Claudia Grace Wells is a Malaysian-born American

United States

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 actress.

Born in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia, she spent her early childhood years growing up in Punto Fijo, Cariubana

Punto Fijo

Punto Fijo is the capital city of Carirubana Autonomy County of Falcón State, Venezuela. This city are formed for the Urban Parishes of Carirubana and Norte . Is the largest city in the Paraguaná Peninsula. Punto Fijo is located on the north-western shores of the Venezuelan state of Falcón. With a...

, Falcón

Falcón

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, a Venezuela

Venezuela

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n city, later graduating from high school in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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, where she was also raised. After appearances in TV shows, Wells played Jennifer Parker, Marty McFly

Marty McFly

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's girlfriend, on the 1985 film Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Back to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...

. However, after her mother had been diagnosed with cancer while BTTF was filming, Wells was not available to reprise the role for the two sequels; actress Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

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 replaced her.

That same year, 1985, Wells co-starred in Stop the Madness

Stop the Madness

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, an anti-drug music video sponsored by the Reagan administration

Reagan Administration

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, featuring several famous musicians, actors and athletes. The following year, she appeared in the TV movie Babies Having Babies and the short-lived series Fast Times

Fast Times

Fast Times is a seven-episode 1986 television sequel to the 1982 movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High that was produced by Amy Heckerling, who directed the original film. Cameron Crowe, who penned the original Fast Times novel and film screenplay, served as creative consultant. Moon Unit Zappa...

, a TV adaptation of the popular 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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(Wells played Linda Barrett, portrayed by Phoebe Cates

Phoebe Cates

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 in the film). Following Fast Times, she did not again appear on-screen until the 1996 independent film Still Waters Burn (released on DVD February 12, 2008).

In 2011, Wells finally had the opportunity to reprise her role from Back to the Future, 26 years after her last appearance in the series. She provided the voice of Jennifer Parker for Back to the Future: The Game

Back to the Future: The Game

Back to the Future: The Game is a graphic adventure video game based on the Back to the Future film franchise. The game was developed by Telltale Games as part of a licensing deal with Universal Pictures. Bob Gale, co-creator, co-writer and co-producer of the film trilogy, assisted Telltale in...

by Telltale Games

Telltale Games

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.

Personal life

Since 1991, she has owned and managed a men's fine clothing store in Studio City, California, called Armani Wells. Wells, who has a fifteen year old son, Sebastian, resides there in Studio City.

External links

• Armani Wells website