Victoria Jackson


Biography

At the tender age of 16, Victoria Jackson began her entertainment career as an actress. Jackson started her acting career landing roles in such films as "Firestorm" (1984), the Josh Mostel comedy "Stoogemania" (1986) and the dramedy "The Pick-Up Artist" (1987) with Molly Ringwald. She also appeared in "Baby Boom" (1987) with Diane Keaton and the Dan Aykroyd comedy "The Couch Trip" (...

Biography

At the tender age of 16, Victoria Jackson began her entertainment career as an actress. Jackson started her acting career landing roles in such films as "Firestorm" (1984), the Josh Mostel comedy "Stoogemania" (1986) and the dramedy "The Pick-Up Artist" (1987) with Molly Ringwald. She also appeared in "Baby Boom" (1987) with Diane Keaton and the Dan Aykroyd comedy "The Couch Trip" (1988). In the nineties, Jackson devoted her time to various credits, such as "Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home!" (NBC, 1990-91), "Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial" (NBC, 1990-91) and "Six Ladies Laughing" (Lifetime, 1990-91). She also worked on "The Undercover Kid" (1996). Jackson focused on film in more recent years, appearing in the family "No More Baths" (1998) with Jim Mapp, the Bobby Collins comedy "Open Mic" (2004) and the Estella Warren romantic comedy "Her Minor Thing" (2005). Jackson most recently appeared on the documentary "Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie" (2013) with Morton Downey Jr.. Jackson's husband was Paul Wessel.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2015)
Herself
Soccer Mom (2008)
Midnight Clear (2007)
Her Minor Thing (2005)
No More Baths (1998)
Bombshell (1997)
Waitress
Wedding Bell Blues (1996)
The Undercover Kid (1996)
Voice
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995)
Based on an Untrue Story (1993)
Corduroy
I Love You To Death (1990)
UHF (1989)
Dream a Little Dream (1989)
Kit Keller
Family Business (1989)
Casual Sex? (1988)
Melissa
The Couch Trip (1988)
The Pick-Up Artist (1987)
Baby Boom (1987)
Stoogemania (1986)
Firestorm (1984)

Special Thanks (Feature Film)

Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
Special Thanks To

Cast (Special)

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Special (2003)
Marshalls' Women in Comedy (2002)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special (1999)
Baseball Relief: An All-Star Comedy Salute (1993)
Wanna Bet? (1993)
Panelist
Toonces, the Cat who Could Drive a Car (1992)
Saturday Night Live: All the Best For Mother's Day (1992)
Why Bother Voting? (1992)
Comic Relief V (1992)
Taco Bell Presents The USA Music Challenge (1992)
Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial (1991)
A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan (1991)
The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards (1991)
Performer
Candid Camera... Goes to the Doctor (1990)
Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home! (1990)
Six Ladies Laughing (1990)
The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards (1990)
Performer
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous (1990)
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour... Ghosts, Governments and Other Scary Things (1989)
Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary (1989)
Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show (1987)
Comic Relief II (1987)
W*A*L*T*E*R (1984)

Music (Special)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour... Ghosts, Governments and Other Scary Things (1989)
Song Performer

Misc. Crew (Special)

4th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest (2001)
Other

Life Events

Bibliography