‘Clerks’ actress Lisa Spoonauer, who portrayed Caitlin Bree in Kevin Smith’s first film has passed away at age 44…
Lisa Spoonauer, who played Caitlin Bree in the 1994 cult classic ‘Clerks’ from writer and director Kevin Smith, has died at the age of 44.
Smith revealed Spoonauer’s passing on his Instagram account while paying tribute to the actress, who he first discovered at a local community college while casting for ‘Clerks.
“I popped into an acting class at Brookdale Community College and watched the students from the back. Lisa was easily the most natural and authentic voice in the room,” Smith wrote. “She didn’t sound like she was acting at all; she delivered scripted dialogue as if she was inventing her conversation in the moment, like people do in real life. Captivated, I approached Lisa cold in the parking lot after the class and said “This is gonna sound creepy but… Do you wanna be in a movie?” Fearlessly, she replied “Not if it’s porn.” I told her a bit about Clerks and gave her a copy of the script and my phone number. She called me a few days later and said “Well it’s not porn, but everybody talks like it is. It’s funny. I’ll do it.”
“A complete stranger at first, Lisa quickly became one of the most important people I’d ever meet when she joined Brian [O’Halloran], Jeff Anderson, Marilyn [Ghigliotti], Jason Mewes, Scott Mosier, David Klein and me as one of the chief architects of my first film.”
Spoonauer only appeared in one other film before leaving acting behind before she became a restaurant manager and event planner.
She is survived by her husband, daughter and stepson.
