This Robert Altman -produced film (the last one he produced in 14 years) about the difficulties that young Franny Philips (Trini) has to go through as her parents are divorcing. Friend Jamie Harris (Jeremy Levy) has already gone through his own parents' divorce process and supports Franny. The film budget was only $2.5 million.

Produced by Robert Stigwood (Saturday Night Fever, Grease) as a new wave successor for his successful music films. Pamela Pearl (Trini) is a runaway teenager who lands on the streets around Times Square. With a young punk-girl, Nicky Marotta (Robin Johnson), she engages in mischievous activity on the streets and clubs. Tim Curry of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" fame plays the radio-DJ Johnny LaGuardia.

Times Square Soundtrack, RSO 4203, 2LP. Including: Talking Heads, Lou Reed, XTC, The Ramones, The Ruts, The Cure, The Pretenders, Patti Smith Group.

A story based on actual events from the beginning of the century. Pittsburgh prison manager Peter Soffel's (Edward Herrmann) wife Kate (Diane Keaton) helps convicted brothers Ed and Jack Biddle (Mel Gibson and Matthew Modine) escape death penalty and runs away with them herself. Trini plays Irene, Soffel's oldest daughter.

A romantic and comedial story situated at an old summer resort in Catskills mountains, the Hotel Lorraine. The elderly, matriarchal owner of the hotel, Lillian Garber (Maureen Stapleton) has to decide whether or not to continue running the unprofitable hotel. Her granddaughter Molly (Trini) arrives from Arizona to work in the hotel kitchen and gets engaged in a summer romance. She wants to revamp the hotel and continue running it herself. Trini's parents also appear shortly in the film... The film was awarded the Sakura Prize at the Tokyo Film Festival.

Justine Bateman stars as Jennie Lee in this a bit campy but still relatively amusing film about a female rock band playing in a summer beach resort and having trouble with drugs, love, sex -- and a stolen van. Trini plays "Mooch", the toughie drummer of the band. Cast includes future stars (Liam Neeson and Julia Roberts) and ex-ones (Debbie Harry).

Situated in a derelict-prison-turned-into-a-rehabilitation-facility, this film is a curious mixture of merry comedy and "haunted house" horror theme ("borrowing" from Harlin's Prison) with appropriate SFX. The spirit of a long-since electrocuted prison warden returns to haunt the living, especially the nasty warden Dwyer (Paul Benedict). Trini plays under her true skills to an almost comical effect as grad student Lisa Titus, an assistant to the new manager psychologist Dr. Harold Langer (James Coco).
"Now, in Freudian symbolism, a train going into a tunnel..."

A witty story about a 1960s New York jazz quintet that yearns to make it to the 52nd street and hit the big time. The band, led by saxophone player Jack Solow (Peter MacNicol), struggles through minor gigs, held together by mutual love for music. Charlotte D'Amboise plays Benita, Jack's love interest. Trini appears as Lorraine, the arty "kind of... philosophy" studying girlfriend of the band's drummer (maybe my favourite Trini character of all, despite her shamefully short appearances).
"You're gonna teach me to play bass in two minutes?" "Less."

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. himself is the producer in his company's remake of its classic Stella Dallas (1937). Bar waitress Stella Claire (Bette Midler) raises her illegitimate daughter Jenny (Trini) alone, without accepting money from child's successful doctor father (Stephen Collins). Stella finds Jenny getting hard to handle as she rebels against her and spends her time rather with her father and her prestigious love interest. John Goodman plays Ed Munn, barkeeper and Stella's lover.

A story based on the diaries of Edward Palin -- great-grandfather of ex-Monty Pythonist Michael Palin and a fellow at the Oxford university in the last century -- and planned for four years before eventually filmed. Palin plays the part of Edward (in the film under the identity of "Francis Ashby") as he meets Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her young ward Elinor (Trini) during a holiday vacation in Switzerland. Ashby becomes entangled in a dilemma between love and the upcoming election of the new college president. Alfred Molina plays Oliver Syme, the competing candidate.
*Much cooler than the British video cover, dammit...!

John Goodman plays George Herman "Babe" Ruth in this interpretation of the life and career of the legendary baseball star. Trini plays the part of Babe's first wife, Helen, and Kelly McGillis his second, Claire. Bruce Boxleitner appears as "Jumpin' Joe" Dugan.

A film based on the girlbook of the same name, this is the fourth adaptation of the story. Situated in New England during and after the Civil War, it depicts the personal and social life of the March family. Trini plays the part of the oldest sister, Meg, and Winona Ryder (AAN) the next younger sister, Jo. Susan Sarandon and Gabriel Byrne play mother March and teacher Baher respectively.

