Lorelei Mahoney

Lorelei Mahoney is an American musician and actress turned screenwriter who has played roles in major films such as Hollywood & Wine and She's Out of My League as well as starring in numerous music videos, documentaries relating her music career, and network television shows. She is also is the writer of the Irish film Leno’s Last Kiss.

Early life

Lorelei Mahoney was born in 1983 to Pamela Ammerman and Patrick Kavanaugh. When Mahoney was 9 years old, her mother was murdered and she ended up in foster care. She was later adopted by Lisa Montgomery, becoming the adopted granddaughter of Grand Ole Opry preacher and actress Dottie Snow-Tubb, the former wife of country music legend Hank Snow and the great granddaughter of radio legends Smoky Swan and Radio Dot. In 2009, Lorelei was also involved in a devastating car accident which left her with a mild traumatic brain injury. She has since made a full recovery.

Career

Mahoney’s career began as a child in the mid-1980s with minor roles on Sesame Street. She also had appearances on You Can't Do That on Television. In the 1990s she had limited roles including the Ozzfest video documentary and in the television series Are You Afraid of the Dark?. Mahoney’s current career took off in the 2000s when she landed roles in hit movies such as Hollywood & Wine and She's Out of My League. She also wrote and starred in her own film entitled Leno’s Last Kiss and had several appearances in the television series Valentine.

From 1998 to 2002, Lorelei stopped acting to pursue a music career. She first began with the hardcore band Cronus Rising and later became their manager. It was at that time that she met Mikey [...] from the band [...] Maim Kill and also got back into acting. It was after a concert in New Jersey where she was asked to stay behind by a director shooting a horror film. Lorelei returned to acting after her extra role in that film.

Personal life

Mahoney is a strong believer in the paranormal and astrology and lives in Pennsylvania due to its “haunted history.” She is also the co-chair of the Dover Paranormal Society which is located approximately 20 minutes from Gettysburg. Mahoney is also the owner of a photography company in Philadelphia which is called Kavanaugh Photography as a tribute to her birth name. Mahoney hold’s dual citizenship between Ireland and The United States.

Mahoney married in 2004 to Edwin Gunn. They divorced in 2007. Mahoney is currently single but has been in celebrity relationships including with Mike [...] She also had a cameo with Erna in the Godsmack video Smack This!

Filmography

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1985

Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird

Child #5

1987

Big Bird Brings Spring to Sesame Street

unaccredited role

Short Video

1989

The Worst of You Can’t Do That On Television

Herself

1990

Sesame Street: Big Bird’s Hide and Speak

unaccredited role

Video Game

1992

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Beth’s Friend

Episode: The Tale of the Lonely Ghost

1996

Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary

Herself

TV Special

2002

Tattoo

Isling

2003

Candy

unaccredited role

Short UK film

2003

Voodoo Music Experience 2003

Herself

TV Movie

2004

Vans Warped Tour 10 Year Reunion

Herself

TV Special

2004

Masters of Hardcore: The Underground Vendetta

Herself

Video Documentary

2005

Metal Asylum

Herself

TV Series

2005

Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary

Herself

DVD / CD

2005

Summerjam 2005

Herself

TV Movie

2006

Punk Rock Holocaust

Herself

Documentary of the Vans Warped Tour

2006

American Hardcore

Herself

Music Documentary

2006

Hit Me

Woman Outside

(Short Film)

2007

I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)

Shyna

2008

Leno’s Last Kiss

Leno Chord

Writer & Actress

2008 - 2009

Valentine

Persephone

TV Series, Episode “God Only Knows”, Episode “Act Naturally”, “Pilot Episode”

2010

She's Out of My League

Passenger

2010

Hollywood & Wine

Dinner Patron