Kerri Lee Green (born ) is an American actress, best known for her roles in ''

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'' (1985), ''

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'' (1985), and ''

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'' (1986). She also co-wrote and directed the film ''

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'' (1999).

Early life

Green grew up in Woodcliff Lake and graduated from

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and Vassar College. She worked at a Roy Rogers restaurant and made commercials for Jordache jeans and Bold 3 detergent.

Career

Green is best known for her roles as a young teen in a string of teen flicks in the 1980s, including ''

'' (1985), in which she starred as the daughter of a stressed-out air traffic controller (

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). Her big break came in the 1985 film ''

'', in which she played cheerleader-turned-adventurer Andrea "Andy" Carmichael. She gained further critical acclaim for her performance in ''

'' (1986), in which she starred as the center of a

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between the characters of

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and

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. However, her next film, ''

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'' (1987), which featured Charlie Sheen and

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, did not fare as well. Green later appeared in a 1990 episode of '' In the Heat of the Night '', performed in an independent film called ''

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'', and played the role of secretary of

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's character in two episodes of the television sitcom ''

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''. Green eventually co-founded a film production company, Independent Women Artists, with Bonnie Dickenson. With Dickenson, she co-wrote and directed the film adaptation of a play about

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called ''

'' (1999).

Personal life

Green took a break from acting to study art at

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, where she was roommates with

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's brother, Adam, and with ''

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'' developer Ken Levine.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Kerri 1967 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New Jersey American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Pascack Hills High School alumni People from Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey Vassar College alumni