Jenny Wright

 ( American Film Actresses ) 

Jenny Wright is an American retired actress who made her film debut portraying the role of Cushie in the Comedy drama The World According to Garp in 1982.

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Career In 1982, Wright made an appearance in the musical drama film Pink Floyd – The Wall, playing an American groupie. She had roles in both The Wild Life (1984) as Eileen and St. Elmo's Fire (1985) 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 (1990) and The Lawnmower Man (1992).

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Filmography

1981	The Doctors	Robin Pruitt
1982	The World According to Garp	Cushie
	Love, Sidney	Jan	Episodes: "Jan: Part 1", "Jan: Part 2"
	The Executioner's Song	April Baker
	Pink Floyd – The Wall	American Groupie
1984	The Wild Life	Eileen
1985	St. Elmo's Fire	Felicia Hicks
1986	Out of Bounds	Dizz/Darlene
1987	Near Dark	Mae	Won: Paris International Fantastic & Sci-Fi Film Festival – Best Actress (1988)
	Crime Story	Pamela Palmer	Episode: "The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob"
1988	The Chocolate War	Lisa
	Midnight Caller	Angel	Episode: "Conversations with an Assassin"
1989	I, Madman	Virginia	Nominated: Saturn Award for Best Actress
	Valentino Returns	Sylvia Fuller
	Twister	Stephanie
	Gideon Oliver	Coombs	Episode: "Sleep Well, Professor Oliver"
1990	Young Guns II	Jane Greathouse
	A Shock to the System	Melanie O'Conner
	Capital News	Doreen Duncan
1991	Queens Logic	Asha
	Matlock	Ginnie Morell	Episode: "The Marriage Counselor"
1992	The Lawnmower Man	Marnie Burke
1994	Sirens	Reporter #2	Episode: "A Cop First"
1997	NYPD Blue	Trish Taylor	Episode: "Upstairs, Downstairs"
1998	Enchanted	Little Natalie's Mother

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External links

• Punkglobe.com interview

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