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Scream Queens
A scream queen (a wordplay on ''screen queen'') is an actress who is prominent and influential in horror films, either through a notable appearance or recurring roles. Scream king is the equivalent for men. Notable scream queen examples include Fay Wray, Barbara Steele, Tippi Hedren, Sandra Peabody, Linda Blair, Felissa Rose, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, Marilyn Burns, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Neve Campbell, Katie Cassidy, Daria Nicolodi, Dee Wallace, Sarah Paulson, Vera Farmiga, Jamie Lee Curtis, Taissa Farmiga, Maika Monroe, Anya Taylor-Joy, Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Sophie Thatcher, Samara Weaving, Heather Langenkamp, Shawnee Smith, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Melissa Barrera, Debbie Rochon, Tiffany Shepis, Brinke Stevens, Michelle Bauer, Katharine Isabelle, Lin Shaye, Linnea Quigley. Definition The term "scream queen" is more specifically used to refer to the attractive young damsel-in-distress characters that have appeared in a number of films in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A fairy (also called fay, fae, fae folk, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic mythology, Celtic, Slavic paganism, Slavic, Germanic folklore, Germanic, and French folklore, French folklore), a form of Supernatural#Spirit, spirit, often with metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural qualities. Myths and stories about fairies do not have a single origin but are rather a collection of folk beliefs from disparate sources. Various folk theories about the origins of fairies include casting them as either demoted angels or demons in a Christian mythology, Christian tradition, as deities in Paganism, Pagan belief systems, as Spirit (supernatural entity), spirits of the dead, as Prehistory, prehistoric precursors to humans, or as spirits of nature. The label of ''fairy'' has at times applied only to specific Magic (su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Wallace
Deanna Wallace (née Bowers), also known as Dee Wallace Stone (born December 14, 1948), is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mary Taylor in the 1982 Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuster science-fiction film ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial''. Wallace earned further recognition as a scream queen for starring in several horror films, including ''The Stepford Wives (1975 film), The Stepford Wives'' (1975), ''The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film), The Hills Have Eyes'' (1977), ''The Howling (film), The Howling'' (1981), ''Cujo (film), Cujo'' (1983), ''Critters (film), Critters'' (1986), ''The Frighteners'' (1996), '' Halloween (2007 film), Halloween'' (2007), ''The House of the Devil'' (2009), and ''The Lords of Salem (film), The Lords of Salem'' (2012). Early life Wallace was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Maxine (married and maiden names, née Nichols), a secretary, and Robert Stanley Bowers. Wallace's father developed severe alcoholism before dying b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Roberts
Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991) Additional on October 9, 2016 is an American actress, singer and producer. Known for her performances spanning multiple genres of film and television, her work in the horror film, horror and thriller (genre), thriller Genre, genres have established her as a scream queen. List of awards and nominations received by Emma Roberts, Her accolades include a Young Artist Award, an MTV Movie & TV Award, and a National Association of Theatre Owners, ShoWest Award. After making her acting debut in the crime film ''Blow (film), Blow'' (2001), Roberts gained recognition for her lead role as Addie Singer on the Nickelodeon television teen sitcom ''Unfabulous'' (2004–2007). For the series, she released her debut soundtrack album, ''Unfabulous and More'', in 2005. She went on to appear in numerous films including ''Aquamarine (film), Aquamarine'' (2006), ''Nancy Drew (2007 film), Nancy Drew'' (2007), ''Wild Child (film), Wild Child'' (2008), ''Hotel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawnee Smith
Shawnee Smith (born July 3, 1969) is an American actress and singer. She began her acting career at a young age, making her feature film debut at age 11 in '' Annie'' (1982). A few years later, she made her stage debut in '' To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday'' (1984) and won a Drama-League Critics Award. In the late 1980s, she was cast in smaller roles before getting roles in '' The Blob'' (1988) and '' Who's Harry Crumb?'' (1989). She made guest appearances on ''Murder, She Wrote'' and ''The X-Files'' across the 1990s, before being cast in a main role of the sitcom '' Becker'' (1998–2004). She played Amanda Young in ''Saw'' (2004) and reprised her role in the sequels ''Saw II'' (2005), '' Saw III'' (2006), '' Saw VI'' (2009) and ''Saw X'' (2023). She also had a supporting role in '' The Grudge 3'' (2009). Smith hosted season one of the VH1 acting competition ''Scream Queens'' (2008) and played Jennifer Goodson in ''Anger Management'' (2012–2014). Early life Smith was born on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Langenkamp
Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp (born July 17, 1964) is an American actress, director, writer, producer, and disc jockey. Langenkamp is best known for her acting work within the horror genre, as well as television sitcoms. Langenkamp was inducted into the Fangoria Chainsaw Hall of Fame in 1995 and one of her films is preserved in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Langenkamp was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She appeared as an extra in the Francis Ford Coppola productions '' The Outsiders'' (1983) and ''Rumble Fish'' (1983) before making her debut as a leading actress in the little-seen '' Nickel Mountain'' (1984). Langenkamp had her breakthrough role as Nancy Thompson in Wes Craven's slasher film ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984). She reprised her role as Nancy in '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' (1987) and portrayed a fictionalized version of herself in '' Wes Craven's New Nightmare'' (1994). Her other feature films include '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara Weaving
