Full Name Lori Hallier Role Actress Name Lori Hallier | Years active 1965-present Occupation Actress | |
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Movies My Bloody Valentine, Night of the Twisters, The Other Me, My Name Is Tanino, Thomas and the Magic Ra Similar People George Mihalka, Timothy Bond, Don McBrearty, Bob Keen, Manny Coto |
Night of the Twisters (1996)
Lori Hallier (born July 8, 1959) is a Canadian actress. She made her film debut in 1981, starring as Sarah Palmer in George Mihalka's My Bloody Valentine (1981). She subsequently starred in Warning Sign (1985), Night of the Twisters (1996), My Name Is Tanino (2002), and Monte Walsh (2003). Hallier had a recurring role as Shannon Pressman in the television series Santa Barbara.
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Early life

Hallier was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Career

Hallier made her film debut as Sarah Palmer in the 1981 cult classic horror film My Bloody Valentine. She followed this with guest appearances on 1980s television series such as The Dukes of Hazzard, Trapper John, M.D., and Simon & Simon. In 1986, Hallier co-starred with Harvey Keitel in the thriller Blindside, and in 1989 she appeared as Yvette on the popular soap opera Days of Our Lives, following this role with a recurring role as Shannon Pressman on the daytime drama Santa Barbara in 1990.

In 1996, Hallier appeared in the horror film Night of the Twisters. After appearing in the television movies Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean and A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story, Hallier would become associated with supernatural and science fiction through her work on series such as Star Trek: Voyager and Poltergeist: The Legacy in 1997.
In 2000, she portrayed Joanna Lanier in the television series In a Heartbeat. In 2002, she was cast in the film My Name Is Tanino. The following year, she starred in the popular Canadian program Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, followed by a supporting role in the Western Monte Walsh (2003), opposite Tom Selleck and Isabella Rosselini.