Lori Cardille

Lori Cardille
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
ChildrenKate Rogal
FatherBill Cardille

Lori Cardille is an American actress, best known for her role in Day of the Dead (1985).[1]

Career

Cardille's notable television roles were Winter Austen #1 on the ABC soap opera The Edge of Night, and Carol Baker on soap opera Ryan's Hope. Her most notable film role is Sarah in George A. Romero's Day of the Dead.

Writing

She is the author of the book I'm Gonna Tell: ...an Offbeat Tale of Survival, which chronicles her journey after surviving sexual abuse.[2]

Personal life

Cardille is the daughter of Bill Cardille, who acted in George Romero's Night of the Living Dead. She studied acting at Carnegie Mellon University.[2]

Cardille's daughter is actress Kate Rogal.[3] She also has a sister, Marea.[4][5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Day of the Dead Sarah Bowman
1993 Zombie Jamboree: The 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead Self Documentary
1994 No Pets Lorraine Turner
2008 Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero Self Documentary
2019 In Search of Darkness
2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II
2023 Night of the Living Dead 2 Mandy
2023 The TRIP Carol Burch

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Ryan's Hope Carol Baker
1978–1979 The Edge of Night Winter Austen #1
1982 Parole Suzanne Driscoll Television film
1985 The Equalizer Sarah Claxton Episode: "The Distant Fire"
1986 Tales from the Darkside Emily McCall Episode: "Florence Bravo"
1989 The Incredibly Strange Film Show Self Episode: "George A. Romero & Tom Savini"
1991 Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace Female Agent Television film
2016 Doomsday Detective Dara Dormand Episode: "Little Leaks Sink the Ship: Part II"
2019 Stranger Things Sarah Archival footage; Episode: "Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?"

References

  1. ^ "Docherty Agency - LORI CARDILLE". resumes.breakdownexpress.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  2. ^ a b "Interview - Lori Cardille of Day of the Dead - Cryptic Rock". crypticrock.com. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Daughter of the the [sic] Dead! Q&A with artist and actor Kate Rogal". FANGORIA®. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ^ Miska, Brad (March 22, 2019). "Exclusive Clip: John Carpenter Joins '80s Horror Documentary 'In Search of Darkness'!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Day of the Dead 30th Anniversary Reunion - Cinema Wasteland - 04/11/15 at YouTube. Retrieved 12 March 2018