Lori Ann Lethin (born August 4, 1955) is an American retired actress, known for her appearances on television and in several horror films in the 1980s.
Biography
Lethin was born August 4, 1955
[ in ]Los Angeles
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to Paul Lethin.Bloody Birthday
''Bloody Birthday'' is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Ed Hunt, produced by Gerald T. Olson, and starring Susan Strasberg, José Ferrer, and Lori Lethin. Its plot follows a group of three children born on the same day during a solar ecl ...
'' (1981) opposite Susan Strasberg
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, about a group of children who begin committing murders. On July 19, 1981, Lethin married actor Loring Pickering in Catalina Island.[
Lethin starred as Charlene Matlock in the 1986 '' Matlock'' pilot film, ''Diary of a Perfect Murder''.]Linda Purl
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in the subsequent series.[ She later starred in the comedy horror film '']Return to Horror High
''Return to Horror High'' is a 1987 American comedy slasher film written and directed by Bill Froehlich and starring Vince Edwards, Brendan Hughes, Scott Jacoby, Lori Lethin, Philip McKeon, and Alex Rocco. Told in a nonlinear format, the plot f ...
'' (1987), playing multiple roles.[ Lethin had a minor role in ]Jonathan Kaplan
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's 1999 drama ''Brokedown Palace
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'', playing the mother of Kate Beckinsale
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's character.[
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Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1955 births
Actresses from Los Angeles
American film actresses
American television actresses
Living people
21st-century American women