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Kelli Maroney
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1979–present

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, , 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.

She was a guest of and interviewed on Illeana Douglas's 2019 podcast "I Blame Dennis Hopper".[3]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1982Fast Times at Ridgemont HighCindy
1983SlaygroundJolene
1984Night of the CometSamantha Sam Belmont
1986Chopping MallAlison Parks
1986Jamie
1987 Big Bad Mama IIWillie McClatchie
1988Not of This EarthNurse Oxford
1989JadedJennifer
1989Transylvania TwistHannah
1990Hard to DiePorno Wife
1991Servants of TwilightSherry Ordway
1991Scream Queen Hot Tub PartyKelli Maroney
1993 Midnight WitnessDevon
1999Sam and MikeCo-ProducerShort film
2004AuditionBrettShort film
2011Lip ServiceJanice
2019In Search of Darkness[4] HerselfDocumentary film
Blowing Up Right NowRuth
2020Exorcism at 60,000 FeetMs. Jenkins
2020HerselfDocumentary film
2020A Well Respected ManAnita PadgettShort film
2020The Deep OnesAmbrose Zadok
2022StaycationCynthia Oxford
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1979–1982Ryan's HopeKimberly Harris319 episodes
1984CelebrityJosieTV miniseries
1984One Life to LiveTina LordTV series
1986Simon & SimonAngela FieldingEpisode: "Eye of the Beholder"
1986Murder, She WroteCissy BarnesEpisode: "Menace, Anyone?"
1991Bonnie KellyEpisode: "Kill for Love"
1997ReporterEpisode: "Dragon House: Part 1"
1997Face DownMerrie/MeredithTV movie
1999Chicago HopeGrace McNeilEpisode: "Home Is Where the Heartache Is"
2008True BloodTelevangelistEpisode: "Mine"
2010Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!KelliEpisode: "Re-Animated"
2012GilaDeputy WilmaTelevision film

Notes and References

  1. Willis, Donald C. Horror and Science Fiction Films IV. 1997. Scarecrow Press. p. 234.
  2. . Night of the Comet. December 31, 1983. Variety. October 6, 2020.
  3. http://illeanaspodcast.com/2018/11/14/kelli-maroney/
  4. Web site: Miska. Brad. Exclusive Clip: John Carpenter Joins '80s Horror Documentary 'In Search of Darkness'!. March 22, 2019. Bloody Disgusting. May 29, 2019.