Barbara Crampton
Barbara Crampton | |
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_(cropped).jpg?lang=en) Crampton in 2017 | |
| Born | December 27, 1958 |
| Education | Castleton State College (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
Barbara Crampton (born December 27, 1958)[1][2] is an American actress and producer. She began her career in the 1980s in television soap operas before starring in horror and thriller films—both paths would define her continued accolade-winning career.[3]
Crampton made her television debut on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives (1983–84) before a supporting role as Leanna Love on the soap opera The Young and the Restless (1987–93, 1998–2002, 2006–07). Later in her career, she would appear in television horror anthologies such as Syfy's Channel Zero: The Dream Door (2018), Hulu's Into the Dark (2019), and Shudder's Creepshow (2021).
She made her film debut in Body Double (1984), but received recognition in the comedy horror film Re-Animator (1985) as Megan Halsey and the science fiction film From Beyond (1986) as Dr. Katherine McMichaels. Later defining roles are Chopping Mall (1986), Puppet Master (1989), Castle Freak (1995), You're Next (2011), We Are Still Here (2015), Little Sister (2016), Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018), and Jakob's Wife (2021), for which she was nominated for Critics' Choice Super Awards.[4]
Early life
Crampton was born December 27, 1958, in Levittown, Long Island, New York.[2] She was raised Roman Catholic.[5] Crampton grew up in Vermont, and spent summers traveling the country with the carnival, as her father was a carny. She started acting in school plays when she was in seventh grade and went on to study acting in high school. She attended Castleton State College in Vermont graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts. After graduation, Crampton made a brief stop in New York, where she appeared as Cordelia in King Lear for the American Theater of Actors.[6] She was a Theater Arts Major at Castleton State College from 1976 to 1981.[7]
Career
From New York, Crampton moved to Los Angeles where she made her television debut on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives, where she played Trista Evans Bradford and subsequently starred in the pilot episode of Rituals, the television film Love Thy Neighbor, and the television series Santa Barbara. She made her film debut in the 1984 film Body Double. The following year, Crampton portrayed Chrissie in Fraternity Vacation, Megan Halsey in Re-Animator, and Stacy in Hotel.[8] In 1986, Crampton portrayed Suzie Lynn in Chopping Mall, Dr. Katherine McMichaels in From Beyond, and Anne White in Prince of Bel Air. In 1987, Crampton was cast in Kidnapped and portrayed Teri in Ohara. From 1987 to 2007, Crampton portrayed Leanna Love in The Young and the Restless. In 2023, she returned to role for the show’s 50th anniversary.[9] In 1989, Crampton had a cameo role in the horror film Puppet Master. In 1991, Crampton portrayed Sadie Brady in Trancers II.
In 1993, Crampton portrayed archeologist Dr. Leda Fanning in Robot Wars with Don Michael Paul. That year she also guest starred on Civil Wars and portrayed Mindy Lewis on Guiding Light from 1993 to 1995 and left when her contract expired and when she got engaged to L.A.-based actor and director Kristoffer Tabori in April 1995.[10] By September of the same year, their engagement was called off.[11] In 1995, Crampton starred in Castle Freak. From 1995 to 1998, Crampton portrayed Maggie Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. In 1996, Crampton portrayed Carol in Space Truckers. In 1997, Crampton guest starred on The Nanny. The following year, she guest starred on Party of Five and starred in the film The Godson. In 1999, Crampton guest starred on the television series Pacific Blue.
In 2001, Crampton had a recurring role as Dr. Leslie Bogan in 5 episodes of the television series Spyder Games and starred in Thy Neighbor's Wife. In 2004, Crampton starred in The Sisterhood. She subsequently starred in Read You Like a Book (2006) and Never Enough (2008). Crampton was a special guest at Creation Entertainment's Weekend of Horror 2010.[12] She had a supporting role in the 2011 horror slasher film You're Next and played the leading role Anne Sacchetti in We Are Still Here (2015),[13] co-starring Lisa Marie and Larry Fessenden.[14] Both films received positive reviews from critics.[15]
Crampton next appeared in Abner Pastoll's "taut Euro thriller" Road Games,[16] in which she speaks both French and English.[17] In 2015 she starred along with Robert Englund, Danny Trejo, Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley, Michael Berryman, Doug Bradley, Gunnar Hansen, Ken Foree and Dee Wallace in the Harrison Smith horror film Death House.[18]
In 2018, Crampton was given the prestigious Horror Channel Lifetime Achievement Award at Grimmfest in Manchester, United Kingdom.[19]
In 2021, Crampton produced and starred in the horror-drama Jakob's Wife, which she personally developed over the course of several years. The same year, she voiced serial killer Nicolette Aster in an audio drama adaptation of Our Lady of the Inferno[20] and appeared in the Lovecraftian film Sacrifice.[21] In 2021, she also did a voice role for the first-person shooter video game Back 4 Blood (2021) as Mom.
