Felissa Rose

Felissa Rose
Born Felissa Rose Esposito
(1969-05-23) May 23, 1969
Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, United States
Other names Felissa Rose Esposito Miller
Occupation Actress
Producer
Years active 1983–present

Felissa Rose (born Felissa Rose Esposito; May 23, 1969) is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut as Angela Baker in Robert Kiltzik's cult film Sleepaway Camp (1983), a role reprised in the 2008 sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp. Rose has been given the title "scream queen" because of her involvement and success within the horror film genre. She has over 75 film credits in total over the span of her film career. A few major credits in her film career would include The Perfect House (2012), Silent Night, Zombie Night (2009), Camp Dread (2014), Death House (2018), and Victor Crowley (2018). In 2016, she produced the music videos for the metal band Slayer.

Early life

Born in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York City, Rose grew up in Woodbury on Long Island.

Movie career

After appearing in Sleepaway Camp, she quit acting to attend school at New York University (NYU) in the Tisch School of the Arts. In 1999, she was tracked down by Jeff Hayes who runs The Official Sleepaway Camp Website: www.sleepawaycampmovies.com[1] through a letter he sent her in the mail asking her to do an interview for the website and gauge her interest in doing a new Sleepaway Camp sequel. Shortly thereafter, Hayes met with Rose in New York and the duo began her resurrection through the website and followed things up with Return To Sleepaway Camp. She has since returned to cinema and has appeared in such films as Chris Watson's Zombiegeddon (2003), Andreas Schnaas' Nikos (2003), and Steve Taylor's Sludge (2005). She has also appeared in two films by New Jersey filmmaker Dante Tomaselli: Horror (2002) and Satan's Playground (2005).[2] In addition Felissa co-hosted the 2005 Village Halloween Parade in New York City with fellow scream queens Debbie Rochon and Raine Brown.[3] She also had a cameo role in the sequel to the original Sleepaway Camp titled Return to Sleepaway Camp. In the sequel, she reprises the role of Angela Baker.[4] The movie had a straight to DVD release on November 4, 2008. She also appears in Hotdog Casserole, written and directed by Chris Raab, as the mother in a dysfunctional family.[5] Rose starred in a role as Mother in the segment "Dinner Guest" in the anthology horror film, The Perfect House.[6] She also portrayed forensic pathologist Amy Short in the Francis Xavier thriller Poe.[7] In 2016, Felissa starred in the paranormal horror film, "Family Possessions", written and directed by Tommy Faircloth. The film also starred Mark Patton, of "Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge". In May 2017, she helped produce and acted in the horror film, "Death House."

Felissa Rose is set to reprise her role as Angela Baker in the upcoming horror film Camp Cold Brook.

Personal life

Rose lives in California with her husband, CKY singer/ guitarist Deron Miller, and their two daughters, Bianca Rose (born June 8, 2005) and Lola Marue (born March 4, 2007) and son, Thomas Carver (born August 29, 2009). Rose and Miller were co-stars in Dave Campfield's 2008 horror comedy Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre.

Partial filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1983 Sleepaway Camp Angela Baker
2002 Horror Art Therapist
2003 Zombiegeddon Melissa Direct-to-video
Corpses Are Forever Gina Matthews
Nikos the Impaler Sandra Kane
2005 Cerebral Print: The Secret Files Carolyn The M.I.L.F. / Tiffany
Slaughter Party Tara Direct-to-video
Dead Serious Susan Rosario
NYC Halloween Parade Host Telemovie
2006 Evil Ever After Neighbor Direct-to-video
Satan's Playground Donna Bruno
Under Surveillance Heidi Broonen
2007 Sludge Sandra
Trite This Way Narrator
2008 Return to Sleepaway Camp Angela Baker / Sheriff Jerry
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard Lia[8]
2009 Silent Night, Zombie Night Elsa Lansing
2016 2 Jennifer Jennifer Smith
2017 Death House Dr. Angela Freeman
2018 Victor Crowley Kathleen
Family Possessions Susan
2018 Camp Cold Brook Angela Baker

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Bloody Disgusting – Interview Satan's Playground: Star Felissa Rose
  3. ↑ The Terror Trap: That Girl from Camp Arawak: Felissa Rose
  4. ↑ Felissa Rose interview – "Angela" from Sleepaway Camp
  5. ↑ Day Of The Woman: Felissa Rose Is Making a Move!
  6. ↑ The Perfect House
  7. ↑ Cast and Crew of Poe to Hold Autograph Session at Dark Delicacies
  8. ↑ Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard Trailer Shoots Down the Dead
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