A story situated in Miami in 1980, as the refugees from Cuba arrive on the Mariel boatlift. Juan Raul Perez (Alfred Molina) arrives in Miami, and to get easier through the bureaucratic formalities gets together with Dottie (Marisa Tomei). Juan's wife Carmela (Anjelica Huston) and her daughter Teresa (Trini) are waiting for him. Romances entangle in every direction as the film goes on. Trini filmed her part during a break from the Little Women shootings.

Ghost "exterminator" Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox) investigates mysterious deaths in the town of Fairwater and, aided by three "friendly" spirits, tries to catch the ghostly killer. Trini co-stars as doctor Lucy Lynskey in this comedy-horror-thriller. The film was shot for six months in NZ and extensively post-produced - the film has more computer effects than any previous release.
Don't fear the Reaper...

A film about Paulie, a parrot that learns to understand human language and also speak itself sensibly, setting out to find its owner Marie (Hallie Eisenberg) 20 years later. The film stars no less than fourteen different blue-crowned conures as Paulie the Parrot (voice by Jay Mohr). Trini appears as Marie at the older age. Also featuring Cheech Marin and Gena Rowlands.

A film about the intertwining (and inter-twisted) lives of married couples in an all-American small town. As of mid-2006, in post-production; starring Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson and Jennifer Connelly.

A 90-minute television drama from the PBS' "American Playhouse" series. A story about the personal conflicts that a young soldier has to go through before going to fight overseas in 1945, as, after his mother's funeral, he discovers a secret his father has kept. With Peter Gallagher and Kathryn Walker.

A story set in modern day New York about two youngsters, the fatherless graffiti tagger ("King65") Danny (Ike Eisenmann) and drug dealer Teiresa (Trini), who are coupled together by a police officer (Paul Winfield). Together they try to improve the youngsters' lives and get rid of a local drug lord (James Broderick). An ABC network feature.

An award-winning film based on the experiences of Jewish newspaperman Jacobo Timerman (Roy Scheider) in military junta-ruled Argentina in 1977. He gets imprisoned and appeals to his family and the outside world to help him get free. Timerman's wife is played by Liv Ullmann, and Trini plays the daughter.

A story about the life of gangster Al Capone's (Vincent Guastaferro) "right hand" and successor Frank Nitti (Anthony LaPaglia) in 1920/30s' Chicago. Trini appears as Anna, Nitti's girl and later wife. An ABC network feature.

A television drama from the PBS' "American Playhouse" series. A dual-cast story about the development of a three-people relationship in the timespan of fifty years, starting from 1937. Situated in two periods in a summer cottage in Adirondack, the couple of Marianne (Lili Taylor and Elaine Stritch) and Edward (Eric Stoltz and Tom Aldridge) and their visiting friend Elinor (Trini and Jean Simmons) go through their lives and the schisms of the past.

A story about a forming friendship between an elderly nun, Sister Anthony (Julie Harris), and New York's Rockefeller Center's head gardener Richard Reilly (Andrew McCarthy), who wants to fell a tree she's been growing for decades and move it to New York for Christmas display. Trini plays Beth, Reilly's adoring assistant and love interest. A Disney TV production made for the ABC network.

Another reminiscence film, based on a true story, about retired teacher Helen Parker (Maureen O'Hara) who befriends her former student, nurse -- and the author of the book -- Todd Cope (Eric Stoltz) and his family. Trini plays the role of Denise, Todd's wife. A CBS network TV feature.

A TV feature shot in North Dakota.

Trini's film debut, a 23-min. fairy tale story about Jennifer (Kelly Ellen Collins), a lonely girl with no confidence in herself. A magical man introduces to her Corny, an overlooked small gray pony from the pony park. A story based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling. Trini appears uncredited as a girl with a jump rope. Was broadcasted in NBC network's "Unicorn Tales" children series.

A fairy tale film again starring Kelly Ellen Collins, with Trini in the part of Goldilocks. A story with characters from fairy tales Pinocchio, Cinderella, Aladdin etc.. Was broadcasted in NBC network's "Unicorn Tales" children series.

A Movie Star's Daughter (1979)
(Robert Fuest)

This is a 46-min. short film, aimed at adolescents. Dena (Marcia Rodd) is a daughter of a film star, and thus popular among the kids in her new school. She must though choose between either being with "sycophants" or finding some true friends (Trini). An educational film from ABC network's "Afterschool Special" series.

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Starstruck (1981), Alicia
(Claude Kerven)

A 32/46-min. comedial music film aimed at high school students. Trini stars as Alicia, a sixteen-year-old girl who wants to become a singer instead a of following her mother's advice and taking a job as a bookkeeper. An educational film from ABC network's "Afterschool Special" series.