Melanie Kinnaman

Melanie Kinnaman (born December 18, 1953)[1] is an American film and stage actress. She is known for her role as Pam 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 is continues acting and working on projects for stage, television and film.

Melanie Kinnaman
Born (1953-12-18) December 18, 1953
Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationActress

Biography

Kinnaman was born and raised in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where she attended Holyoke High School, and later, the Williston Northampton School in Easthampton.[2]

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 operas[3] as well as appearing in commercials.[4] She relocated to Los Angeles in 1982, and eight months later appeared in a thirteen-week run of General Hospital.[3]

In 1984, Kinnaman was cast as a drug-addicted prostitute in Cannon Films's Thunder Alley (1985).[3] She was subsequently cast as the lead heroine, Pam, in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.[5] 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.[6]

Filmography
Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1978Saturday Night LiveCheryl Ladd1 episode
1982General HospitalMariaRecurring role
1982Hill Street BluesTanyaEpisode: "Stan the Man"
1985Friday the 13th: A New BeginningPam RobertsFilm
1985Thunder AlleyStarFilm
1989The People Next DoorBridesmaidEpisode: "I Do, I Do"
1989Best of the BestWomanFilm
1989CheersTanyaEpisode: "For Real Men Only"
1990Cop RockN/A1 episode
2012Crystal Lake MemoriesHerselfDocumentary film
2022The Once and Future SmashHerselfFilm

References
  1. "Melanie Kinnaman". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. Dobbs 2014, p. 169.
  3. Dobbs 2014, p. 170.
  4. "TV STORE ONLINE talks with actress Melanie Kinnaman about Friday The 13th: A New Beginning". TV Store Online. September 12, 2013. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  5. Dobbs 2014, pp. 169–71.
  6. Farrands, Daniel (dir.) (2013). Crystal Lake Memories: A Complete History of Friday the 13th. Image Entertainment.

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