |
| 1991 | Scream Queen Hot Tub Party | Kelli Maroney | |
| 1993 | Midnight Witness | Devon | |
| 1999 | Sam and Mike | Co-Producer | Short film |
| 2004 | Audition | Brett | Short film |
| 2011 | Lip Service | Janice | |
| 2019 | In Search of Darkness[4] | Herself | Documentary film |
| Blowing Up Right Now | Ruth | ||
| 2020 | Exorcism at 60,000 Feet | Ms. Jenkins | |
| 2020 | In Search of Darkness: Part II | Herself | Documentary film |
| 2020 | A Well Respected Man | Anita Padgett | Short film |
| 2020 | The Deep Ones | Ambrose Zadok | |
| 2022 | Staycation | Cynthia Oxford |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–1982 | Ryan's Hope | Kimberly Harris | 319 episodes |
| 1984 | Celebrity | Josie | TV miniseries |
| 1984 | One Life to Live | Tina Lord | TV series |
| 1986 | Simon & Simon | Angela Fielding | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Cissy Barnes | Episode: "Menace, Anyone?" |
| 1991 | FBI: The Untold Stories | Bonnie Kelly | Episode: "Kill for Love" |
| 1997 | The Pretender | Reporter | Episode: "Dragon House: Part 1" |
| 1997 | Face Down | Merrie/Meredith | TV movie |
| 1999 | Chicago Hope | Grace McNeil | Episode: "Home Is Where the Heartache Is" |
| 2008 | True Blood | Televangelist | Episode: "Mine" |
| 2010 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Kelli | Episode: "Re-Animated" |
| 2012 | Gila | Deputy Wilma | Television film |
References
- ^ Willis, Donald C. Horror and Science Fiction Films IV. 1997. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810830554 p. 234.
- ^ "Night of the Comet". Variety. December 31, 1983. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Kelli Maroney". November 14, 2018.
- ^ Miska, Brad (March 22, 2019). "Exclusive Clip: John Carpenter Joins '80s Horror Documentary 'In Search of Darkness'!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved May 29, 2019.