Personal life
In December 1986, Crampton appeared in a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine titled "Simply Beastly. Behind every successful monster, there's a woman."[22]
She married director of photography David Boyd on October 1, 1988. They divorced in 1990.
As of 2015, Crampton lives in Mill Valley, California, with her husband, and their three children.[23]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Body Double | Carol | |
| 1985 | Fraternity Vacation | Chrissie | |
| Re-Animator | Megan Halsey | ||
| 1986 | Chopping Mall | Suzie Lynn | |
| From Beyond | Dr. Katherine McMichaels | Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress | |
| 1987 | Kidnapped | Bonnie | |
| 1988 | Pulse Pounders | Said Brady | Segment: The Evil Clergyman. Considered a lost film until the discovery of a workprint in 2011 where it was then digitally restored and released. |
| 1989 | Puppet Master | Woman at Carnival | Cameo appearance |
| 1991 | Trancers II | Sadie Brady | |
| 1993 | Robot Wars | Leda | |
| 1995 | Castle Freak | Susan Reilly | |
| 1996 | Space Truckers | Carol | |
| 1998 | The Godson | Goldy | |
| 1999 | Cold Harvest | Christine Chaney | |
| 2000 | Learning to Surf | ||
| 2001 | Thy Neighbor's Wife | Nicole Garrett | |
| 2004 | The Sisterhood | Ms. Master | |
| 2006 | Read You Like a Book | Zoe | |
| 2008 | Never Enough | Dr. Gladmore | |
| 2011 | You're Next | Aubrey Davison | |
| 2012 | The Lords of Salem | Virginia Cable | |
| 2013 | Paisley | Christine | |
| The Cartridge Family | Mom | Short film | |
| The Well | Grace | ||
| 2014 | Sun Choke | Irma | |
| 2015 | We Are Still Here | Anne Sacchetti | Nominated — Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress |
| The Divine Tragedies | Mother | ||
| Road Games | Mary | Also producer | |
| Tales of Halloween | Darla | ||
| 2016 | Beyond the Gates | Evelyn | Also producer |
| Little Sister | The Reverend Mother | ||
| Day of Reckoning | Stella | ||
| 2017 | Death House | Dr. Karen Redmane | |
| Replace | Dr. Rafaela Crober | ||
| 2018 | Dead Night | Leslie Bison | |
| Reborn | Lena | Independent Horror Movie Award for Best Actress Nominated — Horrible Imaginings Film Festival Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film | |
| Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich | Carol Doreski | ||
| 2019 | In Search of Darkness | Herself | Documentary film[24] |
| 2020 | Run Hide Fight | Mrs. Crawford | |
| Stay Home | Barbara | Short film[25] | |
| In Search of Darkness: Part II | Herself | Documentary film | |
| Sacrifice | Renate Nygard | ||
| Castle Freak | Producer | ||
| 2021 | Jakob's Wife | Anne Fedder | Producer Nominated — Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Horror Movie Nominated — Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress |
| King Knight | Ruth | ||
| Superhost | Vera | ||
| Alone with You | Mom | ||
| 2022 | Glorious | Producer | |
| 2023 | Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls[26] | Nancy | |
| TBA | Snow Valley[27] | Post-production | |
| TBA | Blackout[28] | Kate | Post-production |
| TBA | Suitable Flesh[29] | Also producer, Post-production | |
| TBA | The Last Stop in Yuma County[30] | Barbara | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | Days of Our Lives | Trista Evans Bradford | |
| 1984 | Rituals | Sandy Hutchison | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Love Thy Neighbor | Carol | ABC television film | |
| Santa Barbara | Paula | ||
| 1985 | Hotel | Stacy | Episode: "Obsessions" |
| 1986 | Prince of Bel Air | Anne White | ABC television film |
| 1987 | Ohara | Teri | Episode: "Toshi" |
| 1987–93, 1998–2002, 2006–07, 2023 | The Young and the Restless | Leanna Love | Nominated – Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess in a Drama Series – Daytime (1990) |
| 1993 | Civil Wars | Michele Connolly | Episode: "Dances with Sharks" |
| 1993–1995 | Guiding Light | Mindy Lewis | |
| 1995–1998 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Maggie Forrester | Nominated – Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Female Scene Stealer (1996) |
| 1997 | The Nanny | Barbara Crampton | Episode: "The Heather Biblow Story" |
| 1998 | Party of Five | Woman Shopper | Episode: "Tender Age" |
| 1999 | Pacific Blue | Gloria Stockwell | Episode: "Infierno" |
| 2001 | Spyder Games | Dr. Leslie Bogan | 5 episodes |
| Lightning: Fire from the Sky | Mayor Sylvia Scott | Pax television film | |
| 2018 | Channel Zero: The Dream Door | Vanessa Moss | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Into the Dark | Betty | Episode: "Culture Shock" |
| 2021 | Creepshow | Victoria | Episode: "Pipe Screams" |
References
- ^ "Barbara Crampton Biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Rout, Nancy E.; Buckley, Ellen, eds. (1992). The Soap Opera Book. Todd Publications. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-915-344239.
