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Felissa Rose
Born
Felissa Rose Esposito

(1969-05-23) May 23, 1969 (age 55)
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
SpouseDeron Miller (2004–Present)

Felissa Rose (born May 23, 1969) is an American actress, known for her role as Angela Baker in the 1983 cult classic, Sleepaway Camp, which she reprised in Return to Sleepaway Camp and is rumored to play the role again in Sleepaway Camp Reunion though it is unknown whether this movie is still in production.

Biography

Early life

She was born Felissa Rose Esposito in Greenwich Village, and grew up in Woodbury, Long Island.

Movie career

After appearing in Sleepaway Camp, she quit acting to go to school at New York University (NYU) in the Tisch School of the Arts. She has since returned to cinema and has appeared in such films as Chris Watson's Zombiegeddon (2003), Andreas Schnaas' Nikos (2003), and Steve Taylor's Sludge (2005). She has also appeared in two films by New Jersey filmmaker Dante Tomaselli: Horror (2002) and Satan's Playground (2005).[1]

In addition Felissa co-hosted the 2005 Village Halloween Parade in New York City with fellow scream queens Debbie Rochon and Raine Brown.[2] She also had a cameo role in the sequel to the original Sleepaway Camp titled Return to Sleepaway Camp. In the sequel, she reprises the role of Angela Baker.[3] The movie had a straight to DVD release on November 4, 2008.

Her recent role was in Hotdog Casserole where she plays a mom in a dysfunctional family. The movie was written and directed by Chris Raab who is noted for working with Bam Margera.[4] Rose starred in a role as Mother in the segment "Dinner Guest" in the Anthology horror film The Perfect House.[5] In 2011, it was announced she would be returning for the role of Angela Baker in the 3rd and final sequel to the Sleepaway Camp Trilogy. It will be filmed in 3D. She also portrayed Forensic Pathologist Amy Short in the Francis Xavier thriller Poe.[6]

Personal life

Rose lives in California with her husband, CKY singer/ guitarist Deron Miller, and their 2 daughters Bianca Rose (Born June 8, 2005) and Lola Marue (Born March 4, 2007) and son Thomas Carver born August 29, 2009.

Rose and Miller were co-stars in Dave Campfield's 2008 horror comedy Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre.


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