Lori Lethin Explained

Lori Lethin
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth Date:4 August 1955
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1979–1999

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 to Paul Lethin.[1] She made her feature debut in the slasher film The Prey, filmed around 1980 but released in 1983.[2] She subsequently had a lead role in Bloody Birthday (1981) opposite Susan Strasberg, about a group of children who begin committing murders. On July 19, 1981, Lethin married actor Loring Pickering in Catalina Island.[1]

Lethin starred as Charlene Matlock in the 1986 Matlock pilot film, Diary of a Perfect Murder.[3] She was replaced by Linda Purl in the subsequent series.[3] She later starred in the comedy horror film Return to Horror High (1987), playing multiple roles.[2] Lethin had a minor role in Jonathan Kaplan's 1999 drama Brokedown Palace, playing the mother of Kate Beckinsale's character.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981Bloody BirthdayJoyce Russell
1981Goliath AwaitsMariaTelevision film
1983The PreyBobbieFilmed in 1979-80
1983The Day AfterDenise DahlbergTelevision film
1984For Love or MoneyBettyTelevision film
1985Brotherly LoveTinaTelevision film
1985Means and EndsKelly[4]
1987Return to Horror HighCallie Cassidy / Sarah Walker / Susan
1989The Magic Boy's EasterMotherShort film
1989A Platinum TriangleKaren Masters[5]
1999Brokedown PalaceLori Davis[6]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979Charlie's AngelsBo FlemingEpisode: "Teen Angels"
1979A Man Called SloaneHelenEpisode: "Architect of Evil"
1979Barnaby JonesSusan CooperEpisode: "The Final Victim"
1980The Dukes of HazzardLoriEpisode: "Southern Comforts"
1980Freebie and the BeanAliceEpisode: "The Seduction of Bean"
1981Palmerstown, U.S.A.Carrie SimmsEpisode: "Vendetta"
1981The WaveABC Afterschool Special[7]
1981The Wonderful World of Phillip MalleyMeredith CarswellPilot
1982Hill Street BluesDiane KoslowEpisode: "Rein of Terror"
1983Magnum, P.I.Gail BlassingameEpisode: "The Big Blow"
1983The MississippiMary PennEpisode: "G.I. Blues"
1984The MasterJill PattersenEpisode: "Out-of-Time-Step"
1984The A-TeamJennifer TeasdaleEpisode: "Harder Than It Looks"
1984E/RTinaEpisode: "Sentimental Journey"
1985Diff'rent StrokesKaren KimballEpisode: "A Special Friend"
1985The InsidersBillieEpisode: "Gun Runners"
1986MatlockCharlene Matlock Episode: "Diary of a Perfect Murder"
1986Murder, She WroteChristy OlsonEpisode: "If a Body Meet a Body"
1986StingrayLanie HarmonEpisode: "Abnormal Psych"
1986ThrobRobertaEpisode: "The Party"
1987StarmanJoanna 'Dusty' HaleyEpisode: "Dusty"
1987WerewolfJulieEpisode: "Eye of the Storm"
1987OharaPaula GoodeEpisode: "And a Child Shall Lead Them"

Notes and References

  1. News: Palm Beach Daily News. Lori Lethin Marries Loring Pickering IV. September 6, 1981. 9. Palm Beach, Florida. Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Stine, Scott Aaron. 2003. The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. McFarland. Jefferson, North Carolina. 978-1-476-61132-7. 232, 251.
  3. Book: Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Unaired Television Pilots, 1945-2018. 274. McFarland. Jefferson, North Carolina. 978-1-476-67206-9. 2018.
  4. Web site: Lori Lethin. AllMovie. September 14, 2019.
  5. Web site: Lori Lethin. 2021-01-31. BFI. en.
  6. Web site: Lori Lethin Credits. TV Guide. September 14, 2019.
  7. News: Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. ABC Afterschool Special Planned. May 28, 1981. 27. Newspapers.com.