LOIS CHILES portrays Mrs. Court, a stylish woman who lost custody of her daughter, Diane, when she left her husband, James, for a younger man. Diane turns to her when she becomes disillusioned with her father.
Texas born and raised, Chiles attended the University of Texas at San Antonio before transferring to Finch College in New York. Introduced to modelling by a friend, she spent two years with prestigious Wilhelmina Agency, but not content with a carrer in modelling, she began studying acting. Most recently seen in James L. Brooks' "Broadcast News" as Jennifer Mack, an accomplished and beautiful television correspondent, she made her film debut in "The Way We Were" as Robert Redford's girlfriend and went on to star in "The Great Gatsby," "Coma," "Death On The Nile," "Moonraker" and "Sweet Liberty." Upon completing "Say Anything," she filmed "Twister," directed by Michael Almereyda.
For television, Chiles appeared on "Dallas" for one season as temptress Holly Harwood, an oil heiress involved with J.R. Ewing, and "Table at Ciro's," a segment of PBS's "Tales of the Hollywood Hills." On stage she appeared in Los Angeles in the Ahmanson Theatre's 1988 production of "The Best Man," directed by Jose Ferrer; the Coconut Grove Playhouse's "Cat on a Hot Tim Roof," also directed by Ferrer, and New York's off-Broadway WPA Theatre's "The Incredibly Famous Willy Rivers." She has studied acting with Sandy Meisner, Sandra Seacat and Milton Katselas, among others.
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In the role of Constance is JOAN CUSACK. She plays Lloyd's older sister, a harried, somewhat embittered single parent, who ultimately becomes a sympathetic supporter of her brother's seemingly hopeless relationship with Diane.
Raised in Evanston, Ill., Cusack began her training at the Piven Theatre Workshop. At sixteen she made her feature debut in "My Bodyguard" and followed with "Class," "Sixteen Candles" and "Grandview U.S.A." At eighteen she enrolle at the University of Wisconsin, where she majored in history, and while working toward her degree became active with The Ark, an improcisational comedy group based in Madison. After a post-graduate trip to Europe, she auditioned for "Saturday Night Live" and joined the SNL company during its 1985-1986 season.
Since departing SNL, she has appeared in "Broadcast News" (as harried assistant director Blair Litton), "Stars and Bars," "Married To The Mob," "Working Girl" and the upcoming "Men Don't Leave." directed by Paul Brickman. Since completing "Say Anything," she has also appeared on stage in New York in Cafe Le Mama's "The Road."
Although Cusack ad her brother John have appeared in several of the same films -- "Class," "Sixteen Candles" and "Gradview U.S.A." -- this is the first time they will play scenes together.
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LILI TAYLOR plays Corey Flood, a gifted musician, who is one of Lloyd Dobler's best friends. A native of Glencoe, Illinois, the 22-year-old actress attended New Trier High School and spent a year at the Goodman Theatre School of De Paul, in Chicago, before making her professional debut at eighteen in Del Close's "No Laughing Matter," a one-hour television special. She followed with roles in "Bing and Walker" at Chicago's Northlight Theatre, the television film "Night of Courage," and the Actors Theatre of Louisville productions of "The Loce Talker" and "Fun." In May 1987 she went to Czechoslovakia with the Actors Theatre and participated in The American Theatre Today Exhibition performing the monologue "Talking With" from "Clear Glass Marbles."
Taylor made her film debut this fall in "Mystic Pizza," as Jojo Barboza, the feisty bride-to-be who faints at the altar and backs out of her impending marriage. After this project, she participated in a two-week workshop with John Cusack, Tim Robbins and other members of the Acotr's Gang of Los Angeles, perfecting commedia tecknique. This fall she appeared on stage at New York's Public Theatre production of "What Did He Say?", directed by Richard Foreman.
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