The Claudia Wells Encyclopedia

<BODY BACKGROUND="/graphics/wells.gif" BGCOLOR="WHITE" TEXT="BLUE" LINK="ORANGERED" VLINK="MAGENTA" ALINK="DARKBLUE"> <FONT FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"> <BASEFONT SIZE=3> <BASE TARGET="_top"> <BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE> <CENTER> <B><FONT SIZE=+4 COLOR="DARKBLUE">Claudia Wells</FONT><BR> <FONT COLOR="DARKRED">"Jennifer Parker" (1)</FONT></B><BR><BR> </CENTER> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH=100%> <TR ALIGN=LEFT> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLUE" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,verdana,helvetica,geneva,helv,sans serif,system"><B>REAL NAME:</B></TD></FONT> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLUE" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,verdana,helvetica,geneva,helv,sans serif,system">Claudia G. Wells</TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLUE" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,verdana,helvetica,geneva,helv,sans serif,system"><B>BORN:</B></TD></FONT> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLUE" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,verdana,helvetica,geneva,helv,sans serif,system">July 05, 1966, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia</TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLUE" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,verdana,helvetica,geneva,helv,sans serif,system"><B>EDUCATION:</B></TD></FONT> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLUE" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,verdana,helvetica,geneva,helv,sans serif,system">American Conservatory Theatre.</TD></FONT> </TR> </TABLE> <FONT FACE="arial,verdana,helvetica,geneva,helv,sans serif,system"> <P> <DD><B>CLAUDIA WELLS</B> portrayed Jennifer Parker, Marty McFly's girlfriend in the first <I>Back to the Future</I> film. She grew up in San Francisco where she studied opera and dance before turning her attention towards acting. Her lovely soprano voice won her many performances with the San Francisco Opera. She also studied at the famed American Conservatory Theatre and performed with the San Francisco Dance Theatre. <P> <DD>In addition to appearing in such shows as <I>Family</I>, <I>Simon and Simon</I>, <I>Trapper John, M.D.</I> and <I>Fame</I>, she had co-starring roles in the TV comedy series <I>Off the Rack</I> and <I>Fast Times</I>. The latter was the television series spin-off of the film <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?+Fast+Times+at+Ridgemont+High+(1982)"><I>Fast Times at Ridgemont High</I></A>, for which she portrayed Linda Barrett, the role originated by Phoebe Cates in the film version. <P> <DD>But while she took over a role originated by another actress, her best-known role was given to actress Elisabeth Shue in <I>Back to the Future Part II</I> and <I>Back to the Future Part III</I>. It is not known exactly why Claudia did not return to the role of Jennifer for the two sequels. While many stories and rumors abound, the fact remains that she was only one of two cast members who did not return to do the sequels (Crispin Glover was the other). <P> <DD>Claudia Wells dropped out of the spotlight around 1987 for reasons unknown, but she has recently made a return to acting, and can be seen in the upcoming film <I>Still Waters Burn</I>. <P> <DD>Claudia lives in the Los Angeles area with her son Sebastian. She owns her own clothing business called "Armani Wells" located in Studio City. </B> </FONT> </Center> <P> <HR> <P> <CENTER> <B><FONT SIZE=+3 COLOR="ORANGERED">Careerography</FONT></B><BR> </CENTER> <FONT SIZE=+1> </TABLE> <FONT SIZE=+1 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"> <P> <B>FEATURE FILMS</B><BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH=100%> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE"> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1996  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Still+Waters+Burn+(1996)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for STILL WATERS BURN in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Still Waters Burn</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="WHITE"> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1985  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Back+to+the+Future+(1985)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for BACK TO THE FUTURE in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Back to the Future</B></I></A> <A HREF="http://www.mpaa.org/caramap.html#RATINGS" TARGET=_top><IMG SRC="/graphics/pg.gif" ALIGN=ABSBOTTOM BORDER=0></A>  <A HREF="http://www.tvguidelines.org/guidelin.htm" TARGET=_top><IMG SRC="/graphics/tvpg.gif" ALIGN=ABSBOTTOM BORDER=0></A>  <A HREF="http://www.bigstar.com/search/detail.ff?pid=1001537&aff=2612" onMouseOver="self.status = 'Purchase this video from our sponsor!'; return true "><IMG SRC="/graphics/bigstar.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN=ABSBOTTOM></A> </TD></FONT> </TR> </TABLE> <FONT SIZE=+1 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"> <P> <B>GUEST APPEARANCES</B><BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH=100%> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE"> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1985  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?%22Simon+&+Simon%22+(1981)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for SIMON SIMON SLITHER in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Simon & Simon: "Slither"</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="WHITE"> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1982  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?%22Fame%22+(1982)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for FAME APPEARANCES in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Fame: "Appearances"</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE"> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1982  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?