Melanie Kinnaman
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Melanie Kinnaman is an American film and stage actress. She is known for her role as Pam Roberts in the 1985 horror film Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. She later co-starred with Eric Roberts in the 1989 film Best of the Best. Kinnaman has made guest appearances on television in programs such as Hill Street Blues, The People Next Door and Cheers. She has continued acting and working on projects for stage, television and film.
Biography
Melanie Kinnaman was born and raised in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where she attended Holyoke High School, and later, the Williston Northampton School in Easthampton.Template:Sfn
After graduating from high school, Kinnaman relocated to New York City where she appeared in several Off-Broadway productions, attempted to obtain roles in soap operasTemplate:Sfn as well as appearing in commercials.[1] She relocated to Los Angeles in 1982 and eight months later appeared in a thirteen-week run of General Hospital.Template:Sfn
In 1984, Kinnaman was cast as Star, a drug-addicted prostitute in Cannon Films's Thunder Alley (1985).Template:Sfn She was subsequently cast as the lead heroine, Pam Roberts, in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.Template:Sfn She was originally going to reprise her role as Pam (who evidently survived in the previous film) in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, but Paramount Pictures changed the concept of the sequel and the character was written out.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Saturday Night Live | Cheryl Ladd | Episode: "The Rolling Stones" |
| 1981–1982 | General Hospital | Maria | 7 episodes |
| 1982 | Hill Street Blues | Tanya | Episode: "Stan the Man" |
| 1985 | Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | Pam Roberts | Film |
| Thunder Alley | Star | Film | |
| 1989 | The People Next Door | Bridesmaid | Episode: "I Do, I Do" |
| 1989 | Best of the Best | Woman | Film |
| Cheers | Tanya | Episode: "For Real Men Only" | |
| 2014 | Slasher Fest '84 | Jamie Saxon | Short film |
| 2020 | I Spill Your Guts 2 | Sheila Dick | Film |
| 2022 | The Once and Future Smash | Herself | Film |
References
Works cited
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External links
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