Jody Jaress

Jody Jaress

A veteran actress, Jody has become known for her complex character roles. Having played everything from the darkest depths of insanity, to a grounded psychiatrist, a creepy nanny, a tormented nurturing mother, to a ditsy wife. Jody began her entertainment career more than 40 years ago in Michigan. Her ancestors arrived in New York from Germany and Wales in the 1800's and migrated to Southern Illinois where they became teachers, nurses, lawyers, farmers, pastors, lawmen, with a couple of rogues among them. Jody was born in Ottawa, Illinois just prior to her dad joining the Navy Seabees in WWII. Once the war ended the family moved to Ferndale, Michigan just outside of Detroit for many years and then moved out to horse country in Rochester, Michigan. Jody divided her time between competing in Western horse shows, singing, and beginning studies in theatre acting, stage makeup, lighting, sound, set design and directing at the Will-O-Way Apprentice Theatre and Repertory Company in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. After graduating from RHS (Rochester High School) at age seventeen, winning the Miss Rochester Pageant, the Miss Romeo Peach Queen title, and then placing in the Miss Michigan Pageant, Jody went to NYC to make "the rounds" and meet up with Lee Strasberg who welcomed her into his home for lunch and to meet his family. He requested that she come back the following year when she would be old enough to join the Actor's Studio. She moved to California instead after meeting the iconic horror film director, William Castle at a premier back in Detroit. Now in California, her very first film with dialog was The Bigot aka The Hunting Season and recently remastered and distributed by Troma Pictures as Deadly Daphne's Revenge (1987).

  • Popularity : 1.572
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1943-04-18
  • Place of Birth : Ottawa, Illinois, USA
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Jody Jaress Movies

  • 2022
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    The Edge of Her Mind Anthology

    The Edge of Her Mind Anthology

    7.5 2022 HD

    A powerful anthology of short films, made by and about women, shining a compassionate light on mental health.

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  • 2009
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    Last Call

    Last Call

    4.2 2009 HD

    A drama about Gavin, a recovering alcoholic, who ends up in a strangely familiar bar.

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  • 1988
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    Fresh Kill

    Fresh Kill

    4.8 1988 HD

    They were the prey... They were forced to kill... The bloody chase begins...

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  • 2014
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    See Me

    See Me

    1 2014 HD

    Burn survivors Kristen and Jack reunite after a year of healing for a date and are faced with the horrible reality that in a public place all people...

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  • 2008
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    Chain Link

    Chain Link

    6.3 2008 HD

    A story about Anthony, a man recently released from prison who is trying to rebuild his life, getting a job and reconnecting with his ex-girlfriend...

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  • 2007
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    Charlie Wilson's War

    Charlie Wilson's War

    6.535 2007 HD

    In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for...

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  • 2022
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    Titanic 666

    Titanic 666

    5.7 2022 HD

    After a mammoth cruise ship sails over the site of the Titanic’s disaster, dark and deadly events start to occur on board. As the ship’s...

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  • 2006
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    Hollywoodland

    Hollywoodland

    6.098 2006 HD

    When Hollywood superstar George Reeves dies in his home, private detective Louis Simo is hired to investigate his death and gets caught in a web of...

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  • 2008
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    Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

    Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

    1 2008 HD

    1870's America. A Chinese immigrant falsely accused of murdering a white woman is viciously hunted down; he'll have to prove his innocence in a time...

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  • 1979
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    Transplant

    Transplant

    1 1979 HD

    Fact-based story about a hard-driving young executive who rebels against his failing heart and undergoes a risky transplant.

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  • 2016
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    Retake

    Retake

    6.1 2016 HD

    A lonely, middle-aged man hires a male prostitute to recreate a road trip from his past.

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  • 1987
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    Deadly Daphne's Revenge

    Deadly Daphne's Revenge

    3.1 1987 HD

    A young hitchhiker is picked up by four drunken hunters, one of whom rapes her. A tough prosecutor has all four of the men indicted for the crime,...

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  • 2009
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    Little Fish, Strange Pond

    Little Fish, Strange Pond

    3.9 2009 HD

    Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of LA speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that...

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  • 2011
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    Kaylien

    Kaylien

    6 2011 HD

    An autistic child's first day in a new school.

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  • 2010
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    Boys On Film 5: Candy Boy

    Boys On Film 5: Candy Boy

    3 2010 HD

    Boys On Film 5: Candy Boy features nine award-winning short films. Boys will be boys in Pascal-Alex Vincent's FAR WEST and CANDY BOY, where a...

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  • 2014
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    2 Bedroom 1 Bath

    2 Bedroom 1 Bath

    3 2014 HD

    A young couple moves into what appears to be the perfect home, but when they discover that they will soon become parents, things begin to fall apart....

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  • 2008
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    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

    7.522 2008 HD

    The series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the...

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  • 2023
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    Lawmen: Bass Reeves

    Lawmen: Bass Reeves

    7.1 2023 HD

    The story of Bass Reeves, the legendary lawman of the wild West, is brought to life. Reeves worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace...

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  • 2003
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    NCIS

    NCIS

    7.619 2003 HD

    From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected...

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  • 2024
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    A Man on the Inside

    A Man on the Inside

    7.7 2024 HD

    A retired professor gets a new lease on life when a private investigator hires him to go undercover inside a San Francisco retirement home.

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