Debi Sue Voorhees

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Deborah Voorhees
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Deborah Sue Voorhees

(1961-07-28) July 28, 1961 (age 62)
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Other namesDebi Sue Voorhees
Deborah Voorhees
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Website deborahvoorhees1961.blogspot.com

Deborah Sue Voorhees (born July 28, 1961) is an American director, actress and writer. She is best known for her role as Tina in the 1985 movie Friday the 13th: A New Beginning . Voorhees directed and portrays a fictionalized version of herself in the horror film 13 Fanboy.

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Biography

Voorhees was born July 28, 1961, in Amarillo, Texas. Prior to acting she was a Playboy Bunny at the Dallas Playboy Club from 1980 to 1982. [1] It was through this job that she attracted the attention of Playboy magazine. [2] Voorhees attended the 50th anniversary reunion of the Playboy Club back in 2011. [1]

From 1982 until 1986 she had several minor roles in movies and television series which included a seven episode role on the show Dallas from 1982 until 1985.

Sharing the same last name as the main antagonist of the series, Jason Voorhees, helped her get an audition for the Friday the 13th Part 5: New Beginnings horror film. [2] And she has said of being involved with the Friday the 13th movie series: "I look back on Friday the 13th with fondness....it is kind of neat that so many people do really enjoy them (the film series)." [3]

She has also appeared in the 2009 documentary His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th and the 2013 documentary Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th.

She is also a writer and has worked for The Dallas Morning News and others over her fifteen+ year career. [4] She has written a novel, Memoirs Of A Hit Man, and composed a comic memoir titled Diary of a Mad School Teacher.

In 2012 Voorhees wrote, directed, and appeared in the independent comedy film Billy Shakespeare, this was Voorhees writing and directorial debut.[ citation needed ] The film was produced by her production company Voorhees Films. [5] Voorhees directed and portrays a fictionalized version of herself in the horror film 13 Fanboy . [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Voorhees (13 June 2009). "Life in the Playboy Bunny Suit". Dallas Morning Star . Retrieved 14 January 2014.. Reprinted on Voorhees website, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Staff. "Interview: Debi Sue Voorhees (Tina, A New Beginning)". fridaythe13thfranchise.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Bracke, Peter M. (2005). Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (1st ed.). United States: Titan Books. p. 307. ISBN   1845763432.
  4. ↑ Staff. "Deborah Voorhees, Actress & Filmmaker". MistyMoon.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Staff. "Billy Shakespeare The Movie". Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "This Year in Horror: 13 Fanboy Turns the Tables on Friday the 13th Franchise Alumni".


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