Lori Petty Net Worth

Lori Petty's Quotes

• [on the effect The Poker House rape scene had on its viewers] I had a girl come up to me, and she's like "I'm a rape survivor." I said, "No you're not. Stop that." She's like, "What?" She's 17 and came up to me after the movie. She said, "I was raped at 14." I said, "That stupid ass man did a fucked up thing. It has nothing to do with you. You are not tarnished, you are not changed, you are fine. He's fucked up. You're fine." Her eyes opened.

Interesting Facts about Lori Petty

1. She was the first female editor of the North High School newspaper and graduated in 1982.
2. Attended North High School, Sioux City, Iowa, where she was involved in Yearbook and speech/debate.
3. Was originally cast as the main actress in Demolition Man (1993), but there were problems, and Sandra Bullock was cast instead.
4. Designs Positive message clothing.
5. In 1998 she appeared in the memorable "Go Baby Go" commercials, promoting horse racing for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. Many thought the ads attention-grabbing and effective, but wealthy and powerful members of the association viewed the ads with disdain, deriding Petty as looking like a strung-out malnourished Lesbian, not the image they wanted to associate with their sport. The Petty ads were quickly dropped in favor of ads featuring Rip Torn.
6. Designing Positive Clothing via Internet as well as retail shops [April 2004]
7. Gallery Exhibition "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" March 1, 2006 Deborah Page Gallery 1028 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. [March 2006]