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P.J. Soles

Television Actress / Film Actress / Actress | * 07/17/1950 (73) | Frankfurt (Germany)
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Pamela Jayne Soles (née Hardon; born July 17, 1950) is an American actress. She made her film debut in 1976 as Norma Watson in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976) before portraying Lynda van der Klok in John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) and Riff Randell in Allan Arkush's Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979). She has since appeared in a variety of films including Breaking Away (1979), Private Benjamin (1980), Stripes (1981), Sweet Dreams (1985), Jawbreaker (1999), and cult classics like The Devil's Rejects (2005) and Beg ()
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Pamela Jayne Soles is a German-born American actress. She made her film debut in 1976 as Norma Watson in Brian De Palma's Carrie before portraying Lynda van der Klok in John Carpenter's Halloween and Riff Randell in Allan Arkush's Rock 'n' Roll High School. Wikipedia.

Most frequent genres for this person: Horror | Drama | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother at home. When ...

Carrie

FSK: 16+ years

1976 | 3.6/5 | 1h 38min
Horror, Thriller
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A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected. ...

Private Benjamin

FSK: 16+ years

1980 | 3.0/5 | 1h 49min
Comedy
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Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again. ...

Halloween

FSK: 18+ years

1978 | 3.8/5 | 1h 31min
Horror, Thriller
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A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration. ...

Rock 'n' Roll High School

Certification unknown

1979 | 3.2/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy, Music
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Movies with P.J. Soles as Actress(60)

as Lynda2021 Halloween Kills
as herself2020 Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as herself2020 Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Mrs. Horowitz2019 Hanukkah
2019 Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
as Marcy Taylor2019 Candy Corn
as Teacher (voice)2018 Halloween
as Dr. Ramone (segment "Arbor Day")2016 Grindsploitation
as herself2014 The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen
as herself2014 Psychotic State
as Lauren2012 The Butterfly Room
as herself2011 Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
as herself2010 Halloween: The Inside Story
as Eva Fox2010 Beg
as herself2009 Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
as Martha2008 Alone in the Dark 2
as herself2007 Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy
as Mrs. MacDonald2006 The Tooth Fairy
as herself2006 Working with a Master: John Carpenter
as P.J.2006 No Place Like Home
as Narrator2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
as Hannah Gruber2005 Murder on the Yellow Brick Road
as Susan2005 The Devil's Rejects
as Mrs. Starkington2005 Death by Engagement
as Celia2001 Kept
as herself2001 Acting 'Carrie'
as Annika's Mom2000 Mirror, Mirror IV: Reflection
as Stellvertreter2000 Blast
as Mrs. Purr1999 Jawbreaker
as herself1999 Halloween: Unmasked
as Carolyn1997 Little Bigfoot
as Madge Cronin1996 Uncle Sam
as Mrs. Applegate1995 The Power Within
as Religious Nut1995 Out There
as Evelyn Randall1994 Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Debra1991 Soldier's Fortune
as Tara1990 Alienator
as Liz1989 B.O.R.N.
as Jean Lassiter1988 Saigon Commandos
as Wanda1985 Sweet Dreams
as Lynda (archive footage) (uncredited)1984 Terror in the Aisles
as Sophia1984 Listen to the City
as Cathy Wills1984 Innocent Prey
as Mary Louise1983 The Other Woman
as Young Lady1983 Imps*
as Stella Hansen1981 Stripes
as Sharlene1981 Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Pvt. Wanda Winter1980 Private Benjamin
as Riff Randell1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School
as Sandy1979 Old Boyfriends
as Suzy1979 Breaking Away
as Nancy1978 Zuma Beach
as Cindy Hawkins1978 Our Winning Season
as Lynda Van Der Klok1978 Halloween
as Marty1977 The Possessed
as Autograph Seeker1977 Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
as Sarah Baynes1977 Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.
as Norma Watson1976 Carrie
as Deborah1976 The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
as Screaming Girl in Bed1975 Blood Bath

TV Shows/Series with P.J. Soles as Actress(5)

as Annie (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Evelyn Randall1994 Rebel Highway
as Ellie1984 Airwolf
as Ellen Whitby1982 Knight Rider
1981 Simon & Simon

Movies with P.J. Soles as Crew(1)

Production/Associate Producer1989 B.O.R.N.

Additional Information

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Full Name: P. J. Soles
Born: Monday, 07/17 1950 (July) in Frankfurt (Germany) (current age: 73 years + 276 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Educated at: Georgetown University
Spouses (current/former): Dennis Quaid, Skip Holm
Other names for P.J. Soles (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Pamela Jayne Soles"
"P. J. Soles"
P.J. Soles frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
Kevin Michael Richardson (51x, Actor)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (29x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (27x, Actress)
Mae Whitman (20x, Actress)
Gary Cole (19x, Actor)
Nicole Sullivan (19x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8214, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024