Melissa Racquel Bacelar is an American

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. She is best known as a scream queen and is most associated with the

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genre. She is also known for her role as a

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in 10 episodes of the

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series ''

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'' between 2000 and 2002. Bacelar had a strong

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upbringing, attending a Catholic school in

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. She then studied at the

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for theatre for a year before completing a two-year Meisner program at the

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in New York City. She made her screen debut in '' Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV'' in 2000. In 2003 she appeared in the film '' This Thing of Ours'' as a secretary. In 2008 she starred as the lead character of Delilah in film '' Pink Eye'',Best Horror Movies.com
and appeared on an episode of ''

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''. In 2009 she played the lead role in the sex horror

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, ''

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''.

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Living people Actresses from New Jersey American film actresses American television actresses Mason Gross School of the Arts alumni People from Piscataway, New Jersey 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-actor-1970s-stub