Zoe Trilling

Zoe Trilling (Birth name: Geralyn Marie Betzler) was born in Wausau, Wisconsin to Larry and Phoebe Betzler. At age 18, she moved from Minnesota to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in acting and dance. She supported herself by working at a bakery and setting up a distributorship in Los Angeles for a small fresh juice company, known today as Naked Juice. She also taught Aerobics in a number of studios, including Jane Fonda's. At the same time, she enrolled in acting and ballet classes. She began her acting career in 1985 with TV roles including a part as Lacey Bauer in the TV series Guiding Light (1952) and in the movie, Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) with Helen Hunt. Throughout her career, she continued to perform guest roles in TV series and theater productions in Los Angeles and New York. She is mostly known for her roles in horror productions such as Genie in the Tobe Hooper film Night Terrors (1993) and Shirley in Night of the Demons 2 (1994). After she left the film industry, she became a choreographer at American ballroom in New York City, as well as a yoga instructor and personal trainer in both New York and Los Angeles. She died on September 8, 2023 in Vista, California.