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Jenny Wright

Acting Born Mar 23, 1962 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

Jennifer G. Wright (born March 23, 1962) is an American actress who made her film debut portraying the role of Cushie in The World According to Garp in 1982. That same year she made an appearance in Pink Floyd The Wall, playing an American groupie. Wright had roles in both The Wild Life as Eileen and St. Elmo's Fire as Felicia. She also starred with Anthony Michael Hall in the 1986 thriller Out of Bounds, with Adrian Pasdar as Mae in the 1987 cult horror classic Near Dark, and alongside Ilan Mitchell-Smith in the 1988 drama The Chocolate War. Wright had a lead role in 1989's I, Madman, and small parts in the films Young Guns II and The Lawnmower Man.

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Known for

Film

Amélie

as Trish Taylor
Film

Pink Floyd: The Wall

as American Groupie

Full filmography

  • NYPD Blue (1993) as Trish Taylor
  • Matlock (1986) as Ginnie Morell
  • Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) as American Groupie
  • Crime Story (1986) as Pamela Palmer
  • Capital News (1990) as Doreen Duncan
  • Midnight Caller (1988) as Angel
  • Near Dark (1987) as Mae
  • Sirens (1993) as Reporter #2
  • Young Guns II (1990) as Jane Greathouse
  • Nurse (1981)
  • Love, Sidney (1981) as Jan
  • St. Elmo's Fire (1985) as Felicia
  • The Lawnmower Man (1992) as Marnie Burke
  • Gideon Oliver (1989) as Coombs
  • I, Madman (1989) as Virginia
  • A Shock to the System (1990) as Melanie O'Conner
  • The Wild Life (1984) as Eileen
  • The World According to Garp (1982) as Cushie
  • Queens Logic (1991) as Asha
  • The Executioner's Song (1982) as April Baker
  • Out of Bounds (1986) as Dizz / Darlene
  • The Chocolate War (1988) as Lisa
  • Twister (1989) as Stephanie
  • Valentino Returns (1989) as Sylvia Fuller