Melanie Kinnaman
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Melanie Kinnaman is an American dancer and film and stage actress.
A native of Holyoke, Massachusetts
, she has starred in a couple of films. She is best known for her role in the 1985 horror film Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
as "Pam"; she was going to reprise her role as "Pam" (who evidently survived in the previous film) in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
, but was written out as major changes were done to the script.
She has also made guest appearances on television
in programs such as The People Next Door
and Cheers
. She is now long retired from stage, film and television and lives in the United States. Currently she is working as a bartender in the San Fernando Valley.
A native of Holyoke, Massachusetts
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range of mountains. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 39,880...
, she has starred in a couple of films. She is best known for her role in the 1985 horror film Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning is a 1985 slasher film. It was released on March 22, 1985. It is the fifth film in the Friday the 13th film series...
as "Pam"; she was going to reprise her role as "Pam" (who evidently survived in the previous film) in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives is a 1986 slasher film, the sixth film in the Friday the 13th film series. The film was written and directed by Tom McLoughlin...
, but was written out as major changes were done to the script.
She has also made guest appearances on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
in programs such as The People Next Door
The People Next Door
The People Next Door is an American situation comedy which aired briefly on CBS as part of its Fall 1989 schedule.-Synopsis:Set in Covington, Ohio, The People Next Door stars Jeffrey Jones, previously regarded as a character actor, as cartoonist Walter Kellogg, a man whose imagination was so vivid...
and Cheers
Cheers
Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles...
. She is now long retired from stage, film and television and lives in the United States. Currently she is working as a bartender in the San Fernando Valley.
Filmography
- Best of the BestBest of the BestBest of the Best is a 1989 martial arts film. The plot revolves around a team of Americans facing a team of Koreans in a taekwondo tournament. Several sub plots pop up in the story - moral conflicts, the power of the human spirit triumphing over adversity are some themes...
(1989) - Thunder AlleyThunder AlleyThunder Alley is an American sitcom which aired from March 9, 1994 to July 4, 1995 on ABC.-Premise:The show stars Edward Asner as retired race-car driver Gil Jones. The unaired original pilot episode featured Felicity Huffman in the role of Bobbi Turner, Gil's daughter. When ABC picked up the...
(1985) - Friday the 13th: A New BeginningFriday the 13th: A New BeginningFriday the 13th: A New Beginning is a 1985 slasher film. It was released on March 22, 1985. It is the fifth film in the Friday the 13th film series...
(1985)