<P> Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she spent her early childhood years growing up in Punto Fijo, Carirubana, Falcón in Venezuela, later graduating from high school in San Francisco, California, USA where she was also raised . </P> <P> She started acting with appearances in TV shows . </P> <P> Then Wells played Jennifer Parker, Marty McFly's girlfriend, in the 1985 film Back to the Future . She almost did not end up in the first film of the successful franchise . According to Wells, in an interview with Yahoo.com online entertainment series "The Yo Show", she had been cast, but a pilot she had done for ABC had been picked up, and she was contractually forced to drop out of Back to the Future . During that time, Eric Stoltz had been shooting for five weeks in the role of Marty McFly . Melora Hardin was slated for the role of Jennifer, though she never actually filmed any scenes . The producers halted filming and replaced Stoltz with Michael J. Fox . By then, Wells' pilot had been finished and she was recast as Jennifer, now shooting alongside Fox, never having filmed a frame with Stoltz . </P> <P> After her mother was diagnosed with cancer, Wells said family took precedence and told the studio she would not be available to reprise the role for the two sequels; actress Elisabeth Shue replaced her . </P>

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