Jill Whitlow

{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Jill Whitlow | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|11|11}} | birth_place = | years_active = 1981-1992 }} '''Jill Whitlow''' (born November 11, 1963) is an American film and television actress who achieved her greatest recognition during the 1980s. She is best remembered by American audiences for her role as Cynthia Cronenberg in the 1986 cult horror film ''Night of the Creeps''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.entertainment-focus.com/film-section/film-reviews/dvd-blu-ray/night-of-the-creeps-dual-format-review/|author=Pip Ellwood-Hughes|title=Night of the Creeps Dual Format review|date=November 2, 2018|accessdate=February 25, 2019}}</ref> She also starred in the action film ''Thunder Run'', which was released in 1986.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-03-ca-9330-story.html|title=Movie Review : Hollywood Veterans Paired In 'Thunder Run'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 3, 1986}}</ref> And she had small roles in ''Porky's'' (1981), ''Mask'' (1985), and ''Weird Science'' (1985). She appeared on a 1984 episode of ''T.J. Hooker'' called "The Two Faces of Betsy Morgan". She also starred in the horror films ''Hollywood-Monster'' and ''Twice Dead''.

Whitlow appeared in the music video "Hungry" (1988) by rock band Winger.

==Filmography== {| class=wikitable |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1981 |''Porky's'' |Mindy | |- |1985 |''Otherworld'' |Girl |Episode: "I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar" |- |1985 |''Mask'' |Anne Marie | |- |1985 |''Weird Science'' |Perfume Salesgirl | |- |1986 |''Thunder Run'' |Kim | |- |1986 |''Night of the Creeps'' |Cynthia | |- |1987 |''Hollywood-Monster'' |Laurie Sanders | |- |1988 |''Neat and Tidy: Adventures Beyond Belief'' |Tena Tidy |5 episodes |- |1988 |''Twice Dead'' |Robin Cates / Myrna | |- |1988 |''Freddy's Nightmares'' |Barbara Gamble |Episode: "Mother's Day" |- |1992 |''Swamp Thing'' |Dana Mirador |Episode: "Mirador's Brain" |- |2020 |Naked Cannibal Campers |Jen | |} TJ Hooker episode The two faces of Betsy Morgan 1984 | ==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0926114}} *[http://jerrysaravia.blogspot.com/2014/03/interview-with-jill-whitlow-perky-girl.html Interview with Jill Whitlow]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitlow, Jill}} Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:21st-century American women