Barbara Crampton
☼ Born on 27 December (year unknown), in Levittown, Long Island, New York, USA
Biography
Barbara Crampton was born in Levittown, New York. Growing up in Vermont, she spent the majority of her childhood summers traveling the country with a roadside carnival that her father worked for. Crampton began acting in school plays in seventh grade and subsequently studied drama in high school. She earned a BA in Theater Arts from Castleton State College and, following graduation, portrayed "Cordelia" in an American Theater of Actors production of "King Lear" in New York.
The young actress then moved to Los Angeles and, in 1983, made her TV debut with a recurring role on the popular daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives (1965). The following year she had a brief, but memorable role in Brian De Palma's Body Double (1984), which was followed by the 1985 comedy Fraternity Vacation (1985). Barbara achieved enduring cult popularity as college coed Megan Halsey in Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator (1985) and, after making a splash in the horror genre, successively starred in From Beyond (1986), Chopping Mall (1986), Puppet Master (1989), and Castle Freak (1995), among others.
Outside of horror, Barbara had recurring roles on daytime television soap operas Guiding Light (1952); The Bold and the Beautiful (1987), and The Young and the Restless (1973), for which won a Soap Opera Digest Award.
Years after retiring from acting to raise a family, Crampton returned to film in 2011 with a role in Adam Wingard's You're Next (2011). She subsequently appeared in number of new films, the majority of
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which were horror. Highlights of her return include The Lords of Salem (2012), We Are Still Here (2015), and Beyond the Gates (2016).
Crampton's hobbies include skiing, yoga, horseback riding, running, working out with weights, and shopping for antiques at flea markets. She lives outside of San Francisco with her husband, Robert Bleckman, and their two children.
In the role of actor
Suitable Flesh – Toronto After Dark 2023 (22/10/2023)
A psychiatrist switches bodies with one of her patients in Suitable Flesh. Elizabeth Derby (Heather Graham) is a psychiatrist who is approached in her office by Asa Waite (Judah Lewis), who wants her help to save him from his father, Ephraim (Bruce Davison). Elizabeth is shocked when Asa suddenly changes personalities in front of her […]
Blackout – Fantasia 2023 (21/07/2023)
A painter has to deal with the fact that he is a werewolf in Blackout. Charley Barrett (Alex Hurt) is a local painter in a small town in upstate New York, who many months ago separated from his ex Sharon (Addison Timlin) and is in frequent public battles with local developer, and Sharon’s father, Jack […]
King Knight – Toronto After Dark 2021 (13/10/2021)
This Review Originally Published As Part of Our Coverage of Fantasia 2021 The life of the high priest of a coven is thrown into turmoil when his past catches up with him in King Knight. Thorn (Matthew Gray Gubler) is the leader of a coven of witches along with his life partner Willow (Angela Sarafyan). Thorn’s […]
King Knight – Fantasia 2021 (08/08/2021)
The life of the high priest of a coven is thrown into turmoil when his past catches up with him in King Knight. Thorn (Matthew Gray Gubler) is the leader of a coven of witches along with his life partner Willow (Angela Sarafyan). Thorn’s non-conformist, pagan lifestyle is thrown into chaos when Willow finds an e-mail […]
Culture Shock (25/07/2019)
A Mexican immigrant finds herself in an idealistic town that’s too good to be true in Culture Shock. Marisol (Martha Higareda) is a pregnant Mexican woman, who desires to immigrate to a better life in America. Marisol makes arrangements with Coyote (Sal Lopez) to be snuck over the border and is joined on her trip […]
Replace (24/07/2017)
A woman seeks a cure for her rapidly aging skin in Replace. Kira Mabon (Rebecca Forsythe) is a young woman, who is afraid of growing old. Following a date with her boyfriend Jonas (Sean Knopp), Kira finds herself back at his apartment with no memory of recent history. In addition, she has noticed that her […]
We Are Still Here (20/07/2015)
A couple moves into a new house to find it haunted by vengeful spirits in We Are Still Here. Shortly after the tragic death of their son, Anne and Paul Sacchetti (Barbara Crampton and Andrew Sensenig) move into a new house in a rural town. Anne begins to experience strange occurrences in the house and believes that […]