Marilyn Ghigliotti
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Marilyn Ghigliotti is an American character actress, most noted for the role of Veronica Loughran in Clerks
.
Both of her parents are from Puerto Rico.
Clerks director Kevin Smith
cast her for her ability to cry while doing a monologue for the audition. She later auditioned for Smith's Mallrats
and was offered the role of Kim in Chasing Amy
, but was not comfortable with kissing another girl on film.
She moved to Sayreville, New Jersey
and graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School
in 1979. After high school, she earned her beautician license to do make-up and hair professionally. She worked at hair salons and later entered acting.
She performs in community theater in the New Jersey area. Aside from her acting work, Ghigliotti is a respected make-up artist, doing both work in the TV/film industry as well as side work as a wedding stylist.
Clerks
Clerks is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances...
.
Both of her parents are from Puerto Rico.
Clerks director Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
cast her for her ability to cry while doing a monologue for the audition. She later auditioned for Smith's Mallrats
Mallrats
Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's View Askewniverse series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in Eden Prairie Center and Osowski's Flea Market which are located in Minnesota...
and was offered the role of Kim in Chasing Amy
Chasing Amy
Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. The central tension revolves around sexuality, sexual history, and evolving friendships. It is the third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series....
, but was not comfortable with kissing another girl on film.
She moved to Sayreville, New Jersey
Sayreville, New Jersey
Sayreville is a borough located on the Raritan River, near Raritan Bay in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 42,704....
and graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville War Memorial High School is a four-year community public high school located in the Parlin section of Sayreville, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Sayreville Public Schools....
in 1979. After high school, she earned her beautician license to do make-up and hair professionally. She worked at hair salons and later entered acting.
She performs in community theater in the New Jersey area. Aside from her acting work, Ghigliotti is a respected make-up artist, doing both work in the TV/film industry as well as side work as a wedding stylist.
Filmography
- Dead and GoneDead and Gone-Remixes:*"Things Gotta Change" - Avery Storm*"When We Rock" - Bone Thugs-n-Harmony*"I Don't Like White People" - Rucka Rucka Ali-Cover versions:...
(2006) - 5 (2005)
- A Packing Suburbia (1999)
- Get a JobGet a Job-Music:* "Get a Job" , 1957 single by The Silhouettes* "Why Don't You Get a Job?", 1998 single by The Offspring-Film:* Get a Job , starring Jeremy London, Brenda Strong, Joseph Whipp, and others...
(1998) - Flesh Eaters from Outer Space (1998)
- Jacker II: Descent to Hell (1996) (uncredited)
- ClerksClerksClerks is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances...
(1994) - Invasion for Flesh and Blood (1994)