While other members of the Goonies can still be seen in film and television today, Andy actress Kerri Green has been absent from the screen for a long time now. With a promising start in a classic film, and so many other actors in it taking on roles in massive franchises, where has Kerri gone?
Born in New Jersey in January 1967, Kerri Green grew up in a quiet town going to school and having a mostly normal childhood. She would eventually begin acting in commercials as a teen, most local, but would take a massive jump as soon as she turned seventeen and head to New York City to audition for an upcoming project from Hollywood giants Steven Spielberg and Richard Donner.
Goonies Never Say Die
The film in question was 1985 hit The Goonies, a critical and box office success and now a revered classic of cinema. Kerri Green would play the character of Andy, the not-quite-pianist of the Goonies crew. With a literal pirate’s treasure of talent in the cast of young actors, Kerri made sure to hold her own as one of the standouts in her feature film debut.
Not to say her first film wasn’t awkward to make, with Kerri saying that the scene where she had to kiss Josh Brolin was extremely awkward for her as a teenager. Can’t blame her for that one, I would feel awkward kissing Josh Brolin too.
Even with Andy as the role that would grab her fame, Kerri Green would hit a double in 1985 with a supporting role in the John Candy film Summer Rental as Candy’s daughter. The film would premiere in August of that year, just two. months after The Goonies pillaged the box office. While it’s not necessarily Candy’s most memorable film, it was still a fun comedy for the time.
1986 would see Kerri Green get the opportunity to show off her dramatic acting skill as opposed to her comedic in the film Lucas with Corey Haim and Charlie Sheen. While she would gain praise for her performance, making people believe anyone could be attracted to Charlie Sheen, it unfortunately wouldn’t keep her momentum going with her next film being a massive bust.
Goonies Make Mistakes Sometimes
Three For the Road was probably doomed from the start, to be fair. Following Charlie Sheen’s character who is asked by his Senator boss to take his daughter cross country to a girls’ institution. It gets ickier, with drugging, Stockholm syndrome, a typically anxious Alan Ruck, and just the general presence of Sheen. This was described as a road comedy. Who could have seen that bombing?
Kerri Green would keep working regularly after Three For the Road, though it was mostly relegated to guest starring roles in shows like Mad About You or B-movies like Blue Flame. Eventually, in 1994, Kerri would make her last appearance in an episode of Murder, She Wrote before taking a break from acting.
Break Time Before A New Venture
While she stepped away from Hollywood, taking time to focus on her education at Vassar College, she wouldn’t step away from the medium. Eventually, Kerri Green would earn her Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art, finishing out her studies and founding her own production company called Independent Women Artists alongside fellow writer Bonnie Dickerson.
IWA would mark a new venture for Kerri Green, putting her behind the camera instead of in front. She would direct and co-write the film with Dickerson, creating a story about pregnant, underprivileged, and underrepresented teens and how pregnancy affects their lives. The film is relatively hard to find these days and didn’t perform particularly well on release critically or commercially.
She attempted to move back into television roles briefly with guest roles on episodes of Law & Order and ER but ended up semi-retiring instead. Her only return to the screen was in the indie film Complacent in 2012, which was decent but not necessarily memorable.
What is Kerri Green doing now?
Instead, Kerri has taken to a quiet life with her family. Extremely private, it’s unknown when or who she married, but she has confirmed she has a husband and two children.
In 2021 she appeared at the Goonies reunion panel at Steel City Comic Con with Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Ke Huy Guan, Robert Davi and Joe Pantoliano.
Although seemingly retired and living in peace to raise her kids away from the public eye, that doesn’t mean she won’t acknowledge her history. Kerri Green does still appear for convention appearances related to her Goonies role and came back together with the original cast in 2020 to remember and reminisce about the film over video during the COVID-19 shutdowns. She also does personalized messages and videos on Cameo upon request.
There’s always a chance of a comeback too, with Goonies co-star Ke Huy Quan currently experiencing a renaissance thanks to his role in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Anything is possible and there are plenty of roles out there for her if she does choose to come back to the Hollywood spotlight.
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