Acting
Melanie Kinnaman
Born
1953-12-18 (72)
Place of birth
Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
11 titles
Melanie Kinnaman is an American dancer, film, and stage actress. She is best known for her role as perky halfway house director Pam in the 1985 horror film Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning. Unlike some other 'Friday' leading ladies, whose default position seems to be blaming these films for their failed careers, Melanie is proud of her association with the long-running series.
Known for
6.9A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.6The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
Cheers
1982
7.6A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Hill Street Blues
1981
5.3Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters.
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
1985
6.5A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Best of the Best
1989
7.9Taking inspiration from Peter M. Bracke's definitive book of the same name, this seven-hour documentary dives into the making of all twelve Friday the 13th films, with all-new interviews from the cast and the crew.
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
5.7In 1970, Mikey and William both portrayed football cannibal Smash-Mouth in the influential cult hit, End Zone 2. Now, 50 years later, only one can wear the mask.
The Once and Future Smash
2022
The riveting sequel to Spill Your Guts 1 that everyone was asking for!
I Spill Your Guts 2
2020
2010s · 2 titles
7.9Taking inspiration from Peter M. Bracke's definitive book of the same name, this seven-hour documentary dives into the making of all twelve Friday the 13th films, with all-new interviews from the cast and the crew.
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
8.0Directed by UK-horror scene stalwart Calum Waddell and hosted by scream queen Debbie Rochon (Terror Firmer, Tromeo and Juliet) Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed features, in a change of pace for horror documentaries, especially those focusing on females in the genre, an all-female line-up, discussing horror movies from their perspective – exploring the challenges of being an actress in a genre predominantly made by and for men, from how they came about to be defined as a “scream queen”, about the vagaries of the genre: nudity, violence, misogyny, etc., and about how they feel about the genre and the label
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
2014
1980s · 3 titles
5.3Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters.
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
1985
6.5A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Best of the Best
1989
4.4A group of friends start a rock band, but as they start their rise in the music world, they get mixed up with drugs.
Thunder Alley
1985
Series credits
6.9A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.6The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
Cheers
1982
7.6A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Hill Street Blues
1981
6.0The People Next Door is an American situation comedy which aired briefly on CBS as part of its Fall 1989 schedule.
The People Next Door
1989