Lori Cardille
Encyclopedia
Lori Cardille is an American
actress, best known for her lead role in George A. Romero
's Day of the Dead (1985). Her father, Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille, appeared as a reporter in the original Night of the Living Dead
(1968).
She is well known for her role as Winter Austin #1 on the ABC
soap opera
The Edge of Night
. She left that role because it reminded her of a past memory in which she was a victim of sexual abuse. She later joined the cast of the soap opera Ryan's Hope
. She is the author of the book I'm Gonna Tell: ...an Offbeat Tale of Survival (ISBN 978-0595142033). Cardille has recently starred in a short horror film called The Three, which reunited her with her Day of the Dead co-star John Amplas
. In the film, Amplas and Cardille play a pair of scientists, as they did in Day.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress, best known for her lead role in George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
's Day of the Dead (1985). Her father, Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille, appeared as a reporter in the original Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent black-and-white zombie film and cult film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968, and was completed on a USD$114,000 budget. After decades of cinematic re-releases, it...
(1968).
She is well known for her role as Winter Austin #1 on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night is an American television mystery series/soap opera produced by Procter & Gamble. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that network until November 28, 1975; the series then moved to ABC, where it aired from December 1, 1975, until December 28, 1984...
. She left that role because it reminded her of a past memory in which she was a victim of sexual abuse. She later joined the cast of the soap opera Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...
. She is the author of the book I'm Gonna Tell: ...an Offbeat Tale of Survival (ISBN 978-0595142033). Cardille has recently starred in a short horror film called The Three, which reunited her with her Day of the Dead co-star John Amplas
John Amplas
John Amplas is an American actor known primarily for his work with director George A. Romero. His first work with Romero was the cult classic Martin , in which he played the title role...
. In the film, Amplas and Cardille play a pair of scientists, as they did in Day.