LORI PETTY
Name: Lori Petty
Born: 14 October 1963 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Lori Petty (born October 14, 1963 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American
movie actress.
Petty graduated from North High School in Sioux City, Iowa in 1981 and worked
for several years in Omaha as a graphic designer before pursuing acting.
Petty first became famous for 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 in the box office hit A League of Their Own which
starred Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna. Petty gained a starring role in Tank
Girl in 1995, which made her into a cult icon. Her other films include Free
Willy and In the Army Now. She also co-starred in the television series Lush
Life with her friend Karyn Parsons, but it was canceled after four episodes.
Petty is also known for providing the voice of the supervillain Livewire on
Warner Bros.' Superman: The Animated Series, and Batman: The Animated Series.
Although Petty was originally cast as Lt. Lenina Huxley in Demolition Man,
disagreements over the character's direction led producer Joel Silver to recast
the role with Sandra Bullock.
Name: Lori Petty
Born: 14 October 1963 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Lori Petty (born October 14, 1963 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American
movie actress.
Petty graduated from North High School in Sioux City, Iowa in 1981 and worked
for several years in Omaha as a graphic designer before pursuing acting.
Petty first became famous for 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 in the box office hit A League of Their Own which
starred Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna. Petty gained a starring role in Tank
Girl in 1995, which made her into a cult icon. Her other films include Free
Willy and In the Army Now. She also co-starred in the television series Lush
Life with her friend Karyn Parsons, but it was canceled after four episodes.
Petty is also known for providing the voice of the supervillain Livewire on
Warner Bros.' Superman: The Animated Series, and Batman: The Animated Series.
Although Petty was originally cast as Lt. Lenina Huxley in Demolition Man,
disagreements over the character's direction led producer Joel Silver to recast
the role with Sandra Bullock.