Adrienne King
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Adrienne King
Born	February 4, 1960 (1960-02-04) (age 48) Long Island, New York, U.S.

Adrienne King (born 4 February 1960) is an American actress and painter. She is mostly known for her starring role in the original Friday the 13th.

King was born in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. She appeared in her first commercial when she was six months old, and has stayed at it with a brief hiatus or two ever since. She has also studied voice and dance at the London Royal Academy, being continually involved in some phase of show business. She has done numerous television (such as the episode Inherit the Wind of Hallmark Hall of Fame in 1965 as "Melinda") and radio commercials.

King is also a member of the Joseph Jefferson Theatre Company, and her professional credits include summer stock and off broadway productions including "W. H. Auden". Then, she was a non-credit dancer in Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Hair (1979). Her biggest roles were Alice in Friday the 13th (1980) and Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981). King was cast after the producers' could not get their first choice, Sally Field.

After the success of these movies she was stalked by an obsessive fan. Shaken by the experience, she decided to take a break from acting and focus on painting.¹ She did voice roles in dozens of films, including What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995) and Titanic (1997).

In 2008, she was approached to appear in the remake of Friday the 13th. Days later, the production contacted her once more, stating that they had reconsidered and now wanted no one from the original to appear in the remake.² Shortly thereafter, she signed on to the Texas-lensed science fiction/horror film Walking Distance, marking her first onscreen film appearance in 27 years.

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External links

• Adrienne King at the Internet Movie Database
• Adrienne King at MySpace