Amelia Kinkade (born 1963) is an American actress, dancer, and author. She played
Angela Franklin
Angela Franklin is a fictional character from the ''Night of the Demons'' series of films. She is the only character to have appeared in every film in the series.
Created by screenwriter Joe Augustyn and portrayed by actress Amelia Kinkade i ...
human–animal communication
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.
Early life and education
Kinkade was born in
Fort Worth
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,
Texas
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. She graduated from
Interlochen Arts Academy
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In ...
in
Interlochen, Michigan
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with a major in modern dance. After relocating to Los Angeles, she studied acting at the Creative Acting Workshop under various acting coaches such as Robert Lewis and
Lilyan Chauvin
Lilyan Chauvin (; ; 6 August 192526 June 2008) was a French-American actress, television host, director, writer, and acting teacher. A native of Paris, Chauvin began her career performing on French radio and onstage in England. She relocated to t ...
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Career
Kinkade's credits include television appearances on '' The Other Half'', ''The
James Van Praagh
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London Tonight
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History
London News Network
The programme launched on Monday 4 January 1993 as ''London Tonight'', after Carlton Te ...
Extra
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Arts, entertainment and media Film
* ''The Extra'' (1962 film), a Mexican film
* ''The Extra'' (2005 film), an Australian film
Literature
* ''Extra'' (newspaper), a Brazilian newspaper
* ''Extra!'', an American me ...
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The Jenny Jones Show
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''.
In 2002, she was invited to
Buckingham Palace
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to work with the household cavalry of
Queen Elizabeth II
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and to "whisper" with the hunting horses of
Prince Charles
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Dancer
After moving to Los Angeles, Kinkade undertook a career as a professional jazz dancer and choreographer. As a lead dancer, she performed with
Smokey Robinson
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,
Ray Charles
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,
The Four Tops
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, and a multitude of
Motown
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun
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'', ''
Body Rock
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The film received negative reviews from critics and was a failure at the bo ...
'', and ''
Fast Forward
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'', among others. Amelia toured with
Donna Summer
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and appeared in rock videos by the
Stray Cats
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,
Cher
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,
Scorpions
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,
Yarbrough and Peoples
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Career
Cavin Leon Yarbrough (bo ...
, and
Sheena Easton
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Actress
As an actress, Kinkade has performed in television series and films. Her most prominent role is as the villainess
Angela Franklin
Angela Franklin is a fictional character from the ''Night of the Demons'' series of films. She is the only character to have appeared in every film in the series.
Created by screenwriter Joe Augustyn and portrayed by actress Amelia Kinkade i ...
in the horror series '' Night of the Demons''. She reprised the role of Angela Franklin in ''Night of the Demons 2'' and ''Night of the Demons 3''. She has also appeared on such TV shows as ''The Golden Girls'', ''General Hospital'', ''Knight Rider'', and ''Fame''. She has appeared in films including ''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'', ''Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo'' and ''Road House''. She was credited in some of these as "Mimi Kinkade", her screen name at that time. She played the character of Vivian on the daytime TV drama ''
The Young and the Restless
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'' starting in 1990.
Pet communicator
Kinkade has offered her services as a professional psychic pet communicator. In this role she undertakes to communicate with a house pet, and tell the human owners what the pet is thinking. She also offers to help find missing pets. ''
The New York Times
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'' wrote of her in 2001 that "Ms. Kinkade could be on the brink of becoming the nation's first celebrity pet communicator. She appeared in a television pilot, communing with Tammy Faye Bakker's dog." Lauren Bishop, writing in the ''
Cincinnati Enquirer
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'' in 2006, refereed to her as "the real-life Dr Doolittle".
Ashley Fantz, writing in the ''
Miami Herald
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'' in 2002 said that the exercises in a two-day seminar led by Kinkade, "had as much to do with their he owners'psychological issues as with the dogs and cats sleeping the afternoon away."
Melanie White, writing in the ''Jackson Hole News and Guide'' described one of Kinkade's two-day seminars: "...she will teach participants how to tap into their innate telepathic abilities. For $250, it might be possible to speak to any creature from mammal to insect—and even alive or dead." White also mentioned that Kinkade taught a segment of the "Kindred Spirits" retreat in 2004 and 2005.
Candice Reed, writing in the ''Californian'', refereed to Kinkade as a "world-renowned animal psychic and author" and said that "Kinkade has made the celebrity circuit with her psychic skills".
Books
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Critical reaction
Kevin Thomas writing in the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' said that ''Night of Demons 2'': "is a smart, amusing horror picture boasting a capable cast composed primarily of promising and attractive young actors ..."
''Shock Till you Drop'' wrote:
Ashley Fantz, writing in the ''Miami Herald'', described ''Straight from the Horse's Mouth'' as "half feel-good memoir, half guide to channeling Tweetie".
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Publishers Weekly
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'' wrote of ''Straight from the Horse's Mouth'':
Chung Ah-young, writing in ''
The Korea Times
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'' said of ''The Language of Miracles'' (in Korean translation):