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Jackie Swanson est une Actrice Américaine née le 25 juin 1963 à Grand Rapids (Etats-Unis)

Jackie Swanson

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Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 25 juin 1963 (61 ans) à Grand Rapids (Etats-Unis)

Jackie Swanson (born June 25, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for her role on the American sitcom Cheers as Kelly Gaines, the rich and simple love interest of Woody Boyd.



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Biographie

Early life
Swanson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attended Cadillac High School in Cadillac, Michigan; she was a successful sprinter on the track team. She studied classical music and plays piano. She studied abroad in Sweden for one year during high school. At age 16, Swanson raced Butterfly sailboats in The Butterfly Nationals on White Lake in White Hall, Michigan. Swanson later attended Northern Michigan University where she was a basketball cheerleader for the men's basketball team. Swanson studied acting with Sanford Meisner in the Grenadines on the island of Bequia.

Swanson's maternal great-uncle George Goodrich Lamb was a professor of chemical engineering at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. The George Goodrich Lamb Papers are part of the Northwestern University Library archives. The papers document Lamb's teaching, professional career and personal life. Swanson's maternal grandfather, John "Jack" Lamb, was a graphic artist for The Grand Rapids Press.

Swanson's maternal and paternal grandparents resided in the Heritage Hill Historic District in Grand Rapids, Michigan which is part of the National Register of Historic Places. Her parents were both born and raised in the Heritage Hill Historic District.


Career

In 1985, Swanson made her professional debut in the Prince video Raspberry Beret. She and Prince were friends. He wrote a song entitled Palomino Pleasure Ride for her. In 1987, Swanson made her feature debut in the opening scene of Lethal Weapon. She played Amanda Hunsaker, who falls to her death from a building onto the hood of a car. She performed this free-fall stunt from 35 feet into an airbag under the training of stuntman Dar Robinson. Lethal Weapon would be Swanson's first time working with cinematographer Steven Goldblatt. She worked with Steven Goldblatt again on Charlie Wilson's War.

In 1989, Swanson joined the cast of Cheers in the recurring role of Kelly Gaines. Her character was a pretty, wealthy, naïve, Lutheran girl, who would eventually marry Woody Boyd, played by Woody Harrelson. She continued to appear in the show until the series ended in 1993.

In 1991, she had a recurring role in the series Baby Talk. In 1992, Swanson appeared on the cover of TV Guide. Swanson modeled in runway show for Ralph Lauren. In 2002, she appeared in an automotive TV commercial in which she was seen driving to pick up her husband, who emerged from a submarine that popped through thick ice, in a GM vehicle.

Swanson has appeared in a number of other national ad campaigns including commercials for: Broan (directed by Academy Award-winning director Joachim Back), Stacy's Pita Chips (directed by Christian Loubek), Orville Redenbacher (directed by Zach Math), Hummer (directed by Nick Lewin), Ford (directed by Eric Saarinen, son of architect Eero Saarinen and grandson of architect Eliel Saarinen) and Toyota (directed by Jeff Karnoff, and in which she portrayed the wife of Jim Belushi). Swanson also made a public service announcement for the Partnership for a Drug Free America/Anti-Meth Campaign (directed by Michael Patterson).

Le plus souvent avec

Peter David
Peter David
(2 films)
Charles Band
Charles Band
(2 films)
Sam Irvin
Sam Irvin
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmographie de Jackie Swanson (6 films)

