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Jackie Swanson is a Actor American born on 25 june 1963 at Grand Rapids (USA)

Jackie Swanson

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Nationality USA
Birth 25 june 1963 (61 years) at Grand Rapids (USA)

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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Biography

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.
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Usually with

Peter David
Peter David
(2 films)
Sam Irvin
Sam Irvin
(2 films)
Charles Band
Charles Band
(2 films)
Michael Haley
Michael Haley
(1 films)
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Filmography of Jackie Swanson (6 films)

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Actress

Charlie Wilson's War, 1h40
Directed by Mike Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Documentary, Spy, Historical
Themes Spy films, Politique, Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Om Puri, Emily Blunt
Roles Texas Socialite (uncredited)
Rating69% 3.497283.497283.497283.497283.49728
The film opens with a large gathering inside an aircraft hangar. Everyone is attending a private ceremony for Democratic U.S. Representative Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks), who is receiving a major commendation for supporting the U.S. clandestine services. As everyone looks in admiration upon a clearly moved Wilson, the movie goes back in time.
Oblivion 2: Backlash, 1h23
Directed by Sam Irvin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Western
Themes Films set in the future, Space opera
Actors Andrew Divoff, George Takei, Jackie Swanson, Julie Newmar, Isaac Hayes, Musetta Vander
Roles Mattie Chase
Rating49% 2.4579452.4579452.4579452.4579452.457945
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
Directed by Sam Irvin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Documentary, Action, Adventure, Western, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Space opera
Actors Jackie Swanson, Andrew Divoff, George Takei, Julie Newmar, Isaac Hayes, Musetta Vander
Roles Mattie Chase
Rating48% 2.4089352.4089352.4089352.4089352.408935
The story has been described as a science fiction Western. It is, arguably, better termed a space Western, due to its extraterrestrial location.
Lethal Weapon, 1h50
Directed by Richard Donner
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Christmas films, Buddy films
Actors Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitch Ryan, Tom Atkins, Lycia Naff
Roles Amanda Hunsaker
Rating75% 3.797573.797573.797573.797573.79757
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Homicide Sergeant Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), having recently celebrated his 50th birthday, worries about the troubles of older age. He receives a message from Michael Hunsaker (Tom Atkins), an old Vietnam War friend turned banker who Murtaugh realizes he has not seen in over 12 years. Murtaugh is called to investigate a suicide and learns, to his surprise, that the victim is Hunsaker's daughter, Amanda.
Less Than Zero, 1h38
Directed by Marek Kanievska
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Bernard Gabay, Nicholas Pryor
Roles Party Girl (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.199863.199863.199863.199863.19986
Clay Easton (Andrew McCarthy) is a straitlaced college freshman on the east coast, who returns home to Los Angeles, California, for Christmas to find things very different from the way he left them. His high school girlfriend, Blair (Jami Gertz), has become addicted to drugs and has been having sex with his high school best friend, Julian Wells (Robert Downey, Jr.). Julian, whose life has gone downhill after his startup record company falls apart, has become a drug addict. He's also been cut off by his family for stealing to support his habit and reduced to homelessness.
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Slam Dance
Slam Dance (1987)
, 1h32
Directed by Wayne Wang
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes La bande dessinée, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Virginia Madsen, Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Beltran, Don Keith Opper, John Doe
Roles Mystery Girl
Rating52% 2.601722.601722.601722.601722.60172
A married cartoonist named C.C. Drood becomes involved in the cover up of a political sex scandal after his lover, Yolanda, a call girl, is found murdered.