Melissa Bacelar
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Melissa Bacelar is an American actress and occasional producer and adult model. She is best known as a scream queen
and is most associated with the horror film
genre. She is also known for her role as a waitress in 10 episodes of the ABC
series One Life to Live
between 2000 and 2002.
Bacelar had a strong Roman Catholic upbringing, attending a Catholic school in Edison, New Jersey
. She then studied at the Mason Gross School of the Arts for Theatre for a year before completing a two-year Meisner program at the School for Film and Television
in New York City.
She made her screen debut in Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
in 2000. In 2008 she starred as the lead character of Delilah in film Pink Eye
. In 2009 she played the lead role in the sex horror comedy, The Scream.
Scream queen
A scream queen is an actress who has become associated with horror films, either through an appearance in a notable entry in the genre as a frequent victim or through constant appearances as the female protagonist...
and is most associated with the horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
genre. She is also known for her role as a waitress in 10 episodes of the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
series One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
between 2000 and 2002.
Bacelar had a strong Roman Catholic upbringing, attending a Catholic school in Edison, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey
Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...
. She then studied at the Mason Gross School of the Arts for Theatre for a year before completing a two-year Meisner program at the School for Film and Television
School for Film and Television
The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts , is a professional acting training conservatory in New York City for actors focusing on acting for film and television and the stage, including television dramas, commercials, motion pictures, internet serials, and voice overs...
in New York City.
She made her screen debut in Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger Part IV is a 2000 American superhero comedy film released by Troma Entertainment, directed by Lloyd Kaufman...
in 2000. In 2008 she starred as the lead character of Delilah in film Pink Eye
Pink Eye (film)
Pink Eye is a 2008 American horror film directed by James Tucker. The film is set ina run-down asylum where drugs are tested in a small town in upstate New York.-Cast:*Melissa Bacelar ... Delilah*Joshua Nelson ... Brandon*Joshua James ... Edgar...
. In 2009 she played the lead role in the sex horror comedy, The Scream.