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La Guerre selon Charlie Wilson, 1h40
Réalisé par Mike Nichols
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Guerre, Biographie, Comédie, Comédie dramatique, Documentaire, Espionnage, Historique
Thèmes Espionnage, Politique, Le terrorisme, Politique
Acteurs Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Om Puri, Emily Blunt
Rôle Texas Socialite (uncredited)
Note69% 3.497273.497273.497273.497273.49727
Au début des années 1980, les États-Unis sont dirigés par Ronald Reagan. Le député texan Charlie Wilson, membre influent du budget de la commission de la Défense américaine, est essentiellement connu par les médias et le public pour sa facette de fêtard invétéré, grand amateur de whisky et aux nombreuses conquêtes féminines. C'est en réalité un fervent patriote, expert en politique internationale et en guerre froide, qui s'intéresse particulièrement à la guerre d'Afghanistan de 1979 par le biais du programme afghan (en anglais, « Opération Cyclone »).
Oblivion 2: Backlash, 1h23
Réalisé par Sam Irvin
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Science-fiction, Comédie, Western
Thèmes Le futur, Space opera
Acteurs Andrew Divoff, George Takei, Jackie Swanson, Julie Newmar, Isaac Hayes, Musetta Vander
Rôle Mattie Chase
Note49% 2.457952.457952.457952.457952.45795
In the alien-western world of Oblivion, a suave, yet lethal bounty hunter named Sweeney arrives to arrest the seductive outlaw Lash on multiple charges, including murder. Lash, who just "inherited" a mine of Derconium (the most valuable mineral in the universe) from Crowley in a game of cards, meets up with Redeye's brother, Jaggar, who wants the mine for himself to rule the galaxy. It's a fight over Lash between the sheriff of Oblivion, Jaggar, and Sweeney. But who will emerge victorious?
Oblivion
Oblivion (1994)
, 1h34
Réalisé par Sam Irvin
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Science-fiction, Comédie, Documentaire, Action, Aventure, Western, Science-fiction humoristique
Thèmes Comédie de science-fiction, Le futur, Space opera
Acteurs Jackie Swanson, Andrew Divoff, George Takei, Julie Newmar, Isaac Hayes, Musetta Vander
Rôle Mattie Chase
Note48% 2.408942.408942.408942.408942.40894
The story has been described as a science fiction Western. It is, arguably, better termed a space Western, due to its extraterrestrial location.
L'Arme fatale, 1h50
Réalisé par Richard Donner
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Thriller, Comédie, Comédie policière, Action, Aventure, Policier
Thèmes Noël, Buddy movie
Acteurs Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitch Ryan, Tom Atkins, Lycia Naff
Rôle Amanda Hunsaker
Note75% 3.7975153.7975153.7975153.7975153.797515
Roger Murtaugh est un policier qui aime le calme et la tranquillité. Pour ses 50 ans, ses supérieurs lui font un cadeau empoisonné : un nouveau coéquipier appelé Martin Riggs, un jeune flic enragé et suicidaire depuis la mort de sa femme. Riggs se révèle vite incontrôlable pour Murtaugh. Ils n'ont qu'un point commun : ils ont tous les deux fait la guerre du Vietnam (Riggs était dans les Forces Spéciales et Murtaugh dans l'United States Marine Corps avec son ami Michael Hunsaker).
Neige sur Beverly Hills, 1h38
Réalisé par Marek Kanievska
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Policier, Romance
Thèmes Maladie, Psychotrope, Sexualité, Bisexualité, Homosexualité, Films pour enfants, LGBT, LGBT
Acteurs Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Bernard Gabay, Nicholas Pryor
Rôle Party Girl (uncredited)
Note63% 3.199863.199863.199863.199863.19986
C'est l'histoire de trois meilleurs amis de lycée qui se revoient après leur diplôme. La narration est construite autour d'une dynamique entre les trois personnages qui se redéfinissent continuellement les uns par rapport aux autres. Clay et Blair voient leur relation amoureuse contrariée par le devoir de leur amitié avec Julian, un toxicomane, prédestiné à une fin tragique. Ce dernier essaye de revenir à une vie normale et reprend contact avec son père fuyant ses responsabilités.
Slam Dance
Slam Dance (1987)
, 1h32
Réalisé par Wayne Wang
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Thriller, Policier
Thèmes La bande dessinée, La musique, Musique
Acteurs Virginia Madsen, Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Beltran, Don Keith Opper, John Doe
Rôle Mystery Girl
Note52% 2.601722.601722.601722.601722.60172
C.C. Drood, un célèbre dessinateur de bande dessinés, entretient une relation extra-conjugale avec Yolanda, une call-girl. Après une soirée dans un club de slamdance, Yolanda est retrouvée assassinée. Drood attire rapidement les soupçons de la police mais aussi de Booby Nye, l'ex-petite amie de Yolanda qui envoie un tueur aux trousses du principal suspect.