Felissa Rose

Felissa Rose Esposito (born May 23, 1969), better known as simply Felissa Rose, is an American actress and producer. Rose has amassed over 150 film credits, and is best known for her work in the horror genre, for which she is recognized as a "scream queen".<ref name="Norman 2014">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Price 2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Rose made her film debut as Angela Baker in the cult horror film Sleepaway Camp (1983), which established her as a horror icon.<ref name="Squires 2019">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She reprised the role in the 2008 sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp. Her other horror roles include Elsa Lansing in Silent Night, Zombie Night (2009), Mother in The Perfect House (2012), Rachel Steele in Camp Dread (2014), Angela Freeman in Death House (2018), Kathleen in Victor Crowley (2018), Ms. Crowell in Bloody Summer Camp (2022), and Ms. Principe in Terrifier 2 (2022). Rose continues to make regular appearances on The Joe Bob Briggs Show, The Last Drive-In on Shudder, and appeared in The Boulet Brothers's Halfway to Halloween special in 2023.

In 2016, Rose produced a number of music videos for the metal band Slayer.<ref name="Price 2020" />

Early life

Felissa Rose Esposito was born on May 23, 1969 in Greenwich Village in New York City and raised in Syosset on Long Island.<ref name=greenblatt/><ref name=terrortrap>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rose graduated from Syosset High School<ref name=greenblatt>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and later earned a degree from New York University.

Career

Rose made her debut film appearance in the 1983 horror film Sleepaway Camp, in which she plays Angela Baker.<ref name="Oisin 2019">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She later said of the film, "It was such a big part of my childhood. It's really hard to look at it objectively. On opening night I went to the theater with all my friends and watched it for the first time with a public audience. It was the best feeling. The energy in the theater was intense. People were really freaked out by the ending. I felt really good about the film."<ref name="Collum 2004">Template:Cite book</ref>

After appearing in Sleepaway Camp, she made some more sporadic appearances in a few films and television series, including the 1993 romantic comedy film The Night We Never Met and an episode of the short-lived 1998 television series Prey. In 1999, she was contacted by Jeff Hayes, who operates the official Sleepaway Camp website, via a letter 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.

She has since returned to cinema and has appeared in such films as Zombiegeddon (2003), Nikos (2003), and Sludge (2005). She has also appeared in two films by New Jersey filmmaker Dante Tomaselli: Horror (2002) and Satan's Playground (2005).<ref>Bloody Disgusting – Interview Satan's Playground: Star Felissa Rose</ref> In addition Felissa co-hosted the 2005 Village Halloween Parade in New York City with fellow scream queens Debbie Rochon and Raine Brown.<ref>The Terror Trap: That Girl from Camp Arawak: Felissa Rose</ref> She also had a cameo role in the sequel to the 2008 Sleepaway Camp sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp. In the sequel, she reprises the role of Angela Baker.<ref>Felissa Rose interview – "Angela" from Sleepaway Camp</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rose starred in a role as Mother in the segment "Dinner Guest" in the anthology horror film, The Perfect House.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She also portrayed forensic pathologist Amy Short in the thriller Poe.<ref>Cast and Crew of Poe to Hold Autograph Session at Dark Delicacies</ref>

In 2016, Felissa starred in the paranormal horror film Family Possessions, written and directed by Tommy Faircloth. The film also starred Mark Patton. In May 2017, she helped produce and acted in the horror film Death House. That same year, she appeared in Victor Crowley. In November 2022, Rose worked with Shelley Duvall on the film The Forest Hills.

Personal life

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

Partial filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Template:Tooltip
1983	Sleepaway Camp	Angela / Peter Baker
1993	The Night We Never Met	Young Girl	Uncredited	<ref name="Collum 2004" />
1995	Get with a Safe Food Attitude	2-B Mom Rapper
2002	Horror	Art Therapist		<ref name="Collum 2004" />
2003	Zombiegeddon	Melissa	Direct-to-video	<ref name="Collum 2004" />
	Corpses Are Forever	Gina Matthews		<ref name="Collum 2004" />
	Nikos the Impaler	Sandra Kane		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2005	Cerebral Print: The Secret Files	Carolyn the M.I.L.F. / Tiffany
	Slaughter Party	Tara	Direct-to-video
	Dead Serious	Susan Rosario
2006	Evil Ever After	Neighbor	Direct-to-video
	Satan's Playground	Donna Bruno		<ref name="Collum 2004" />
	Under Surveillance	Heidi Broonen		<ref name="Collum 2004" />
2007	Sludge	Sandra
	Trite This Way	Narrator
2008	Return to Sleepaway Camp	Angela Baker / Sheriff Jerry
	Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard	Lia		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009	Silent Night, Zombie Night	Elsa Lansing
	Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre	Angela Baker / Carrie
2010	Dahmer vs. Gacy	Joanie Farana		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor	Angela Baker	Archive footage
	Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas
2014	Camp Dread	Rachel Steele
2015	Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween	Lakota
2016	2 Jennifer	Jennifer Smith
2017	Death House	Dr. Angela Freeman
2018	Victor Crowley	Kathleen
	Family Possessions	Susan
	Rootwood	Laura Benott
2019	Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare	Dr. Pamela		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	A Nun's Curse	Sister Monday		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	Bloody Summer Camp	Ms. Crowell		<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	How to Kill Your Roommates and Get Away With It	Agent Denver
	ShadowMarsh	Jill
	Shriekshow	Gloria
	Mike & Fred vs The Dead	Mom
	The Spirit Board Sessions	Unknown
	Terrifier 2	Ms. Principe		<ref name="Squires 2019" />
2023	Craving	Les		<ref name=":0" />
	The Omicron Killer	Edie Schaefer / Necromancer
	The New Hands	Dr. Pretorius
	The Forest Hills	Dr. Gonzalez
	Go Away	Aunt Mary		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	Stream	Donna		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Template:Tooltip
2005	NYC Halloween Parade	Host	Television film
2009	His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th	Herself	Documentary
2019	The Boulet Brothers' Dragula	Herself	Guest judge	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	Meat the Carvers	Delores Carver

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