Kerri Green is an American actress best known for her roles in ''

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'' (1985), ''

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'' (1985), and ''

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'' (1986). She co-wrote and directed the film ''

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'' (1999).

Early life

Green grew up in Woodcliff Lake,

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and graduated from

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in Montvale. She attended

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. She worked at a

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restaurant near Woodcliff Lake, made commercials for

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jeans and Bold 3 detergent, and auditioned in

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for acting jobs.

Career

Green is best known for her roles as a young teen in a string of teen movies in the 1980s. Her big break came in the 1985 film ''The Goonies'' playing cheerleader-turned-adventurer Andrea "Andy" Carmichael. Two months later, she appeared in ''Summer Rental'' where she portrayed Jennifer Chester. She gained further critical acclaim for her performance in ''Lucas'' (1986) starring as the center of a

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between the characters of

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and

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. However, her next film '' Three for the Road'' (1987), which featured Sheen and

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, did not fare as well. She appeared in a 1990 episode of '' In the Heat of the Night'', performed in an independent film called '' Blue Flame'', and played the role of secretary to

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's character in two episodes of the television sitcom ''

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''. Green eventually co-founded a film production company, Independent Women Artists with Bonnie Dickenson. With Dickenson, she co-wrote and directed the film adaptation of a play about

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called ''Bellyfruit'' (1999).

Personal life

Green took a break from acting to study art at

, where she was roommates with

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's brother Adam and with video game ''

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'' developer Ken Levine.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Kerri Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New Jersey American film actresses American television actresses Pascack Hills High School alumni People from Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey Vassar College alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Actors from Bergen County, New Jersey