%22Strike+Force%22+(1981)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for STRIKE FORCE in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Strike Force</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="WHITE"> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1981  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?%22Trapper+John,+M.D.%22+(1979)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for TRAPPER JOHN MD in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Trapper John, M.D.</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE"> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1980  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?%22Family%22+(1976)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for FAMILY in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Family</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> </TABLE> <FONT SIZE=+1 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"> <P> <B>MADE FOR TV/CABLE MOVIES</B><BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH=100%> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE"> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1987  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Able+To+Do+(1987)+(TV)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for ABLE TO DO in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Able To Do</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="WHITE"> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1986  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Babies+Having+Babies+(1986)+(TV)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for BABIES HAVING BABIES in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Babies Having Babies</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE"> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1984  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Anatomy+of+an+Illness+(1984)+(TV)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for ANATOMY OF AN ILLNESS in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Anatomy of an Illness</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="WHITE"> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1984  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Hear+Me+Cry+(1984)+(TV)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for HEAR ME CRY in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Hear Me Cry</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> </TABLE> <FONT SIZE=+1 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"> <P> <B>MUSIC VIDEOS</B><BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH=100%> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE"> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1986  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><I><B>Stop the Madness</B></I> (anti-drug campaign with Nancy Reagan) </TD></FONT> </TR> </TABLE> <FONT SIZE=+1 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"> <P> <B>TELEVISION PILOTS</B><BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH=100%> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE"> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1983  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?%22Lovers+and+Other+Strangers%22+(1983)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Lovers and Other Strangers</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="WHITE"> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1981  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?%22Rise+n'+Shine%22+(1981)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for RISE AND SHINE in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Rise and Shine</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> </TABLE> <FONT SIZE=+1 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"> <P> <B>TELEVISION SERIES</B><BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH=100%> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE"> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1986  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?%22Fast+Times%22+(1986)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for FAST TIMES in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Fast Times</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="WHITE"> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1984  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="WHITE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?%22Off+the+Rack%22+(1985)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for OFF THE RACK in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Off the Rack</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE"> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1982  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/M/title-exact?%22Herbie,+the+Love+Bug%22+(1982)" onMouseOver="self.status = 'View listing for HERBIE THE LOVE BUG in the Internet Movie Database'; return true "><I><B>Herbie, the Love Bug</B></I></A></TD></FONT> </TR> </TABLE> <FONT SIZE=+1 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"> <P> <B>THEATRE</B><BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH=100%> <TR ALIGN=LEFT BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE"> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=25 VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><B>  1979  </B></TD></FONT> <TD BGCOLOR="LIGHTBLUE" WIDTH=* VALIGN=TOP><FONT COLOR="BLACK" SIZE=3 FACE="arial,helvetica,helv"><I><B>Enter Laughing</B></I></TD></FONT> </TR> </TABLE> <P> </B> </FONT> <P> <HR> <P> <CENTER> <B><FONT SIZE=+3 COLOR="ORANGERED">Fan Club Information</FONT></B><BR> </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <B><FONT SIZE=+3 COLOR="DARKRED"> <I>Back to the Future</I>...The Fan Club<BR> </FONT> <FONT SIZE=+2 COLOR=DARKBLUE> P.O. 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