- ^ Rife, Katie (April 16, 2021). "Barbara Crampton shows why she's a horror legend in the pulpy, uneven Jakob's Wife". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Nominations Announced for the 2nd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards | Critics Choice Awards". Archived from the original on 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Fantasia 2016 Interview: Barbara Crampton Talks LITTLE SISTER and Upcoming Films". 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Barbara Crampton". Toronto Star. December 30, 1991.
- ^ "Barbara Crampton". Why Horror?. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (October 18, 1985). "Re Animator (1985) Screen: Stuart Gordon Directs 'Re-Animator'". The New York Times.
- ^ Evans, Greg (March 7, 2023). "'The Young And The Restless' To Celebrate 50 Years With Visits From Past Favorites Michael Damian, Patty Weaver & Others; Anniversary Special Set".
- ^ Sloan, Kathleen (June 10, 1995). "Zany Barb Boldly goes". Toronto Star.
- ^ Sloan, Kathleen (September 3, 1995). "Life mimics art for Y&R star". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Creation's Weekend of Horrors Fleshes Out Its Re-Animator Reunion". 26 July 2012.
- ^ Miska, Brad (February 10, 2015). "'We Are Still Here' Trailer Satisfies the Darkness (SXSW '15)".
- ^ "SXSW 2015: We Are Still Here in This Poster and Trailer". Dread Central. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (19 March 2015). "'SXSW Film Review: 'We Are Still Here'". Variety. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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- ^ "There's no way out..." Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Death House". Dread Central.
- ^ "GRIMMFEST GIVES £80K WORTH OF PRIZES TO 2018 AWARD-WINNING MOVIES". Grimmfest. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Barbara Crampton Goes into the Mind of a Serial Killer". The A.V. Club.
- ^ Collins, Clark. "Watch horror icon Barbara Crampton in Lovecraftian Sacrifice trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ Walkuski, Eric (October 1, 2012). "AJ Bowen and Barbara Crampton join Halloween comedy, Grow Up, Tony Phillips". JoBlo Movie Network. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
- ^ "11 Questions for Barbara Crampton - Marin Magazine - October 2015 - Marin County, California". www.marinmagazine.com. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ Miska, Brad (March 22, 2019). "Exclusive Clip: John Carpenter Joins '80s Horror Documentary 'In Search of Darkness'!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ Squires, John (October 9, 2020). "Watch the Quarantine Horror Short 'Stay Home' Starring Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris and More Horror Icons!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ Wise, Damon (January 25, 2023). "Sundance Review: Andrew Bowser's 'Onyx The Fortuitous And The Talisman Of Souls'".
- ^ "Cooper Van Grootel, Tom Williamson, Barbara Crampton to Star in Brandon Murphy's 'Snow Valley' (Exclusive)". May 19, 2021.
- ^ MacCary, Julia (February 2, 2023). "Yellow Veil Pictures Boards World Sales Rights on Larry Fessenden's Werewolf Horror Film 'Blackout,' Drops Teaser Poster (EXCLUSIVE)".
- ^ Holland, Julie (August 2, 2022). "Joe Lynch to Bring Us Lovecraftian Erotic Body-Swapping Horror with Barbara Crampton and Heather Graham".
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (November 11, 2022). "Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Richard Brake, Faizon Love, Michael Abbott Jr., Headline Crime Thriller 'The Last Stop in Yuma County' (EXCLUSIVE)".
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