• Lori Petty is an American actress who has appeared in over 15 films, including Cadillac Man, Point Break, and A League of Their Own. Petty often plays offbeat, misfit characters who don't take no for an answer.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born October 14, 1963
  2. Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee
  3. Father is a Pentecostal Minister
  4. Editor of her high school newspaper
  5. Originally cast in Demolition Man but replaced by Sandra Bullock
  6. A vegan
  7. Has own clothing line called "Lawd Knows"

• Brief Biography

  Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1963, Petty graduated from high school in Sioux City, Iowa in 1981. After moving to New York City, and then Los Angeles, in search of a break, she began landing bit parts in television series. In 1990, her role as Robin Williams's mistress, the outrageous Lila, garnered attention, but it was her role as Tyler Ann Endicott, the ex-girlfriend of bank-robbing surfer Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), and love interest of undercover FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) in the 1991 hit Point Break which made her a household name. In 1995 she appeared as the title character in the film Tank Girl.

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