Adrienne King
| Adrienne King | |
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Adrienne King in 2009
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| Born |
July 21, 1955 Oyster Bay, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress Winemaker Painter |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Family | John (brother) Laura (sister) |
Adrienne King (born July 21, 1955) is an American film actress, winemaker, and painter. She is best known for her role as Alice in the horror film series Friday the 13th. She got her start in the television film Inside the Wind (1965) and has starred in films such as The Butterfly Room (2012), Tales of Poe (2014), and All American Bully (2015).
King was born in New York. She appeared in her first commercial when she was six months old. When she was about ten years old, she appeared in Inherit the Wind as Melinda. She studied voice and dance at the London Royal Academy. King is a member of the Joseph Jefferson Theatre Company, and her professional credits include summer stock and Off-Broadway productions. She appeared in Between the Lines (1977), Saturday Night Fever (1977), and Hair (1979) in uncredited roles.
Her biggest role was Alice in the horror films Friday the 13th (1980) and Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981). In 1982, King starred in a Downy commercial. After the success of Friday the 13th, she was pursued by a stalker. The stalker drew on some of her paintings, and tried to break the door down in her apartment. Shaken by the experience, she decided to take a break from acting and focus on painting. In 1993, King provided voice work for the film What's Eating Gilbert Grape?.
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