Christine Forrest (sometimes credited as Chris Romero
) is an American actress and producer. She is the former wife of
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero (; February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor and actor. His ''Night of the Living Dead'' series of films about an imagined zombie apocalypse began with the 1968 film of the ...
and appeared in many of his films.
Forrest met Romero on the set of ''
Season of the Witch''.
She went on to appear in ''
Martin'' (in a role specifically written for her by Romero), ''
Knightriders
''Knightriders'' is a 1981 American drama film written and directed by George A. Romero and starring Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini, Amy Ingersoll, Patricia Tallman, and Christine Forrest. It was filmed entirely on location in the Pitts ...
'' (released the same year she and Romero wed), ''
Monkey Shines'' and ''
The Dark Half''
(which she also co-produced). In addition to appearing in a small role in the film,
she was a producer
and assistant director on ''
Dawn of the Dead''.
In 2019, it was announced that Forrest along with
Ryan Silbert
Ryan Silbert is an American filmmaker, writer, and producer, as well as the founder of Origin Story Entertainment, a multi-platform entertainment company with a global focus on storytelling. He is the producer of multiple award-winning films, incl ...
of Origin Story and ''
It'' producer
Roy Lee would team to produce a film adaptation of
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
's ''
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
''The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon'' (1999) is a psychological horror novel by American writer Stephen King. In 2004, a pop-up book adaptation was released with design by Kees Moerbeek and illustration by Alan Dingman. A film adaptation to be produ ...
''.
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American film actresses
American women film producers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women
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