Samara Weaving (born 23 February 1992) is an Australian actress and model. She gained attention for her work in Australian television, appearing on the series '' Out of the Blue'' (2008) and receiving an AACTA Award nomination for playing Indi Walker on the soap opera ''Home and Away'' (2009–2013). She appeared in a recurring role in the first season of the series '' Ash vs Evil Dead'' (2015). Weaving starred in the horror films ''Mayhem'' and ''The Babysitter'', and received ensemble awards for the drama film ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (all 2017). She gained wide recognition for leading the dark comedy horror film ''Ready or Not'' (2019), which established her as a scream queen and leading actress. She also starred in the sci-fi film '' Bill & Ted Face the Music'', the horror comedy film '' The Babysitter: Killer Queen'' (both 2020), the slasher film '' Scream VI'' (2023), the action horror film ''Azrael'' (2024), and the thriller film ''Borderlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Thatcher
Sophie Bathsheba Thatcher (born ) is an American actress and musician. After beginning as a child actress appearing in stage plays and minor television roles, she made her feature film debut in ''Prospect'' (2018). Thatcher had her breakthrough role in the series '' Yellowjackets'' (2021–present). She has since appeared in '' The Book of Boba Fett'' (2022), '' The Boogeyman'' (2023), ''Heretic'' (2024), and '' Companion'' (2025). As a musical artist, Thatcher released her debut EP, ''Pivot & Scrape'', in 2024. Early life Thatcher was born on October 18, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois. She spent her early childhood in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, though her family moved to Lake Forest, Illinois later. She was raised in Evanston, Illinois, where she attended Evanston Township High School. While she was raised in a Mormon household, she has since left the church. When speaking about the church, Thatcher has said: "It was hard growing up Mormon, ..I don’t think it’s evil, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenna Ortega
Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child and received recognition for her role as a younger version of Jane Villanueva, Jane in The CW comedy-drama series ''Jane the Virgin'' (2014–2019). She then won an Imagen Awards, Imagen Award for her leading role as List of Stuck in the Middle characters, Harley Diaz in the Disney Channel series ''Stuck in the Middle (TV series), Stuck in the Middle'' (2016–2018). She played Ellie Alves in the thriller series ''You (TV series), You'' (2019) and starred in the family film ''Yes Day'' (2021), both for Netflix. Ortega received praise for her performance as a traumatized high school student in the drama film ''The Fallout (film), The Fallout'' (2021). She gained wide recognition for portraying Wednesday Addams in the Netflix horror-comedy series ''Wednesday (TV series), Wednesday'' (2022–present), for which she received nominations at the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Goth
Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth (born 25 October 1993) is an English actress. After modelling as a teenager, Goth made her acting debut in the erotic art film '' Nymphomaniac'' (2013). She earned recognition with the films '' A Cure For Wellness'' (2016), ''High Life'' (2018), ''Suspiria'' (2018), and ''Emma'' (2020). She achieved a career breakthrough by playing Maxine Minx and Pearl in the ''X'' film series (2022–2024). Early life Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth was born on 25 October 1993 in Guy's Hospital in London, England. Her mother is Brazilian and her father is Canadian, originally from Nova Scotia. Her maternal grandfather is the American artist Lee Jaffe, and her maternal grandmother is Brazilian actress Maria Gladys. Goth moved to Brazil when she was two weeks old, because her mother, who was 20 at the time, needed help from her family to raise her. They returned to the United Kingdom when she was five and briefly relocated to her father's native Canada when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, she left school at the age of 16 to pursue an acting career. After a series of small television roles, her Breakthrough role, breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film ''The Witch (2015 film), The Witch'' (2015). Her career progressed with roles in the horror film ''Split (2016 American film), Split'' (2016) and its sequel Glass (2019 film), ''Glass'' (2019), the black comedy film ''Thoroughbreds (2017 film), Thoroughbreds'' (2017), and for playing Emma Woodhouse in the period drama ''Emma (2020 film), Emma'' (2020). Taylor-Joy featured in the television crime drama series ''Peaky Blinders (TV series), Peaky Blinders'' (2019–2022), and earned international recognition for playing Beth Harmon in the period drama miniseries ''The Queen's Gambit (miniseries), The Queen's Gambit'' (2020), winning a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maika Monroe
Maika Monroe (born Dillon Monroe Buckley; born May 29, 1993) is an American actress. She made her film debut with the drama '' At Any Price'' (2012), and led the thriller film '' The Guest'' and the horror film '' It Follows'' (both 2014), which established her as a scream queen. She starred in the thrillers ''Greta'' (2018) and '' Watcher'' (2022) as well as the horror film '' Longlegs'' (2024). Aside from her horror and thriller roles, Monroe appears in the action film '' Independence Day: Resurgence'' (2016), the neo-noir ''Hot Summer Nights'' (2017), the black comedy ''Villains'' (2019), and the action film ''God Is a Bullet'' (2023). Early life Monroe was born Dillon Monroe Buckley on May 29, 1993, in Santa Barbara, California. Her mother was a sign language interpreter and her father was a construction worker. She later changed her first name to Maika, by which she had already been known for most of her life. At the age of 17, Monroe left Santa Barbara and moved to C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taissa Farmiga
Taissa Farmiga ( ; born August 17, 1994) is an American actress. Her numerous appearances in horror films have established her as a scream queen, alongside her older sister Vera Farmiga. Farmiga was encouraged to begin acting by her sister, and subsequently made her debut in Vera's first directorial endeavor, '' Higher Ground'' (2011). She rose to prominence for her work on the anthology series '' American Horror Story'', starring in the seasons '' Murder House'' (2011), '' Coven'' (2013–2014), '' Roanoke'' (2016) and ''Apocalypse'' (2018). Her early film roles include the crime drama '' The Bling Ring'' (2013) and the psychological thriller '' Mindscape'' (2013). Farmiga drew praise for her performances in the comedy slasher film '' The Final Girls'' (2015), and the drama films '' 6 Years'' (2015) and '' Share'' (2015), all of which premiered at South by Southwest, which led her to be named one of the breakout stars of the festival. She has provided the voice of Raven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
