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Debi Sue Voorhees
Born
Deborah Sue Voorhees

(1961-07-28) July 28, 1961 (age 63)
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Websitedeborahvoorhees1961.blogspot.com

Deborah Sue Voorhees (born July 28, 1961) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Tina in the 1985 movie Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.

Life and career

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 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 Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.[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.

After her acting career, Voorhees earned a Bachelors degree in Journalism. She worked as a literature, English, grammar, and journalism teacher in two high schools in Texas and New Mexico until she was subsequently fired from each school after her participation in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, particularly her nude scenes, was discovered.

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.[5] The film was produced by her production company Voorhees Films.[6] Voorhees is directing and portraying a fictionalized version of herself in the horror film 13 Fanboy (2019).[7]

Filmography

TV appearances

  • Dallas, in various roles and episodes (1982-1985) – Caroline / Waitress
  • Riptide, in the episode "A Matter of Policy" (1986) – Tippy

References

  1. ^ a b Voorhees. "Life in the Playboy Bunny Suit". Dallas Morning Star. Retrieved 14 January 2014.. Reprinted on Voorhees website, 2009.
  2. ^ a b 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. "Debi Sue Voorhees: resume". Amazon via IMDb. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  6. ^ Staff. "Billy Shakespeare The Movie". Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. ^ https://deadentertainment.com/2020/01/27/this-year-in-horror-13-fanboy-turns-the-tables-on-friday-the-13th-franchise-alumni/


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