Lori Cardille (born 1954) is an American actress, best known for her lead role in George A. Romero's Day of the Dead (1985). Her father, Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille, appeared as a reporter in the original Night of the Living Dead (1968).She is well known for her role as Winter Austin #1 on the ABC soap opera The Edge of Night. She left that role because it reminded her of a past memory in which she was a victim of sexual abuse. She later joined the cast of the soap opera Ryan's Hope. She is the author of the book I'm Gonna Tell: ...an Offbeat Tale of Survival (ISBN 978-0595142033). Cardille has recently starred in a short horror film called The Three, which reunited her with her Day of the Dead co-star John Amplas. In the film, Amplas and Cardille play a pair of scientists, as they did in Day.Her daughter is actress Kate Rogal.
She was the star of George A. Romero's "Day of the Dead" (1985). Her father, Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille, appeared as a reporter in the original "Night of the Living Dead" (1968).
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Daughter of long-time Pittsburgh television personality Bill Cardille.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Help Me First
2016
Short
Lisetta Maroon
Doomsday
2016
TV Series
Detective Dara Dormand
Milkman
2015
Short
Lillian
Lightweight
2011
Short
No Pets
1994
Lorraine Turner
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991
TV Movie
Female Agent
Tales from the Darkside
1986
TV Series
Emily McCall
The Equalizer
1985
TV Series
Sarah Claxton
Day of the Dead
1985
Sarah
Parole
1982
TV Movie
Suzanne Driscoll
Ryan's Hope
1975
TV Series
Carol Baker (1982)
The Edge of Night
1956
TV Series
Winter Austin #1 (1978-1979)
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Milkman
2015
Short executive producer
Lightweight
2011
Short executive producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The World's End: The Making of 'Day of the Dead'
2013
Video documentary
Herself
Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero
2008
Documentary
Herself
The Many Days of 'Day of the Dead'
2003
Video documentary short
Herself
Zombie Jamboree: The 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead