Pamela Colleen Springsteen (born ) is an American

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and

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. She had a short acting career, and is best known for playing the role of serial killer Angela Baker in the cult slasher/comedy/horror films '' Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers'' (1988), and '' Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland'' (1989). She had two co-starring roles in the obscure comedies ''Dixie Lanes'' (1988), ''The Gumshoe Kid'' (1990), and smaller roles in mainstream films like ''

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'' (1982), '' Reckless'' (1984) and ''

Modern Girls ''Modern Girls'' is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Jerry Kramer, starring Virginia Madsen, Daphne Zuniga and Cynthia Gibb. Plot summary Three women in their early 20s, Margo, Kelly, and Cece, are roommates living in Los Angeles worki ...

'' (1986). She is a still photographer in the film and music industry. She is the younger sister of Bruce Springsteen.

Early life

Pamela Springsteen was born in

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, to Adele Ann (née Zerilli), a legal secretary of Italian ancestry, and Douglas Frederick "Dutch" Springsteen, who was of Dutch and Irish ancestry, and worked as a bus driver. When Springsteen was 7 years old, she moved with her parents to California in 1969. In addition to her older brother Bruce Springsteen, with whom Pamela sometimes went on tour, she has a sister, Virginia Springsteen Shave. She was raised a Catholic.

Career

Acting career

Springsteen took up acting, and was cast in her first role as a young cheerleader in ''

''. She also appeared as a cheerleader in the 1984 film '' Reckless''. She appeared in ''

'', and ''Scenes from the Goldmine''. Her first main supporting role came in 1988 as Judy in the obscure comedy ''Dixie Lanes'' and had her first lead role during that same year when she played psychotic serial killer Angela Baker in the low budget cult horror '' Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers'', a role she reprised in 1989's '' Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland''. The films have earned her a following among horror fans. Due to this she had a 10-minute supporting role as Mary Beth Bensen in a sex comedy by the same makers titled '' Fast Food''. Her final film appearance to date was in 1990's ''The Gumshoe Kid''. Springsteen has also made guest appearances on television series' such as '' The Facts of Life'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She left acting in order to pursue her career as a still photographer.

Photography

Springsteen began her career as a still photographer in the film and music industry. She photographed for a number of her brother's record singles, albums and other publicity stills, and was credited with photography on his album ''

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''. She also photographed a number of other album covers for other artists such as

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and

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. She was also credited as the cinematographer on his music video "

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". She did still photography work on the films ''Jack the Dog'', ''

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'' and '' Berkeley'', the television films ''The Price of a Broken Heart'' and ''

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'', and the documentary ''The Making of the Crying Game''. She was a photo consultant on the television film ''

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''. Her style of photography has attracted many celebrities, including

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and rock band

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Other work

Springsteen directed the music video for the song "These Words We Said", by singer

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Personal life

Springsteen was briefly engaged to

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, her co-star in ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High''.

Filmography

References

External links

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