Jeannine Alice Taylor is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is best known for her role as Marcie Cunningham in Sean S. Cunningham's 1980 horror filmFriday the 13th. From 1980 to 1981, Taylor portrayed the lead, Madame Trentoni / Aurelia Johnson, in Robert Kalfin's Off-Broadway production Hijinks! and has had roles in several stage productions including Jenny in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and Henrietta in Robert and Elizabeth.
In 1979, Taylor portrayed Jenny in the stage adaption of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. The production was met with positive reviews. Linda in Cy Coleman's musical Home Again, Home Again. The production opened at the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut on March 10 and lasted until March 17. It subsequently opened at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 19 and lasted until April 14. The musical was scheduled to open at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on April 26 but was cancelled at the cost of $1,250,000. In 1980, Taylor made her film debut as Marcie Cunningham in Sean S. Cunningham's horror film Friday the 13th. She starred alongside Kevin Bacon, Adrienne King, and Betsy Palmer. Taylor portrayed the lead, Madame Trentoni / Aurelia Johnson, in Robert Kalfin's off-Broadway production Hijinks! from December 17, 1980 to January 18, 1981. In 1982, Taylor portrayed Samantha Edwards in the television filmThe Royal Romance of Charles and Diana. In 1984, Taylor portrayed Henrietta in the stage production of Robert and Elizabeth. The following year, she portrayed Nina in Robert Kalfin's stage production Seagulls. In 2006, archive footage of her was used in the documentary . In 2007, archive footage of her was used in the television documentary series Cinemassacre's Monster Madness.
Later career
After appearing in several films and onstage, Taylor worked as the marketing manager for The Institutional Investor, a New York-based magazine. Taylor married twice, both of which ended in divorce, before marrying James Whitney McConnell on February 3, 1990; the two married at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in New York City. In 2010, Taylor reunited with Robert Kalfin for the stage production A Cable from Gibraltar, which was staged at the Medicine Show Theatre in New York City. In 2013, Taylor appeared as herself in the documentary Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th.
