Jennifer G. Wright (born March 23, 1962) is an American former actress who made her film debut portraying the role of Cushie in the
comedy-drama ''
The World According to Garp'' in 1982. That same year she made an appearance in the live-action/animated psychological musical drama film ''
Pink Floyd – The Wall'', playing an American
groupie
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.
Career
Wright had roles in both ''
The Wild Life'' (1984) as Eileen and ''
St. Elmo's Fire
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'' (1985) as Felicia. She also starred with
Anthony Michael Hall
Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Smith in '' The Dead Zone'' from 2002 to 2007. He also rose to fame starring in films with ...
in the 1986 thriller ''
Out of Bounds
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'',
with
Adrian Pasdar as Mae in the 1987 cult horror classic ''
Near Dark
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'',
and alongside
Ilan Mitchell-Smith in the 1988 drama ''
The Chocolate War''. Wright had a lead role in 1989's ''
I, Madman
''I, Madman'' (retitled ''Hardcover'' in the UK, Europe and Japan) is a 1989 American horror film directed by Tibor Takács.
Plot
Second-hand bookstore clerk Virginia Clayton (Jenny Wright) becomes absorbed in the book ‘I, Madman’ by Malcol ...
'', and small parts in the films ''
Young Guns II'' (1990) and ''
The Lawnmower Man'' (1992).
Filmography
References
External links
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Punkglobe.com interview
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1962 births
Actresses from New York City
American film actresses
American television actresses
Living people
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American women