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Claudia Wells - Wikipedia

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Claudia Wells
Wells in 2022
Born	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Occupation(s)	Actress, businesswoman
Years active	1974–1986; 1996–present
Known for	Jennifer Parker in Back to the Future
Children	1
Website	www.claudiawells.com www.armaniwells.com

Claudia Wells is an American actress and businesswoman, best known for her role as Jennifer Parker in the 1985 film Back to the Future.

Early life

Wells was born on July 5, 1966 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[1]^[2] Her family moved to the San Francisco Bay area when she was seven weeks old.^[2] She went to Marin Country Day School and French-American Bilingual School. As of 2014, some of her family lived in that area,^[3] Wells moved to Los Angeles at the age of 14, later graduating from Beverly Hills High School. She has a brother.^[4]

Career

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Wells appeared in ten operas between ages eight and twelve. She began acting in TV shows in the late 1970s.

Wells played Jennifer Parker, Marty McFly's girlfriend, in the 1985 film Back to the Future. She almost did not end up in the first film of the successful franchise. According to Wells, she had been cast, but a pilot she had done for ABC had been picked up, and she was contractually forced to drop out of Back to the Future. During that time, Eric Stoltz had been shooting for five weeks in the role of Marty McFly. The producers halted filming and replaced Stoltz with Michael J. Fox. By then, Wells's pilot had been finished and she was recast as Jennifer, now shooting alongside Fox, having never filmed a frame with Stoltz.^[5]

That same year (1985), Wells co-starred in Stop the Madness, an anti-drug music video sponsored by the Reagan administration, featuring several famous musicians, actors and athletes. The following year, she appeared in the TV movie Babies Having Babies, and the short-lived series Fast Times, a TV adaptation of the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Wells played Linda Barrett, portrayed by Phoebe Cates in the film). Following Fast Times, she did not appear again on-screen until the 1996 independent film, Still Waters Burn (released on DVD February 12, 2008).

Leaving acting

After her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, Wells put her career on hold for family reasons, and told the studio she would be unavailable to reprise her Back to the Future role for the two sequels.^[6] Actress Elisabeth Shue replaced her.^[7] Her mother ultimately died in October 1994.^[8]

On December 19, 1991, Wells founded a Studio City, Los Angeles-based clothing store, Armani Wells, which she still owns and manages as of 2024.^[9]^[10]

Return to acting

After a lengthy absence, Wells returned to acting in 2011 with a small role in the independent science-fiction film, Alien Armageddon.^[11]

The same year, Wells reprised her role from Back to the Future, 26 years after her last appearance in the series, provided the voice of Jennifer Parker for Back to the Future: The Game.^[12] Wells announced that her next project would be a horror film titled Room & Board.^[13]

Personal life

When she was 15, she became a born-again Christian ^[14] and her faith helped her get through her mother's cancer diagnosis and death.^[8]

Wells has a son named Sebastian, born around 1995.^[15]^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Back to the Future	Jennifer Parker
2008	Still Waters Burn	Laura Harper
2011	Alien Armageddon	Eileen Daly
2013	You Are Not Alone	Cristina's Mom	Short film
2013	Max	Mom	Short film
2014	Starship: Rising	Captain Savage
2015	EP/Executive Protection	Pam Travis
2015	Back in Time	Herself	Back to the Future documentary^[17]
2015	Back to the 2015 Future	Jennifer Parker	Short film
2018	Groove Street	Julie
2018	System Failure	Mrs Henderson	Short film
2019	Vitals	Margaret Parks

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Family	Denise / Barbara Collins	2 episodes
1981	Rise and Shine	Patsy D'Allisandro	1 episode
1981	Strike Force	Patty	Episode: "Magic Man"
1982	Herbie, the Love Bug	Julie MacLane	5 episodes
1982	Lovers and Other Strangers	Mary Claire Delvecchio	Television film
1984	Fame	Marya	Episode: "Appearances"
1984	Anatomy of an Illness	Sarakit	Television film
1984–1985	Off the Rack	Shannon Halloran	7 episodes
1984–1986	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Lisa / Wendy	2 episodes
1985	Trapper John, M.D.	Candy	Episode: "Long Ago and Far Away"
1985	Simon & Simon	Phoebe Glass	Episode: "Slither"
1985	Able to Do
1986	Fast Times	Linda Barrett	7 episodes
1986	Brothers	Sarah	Episode: "Joe Leaves This Old World Behind"
2011	The Mentalist	Chief Marnie Green	Episode: "Where in the World is Carmine O'Brien?"
2014	Zero Impact Home	Future Petal	Short series
2015	The Comeback Kids	Herself	Episode: "Re-United and It Feels So Good"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Back to the Future: The Game	Jennifer Parker	Episode 3: "Citizen Brown" Episode 4: "Double Visions"

References

^ "Claudia Wells on Facebook: "So grateful for all of the love you've all shown me! ❤️❤️❤️"". Facebook. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Claudia Wells, The Original 'Jennifer' From 'Back To The Future' Appears At Wondercon 2014 - CBS San Francisco". CBS News. April 22, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ "Claudia Wells, the Original 'Jennifer' from 'Back to the Future' Appears at Wondercon 2014". April 22, 2014. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014.
^ "Videos". November 8, 2019.
^ "What Marty McFly's Girlfriend Is Up To In The Future". Yahoo!. May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
^ "Back to the Future's Claudia Wells: Shining Brighter Than Ever Before". The Huffington Post. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ Huver, Scott (July 3, 2015). "Claudia Wells on Back to the Future". Peoplemag. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Nolasco, Stephanie (August 4, 2021). "'Back to the Future' star Claudia Wells on how faith helped her cope with tragedy: It's 'the reason I'm alive'". Fox News. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ "Actress Claudia Wells talks about her high-end men's resale shop, Armani Wells". ktla.com.
^ "Welcome to Armani Wells". www.armaniwells.com.
^ Clint, Caffeinated. "Claudia Wells in Alien Armageddon". Moviehole. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
^ "Back To The Future Episode 1: It's About Time Video Game, Exclusive Behind The Scenes Part IV: How We Got Jennifer HD". GameTrailers.com. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
^ Wells, Claudia. "Announcing My Next Project..." Twitter. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
^ "How 'Back to the Future' actress Claudia Wells became a Christian". OpentheWord.org. October 19, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
^ "Claudia Wells to Join 25th Anniversary 'Back to the Future' Reunion | Jan. 22, 2010". University of North Alabama. January 22, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ Nolasco, Stephanie (August 4, 2021). "'Back to the Future' star Claudia Wells reveals her favorite theory about Jennifer Parker: 'It's wild'". Fox News. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ "Back in Time Film". backintimefilm.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

External links

Official website
Claudia Wells at IMDb
Armani Wells, a clothing store founded and run by Wells.
Back to the Future website

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Films	Back to the Future (1985) Back to the Future Part II (1989) Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Characters	Marty McFly Emmett "Doc" Brown Biff Tannen
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Video games	Back to the Future (1985) Back to the Future (1989) Back to the Future Part II (1990) Back to the Future Part II & III (1990) Back to the Future Part III (1991) Back to the Future: The Game (2010) Lego Dimensions (2015) Funko Fusion (2024)
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