Actress and former Playboy Playmate Ola Ray, who portrayed Jackson's terrified girlfriend in the video, went on to appear in the likes of Cheers, Beverly Hills Cop II, and The Night Stalker, among others (via IMDb). Her career has stalled somewhat; however, Ray has a couple recent and upcoming roles on her IMDb slate, namely 2019's It Wants Blood!, 2020's Shooting Heroin, and VampireS, which had no release date at the time of this writing. Evidently, judging by this trio alone, Ray isn't as scared of horror movies as her most famous character was.

Ray looks back on her time on "Thriller" wistfully, confessing to the Daily Mail that she shared a kiss with Jackson in his dressing room during the shoot. Ray released a tell-all book, The Thrill Of It All, in 2019, detailing more about the alleged encounter. 

Vogue notes her role in the "Thriller" video was originally offered to Flashdance star Jennifer Beals, who declined. Ray gushed to ABC News, "I could not believe I was the girl. I was the one chosen."