Actors - Lori Petty

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Lori Petty (born October 14, 1963 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American movie actress.

The role that made her famous was playing Keanu Reeves' surfer girlfriend in the 1991 action thriller Point Break
. Previous to that, she got her break starring with Richard Grieco in Fox's Booker. In 1992, Petty was featured as 'Kit' in the box office hit A League of Their Own
which starred Tom Hanks and Madonna. Petty gained a starring role in Tank Girl
in 1994, which made her into a cult icon. Her other films include Free Willy
and In The Army Now
. She also co-starred on a short lived television series called Lush Life with her friend Karen Parsons. Petty has also made marks in voicing "Livewire" on Warner Bros., Superman: The Animated Series, and Batman.

Originally cast in Sandra Bullock's role in Demolition Man, Petty's contract was absolved when the director complained that she looked too much like a "butch lesbian" for the role.

In addition she is the creator of the alternative clothing line "Lawd Knows", and is an accomplished artist.

Filmography

The Last Guy on Earth
(2006)
Broken Arrows
(2006)
I Remember (2005)
Prey for Rock & Roll
(2003)
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (2002) (voice)
Route 666 (2001)
Firetrap (2001)
MacArthur Park (2001/I)
Horrible Accident (2001)
Clubland (1999)
The Arrangement (1999)
Brimstone (1998) (TV series)
Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)
Lush Life (1996)(TV series)
Countdown (1996)
Tank Girl
(1995)
The Glass Shield (1994)
In the Army Now (1994)
Poetic Justice
(1993)
Free Willy
(1993)
A League of Their Own
(1992)
Point Break
(1991)
Cadillac Man (1990)
Booker (1989)(TV series)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989) (TV series)
Police Story: Monster Manor (1988) (TV series)
The Thorns (1988) (TV series)
Bates Motel (1987) (TV series)

Trivia

She has two tattoos on her wrists.

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