Felissa Rose Esposito, better known as simply Felissa Rose (born May 23, 1969), is an American actress and producer. Rose has amassed over 100 film credits, and is best known for her work in the horror genre, for which she is recognized as a scream queen.
Felissa Rose | |
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Born | Felissa Rose Esposito (1969-05-23) May 23, 1969 (age 53) New York City, U.S. |
Other names | Felissa Rose Esposito Miller |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation | Actress, producer |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Website | felissarose.com |
Rose made her film debut as Angela Baker in the cult-horror film Sleepaway Camp (1983), which was a commercial success and earned her praise from critics and audiences. She reprised the role in the sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008), which was not as successful as its predecessor. Her other horror roles include Elsa Lansing in Silent Night, Zombie Night (2009), Mother in The Perfect House (2012), Rachel Steele in Camp Dread (2014), Angela Freeman in Death House (2018), Kathleen in Victor Crowley (2018) and Ms. Principe in Terrifier 2 (2022).
In 2016, Rose produced a number of music videos for the metal band Slayer.
Born in Greenwich Village in New York City, Rose grew up in Woodbury, New York. Rose graduated from New York University.
After appearing in Sleepaway Camp, she made some more sporadic appearances in a few television shows, and also made an appearance in the 1993 film The Night We Never Met. In 1998, she returned to acting when she appeared in an episode of the television series Prey. She was later tracked down in 1999 by Jeff Hayes who runs The Official Sleepaway Camp Website: www.sleepawaycampmovies.com[1] through a letter he sent her in the mail asking her to do an interview for the website and gauge her interest in doing a new Sleepaway Camp sequel. Shortly thereafter, Hayes met with Rose in New York and the duo began her resurrection through the website and followed things up with Return To Sleepaway Camp. She has since returned to cinema and has appeared in such films as Chris Watson's Zombiegeddon (2003), Andreas Schnaas' Nikos (2003), and Steve Taylor's Sludge (2005). She has also appeared in two films by New Jersey filmmaker Dante Tomaselli: Horror (2002) and Satan's Playground (2005).[2] In addition Felissa co-hosted the 2005 Village Halloween Parade in New York City with fellow scream queens Debbie Rochon and Raine Brown.[3] She also had a cameo role in the sequel to the original Sleepaway Camp titled Return to Sleepaway Camp. In the sequel, she reprises the role of Angela Baker.[4] The movie had a straight to DVD release on November 4, 2008. She also appears in Hotdog Casserole, written and directed by Chris Raab, as the mother in a dysfunctional family.[5] Rose starred in a role as Mother in the segment "Dinner Guest" in the anthology horror film, The Perfect House.[6] She also portrayed forensic pathologist Amy Short in the Francis Xavier thriller Poe.[7] In 2016, Felissa starred in the paranormal horror film Family Possessions, written and directed by Tommy Faircloth. The film also starred Mark Patton. In May 2017, she helped produce and acted in the horror film, Death House. Rose recently acted in Adam Green’s Victor Crowley.
Rose lives in California with her husband, former CKY singer/guitarist Deron Miller, and their two daughters, Bianca Rose (born 2005) and Lola Marue (born 2007), and son Thomas Carver (born 2009). Rose and Miller were co-stars in Dave Campfield's 2008 horror comedy Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Sleepaway Camp | Angela/Peter Baker | |
1995 | Get with a Safe Food Attitude | 2-B Mom Rapper | |
2002 | Horror | Art Therapist | |
2003 | Zombiegeddon | Melissa | Direct-to-video |
Corpses Are Forever | Gina Matthews | ||
Nikos the Impaler | Sandra Kane | ||
2005 | Cerebral Print: The Secret Files | Carolyn The M.I.L.F. / Tiffany | |
Slaughter Party | Tara | Direct-to-video | |
Dead Serious | Susan Rosario | ||
NYC Halloween Parade | Host | Telemovie | |
2006 | Evil Ever After | Neighbor | Direct-to-video |
Satan's Playground | Donna Bruno | ||
Under Surveillance | Heidi Broonen | ||
2007 | Sludge | Sandra | |
Trite This Way | Narrator | ||
2008 | Return to Sleepaway Camp | Angela Baker / Sheriff Jerry | |
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard | Lia[8] | ||
2009 | Silent Night, Zombie Night | Elsa Lansing | |
Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre | Angela Baker / Carrie | ||
2010 | Dahmer vs. Gacy | Joanie Farana | |
2012 | Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor | Angela Baker | |
Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas | |||
2015 | Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween | Lakota | |
2016 | 2 Jennifer | Jennifer Smith | |
2017 | Death House | Dr. Angela Freeman | |
2018 | Victor Crowley | Kathleen | |
Family Possessions | Susan | ||
Rootwood | Laura Benott | ||
2019 | The Boulet Brothers' Dragula | Herself | Guest judge |
2020 | A Nun's Curse | Sister Monday | |
2022 | Bloody Summer Camp | Ms. Crowell | |
2022 | Terrifier 2 | Ms. Principe | |
TBA | Stream | [9][10][11] |
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