Lifetime 'Fit to Kill': 5 things you did not know about Maeve Quinlan

The new Lifetime thriller starring Maeve Quinlan and Revell Carpernter is about a girl who lands a job with a mysterious fashion designer
Maeve Quinlan as Claudia in 'Fit to Kill' (Instagram/@maevequinlan)
Maeve Quinlan as Claudia in 'Fit to Kill' (Instagram/@maevequinlan)

Lifetime library features gripping thriller films that revolve around murder, abuse, and kidnapping. Every weekend viewers are treated to dark and twisted stories that leave you surprised and shocked. All Lifetime fans will be excited to hear that the channel is releasing a new chilling thriller.

'Fit to Kill' is the latest addition to Lifetime's thriller genre. The official synopsis of the movie reads, "A girl lands an assistant job with a major fashion designer, who isn't what everybody thinks she is". The movie is directed by David Benullo and written by Daniel West. The movie stars Maeve Quinlan and Revell Carpenter in main roles. Scroll down to learn more about the cast.

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Maeve Quinlan as Claudia

Maeve Quinlan is the daughter of Irish immigrants and holds the dual US and Irish citizenship. Quinlan entered the professional tennis circuit at age 16, appearing in several major tournaments including the French Open, and eventually earning her full scholarship to USC, where she studied theater. Unfortunately, she had to quit tennis due to an injury, and later she pursued an acting career. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California. She was also a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house.

Known for her versatile roles, Quinlan has appeared in the controversial film ‘Ken Park’ (2002), ‘Totally Blonde’ (2001), web series ‘Girltrash’(2007), ‘Not Easily Broken’ (2009), 'Double Daddy' (2015), ‘The Stalker Club' (2017) and in 'The Sinister Surrogate' (2018). She also co-created, co-produced, and starred in a web series ‘3 Way’. She is most famous for her role as secretary Megan Conley/Brenda in ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’(1987) series. She was also voted one of Soap's Most Beautiful People.



 

Revell Carpenter as Sadie

Revell Carpenter is a New York UCB graduate, who received her acting training in New York, Los Angeles, and London. Revell grew up in New York City acting in musical and classical theater since she was a child. Charlize Theron has always been her inspiration since she was first learning about film acting. Revell is also fluent in Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish languages. Additionally, she is a marathon runner and tennis player too.

She is best known for her lead roles in multiple Lifetime movies such as 'Malicious Motives' (2021), 'Deadly Debutante' (2021), and 'What the Nanny Saw'(2022). She was also part of CW Network's 'All American: Homecoming' (2022). Revell also appeared in independent films such as 'Glass Cabin'(2019), 'Thick As Thieves' (2020), and 'Someone's on The Other Line'(2020). These performances earned her Best Actress recognition in multiple international film festivals. 



 

The rest of the cast includes Madison Crawford as Lexi, Olivia Larsen as Rebecca, Catherine Calloway as Elena, Sarah Voigt as Lynn, Demetria Curry as the fashion executive, Darren Johnson as Julius, and Joseph Elliot Rodriguez as Vince.

'Fit to Kill' premieres on Saturday, May 14, at 8/7c exclusively on the Lifetime channel. 

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