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Lori Petty

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Lori Petty

Born October 14, 1963 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA34 films

Lori Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1990 comedy film Cadillac Man and later starred in films Point Break (1991), A League of Their Own (1992), Free Willy (1993), The Glass Shield (1994) and played the title role in Tank Girl (1995). She created and starred in the short-lived Fox sitcom Lush Life in 1996 and acted in number of independent and smaller-scale movies in later career.

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In 2008, Petty wrote and directed independent drama film The Poker House based on her early life during the 1970s. In 2014 she joined the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black as Lolly Whitehill as a guest star in the second season, and a recurring character in the third, fourth and seventh seasons.

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Prison Break: The Final Break posterFirst watchPrison Break: The Final Break20097.5as DaddyMichael and Sara wed, but the happiness is short-lived when the Feds apprehend her for the murder of Michael's mother, Christina.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Point Break poster7.2Point Break1991A League of Their Own poster7.2A League of Their Own1992Free Willy poster6.2Free Willy1993Poetic Justice poster6.7Poetic Justice1993Tank Girl poster5.5Tank Girl1995Cadillac Man poster5.8Cadillac Man1990In the Army Now poster5.1In the Army Now1994Dead Awake poster5.2Dead Awake2016

Filmography

34 films as actor
  1. 2025TonicElise Poe
  2. 2023You're All Gonna DieDonatella
  3. 2021The SurvivalistRadio Operator (voice)
  4. 2020A Deadly LegendWanda Pearson
  5. 2017Fear, Love, and AgoraphobiaFrancis
  6. 2016Dead AwakeDr. Sykes
  7. 2010Chasing 3000Deputy Fryman
  8. 2009Prison Break: The Final BreakDaddy
  9. 2008Last CallBartender
  10. 2007Richard IIIFirst Murderer
  11. 2006The Fair Haired ChildJudith
  12. 2006The Karate DogCOLAR (voice)
  13. 2006CryptidDr.Lean Carlin
  14. 2003Prey for Rock & RollFaith
  15. 2001Route 666Steph
  16. 2001FiretrapLucy
  17. 2001MacArthur ParkKelly
  18. 1999ClublandIndia
  19. 1999The ArrangementCandy
  20. 1998Relax... It's Just SexRobin
  21. 1998Some Guys
  22. 1996CountdownSara Daniels
  23. 1995Tank GirlRebecca / Tank Girl
  24. 1994The Glass ShieldDep. Deborah Fields
  25. 1994In the Army NowChristine Jones
  26. 1993Poetic JusticePenelope
  27. 1993Free WillyRae Lindley
  28. 1993The Nightmare Begins AgainChris Ketchum
  29. 1992A League of Their OwnKit Keller (P)
  30. 1991Point BreakTyler Endicott
  31. 1990Cadillac ManLila
  32. 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical MurderCassie
  33. 1988Police Story: Monster Manor
  34. 1987Bates MotelWillie