:Kerry Remsen
{{short description|American actress}}
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| birth_date =September 22, 1964
| birth_place = United States
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| other_names = Kerry Cates, Kerry Remsen Phillips
| occupation = Actress, Acting coach, Dance instructor
|yearsactive= 1981 - 1995
| father = Bert Remsen
| nationality= American
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Kerry Remsen is an American actress. She is the daughter of actor Bert Remsen and casting director Barbara Joyce Dodd, sister of Ann Remsen Manners and has been married to Ron Cates since 2006. She attended the U.S. Grant High School in Van Nuys, California. She has appeared in well over twenty different films and television programs. She was a regular and prominent cast member of Leah Laiman's 1990s soap opera, Tribes. She is also most remembered by horror fans for her small part in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, and supporting and co-starring roles in Pumpkinhead and Ghoulies II.
Background
Kerry Remsen's mother, Barbara Joyce Dodd, was an actress and played Granny in Employee of the Month. Her actor father, Bert Remsen, died on April 22, 1999, aged 74.The New York Times, MAY 3, 1999 - [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/03/arts/bert-remsen-actor-on-stage-and-screen-74.html Arts, Bert Remsen, Actor on Stage And Screen, 74]The Odd Podcast with Joe Parisi, Nov 1, 2016 - [http://oddpodcast.libsyn.com/37-ghouls-ii-pumpkinhead-star-kerry-remsen 37 | Ghoulies II & Pumpkinhead Star Kerry Remsen] Her older sister is Ann Manners.
In addition to her more than 25-year career in film, she is the founder of ACT, Acting Communication Training, an organization that works to boost the morale and confidence of at-risk children in inner-city schools.The Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts - [http://www.donnareed.org/html/templates/dr_profile.php?drf_person=kyremsen Kerry Remsen] Part of her work has been with the Payson Road Organization to help children with eating disorders. In 2001, she was working with the organization’s founder, Sarah Mason, a Los Angeles-based screenwriter at the time to organize the "Road to the Stars" event to raise support and awareness.Something Fishy - [http://www.something-fishy.org/news/february2001.php PAYSON ROAD HELPS PAVE THE WAY TO RECOVERY] She is also a children's dance instructor and private acting coach.The Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts - [http://www.donnareed.org/html/templates/dr_profile.php?drf_person=kyremsen Kerry Remsen]
Career
=1980s=
Throughout the 1980s, Remsen appeared in at least ten movies, with two of them made for television. Some of those films were the best known horror films of the decade.Imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719039/ Kerry Remsen, Filmography]The Odd Podcast with Joe Parisi, Nov 1, 2016 - [http://oddpodcast.libsyn.com/37-ghouls-ii-pumpkinhead-star-kerry-remsen 37 | Ghoulies II & Pumpkinhead Star Kerry Remsen] She also appeared in six different television programs.Imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719039/ Kerry Remsen, Filmography] She had a part as a teenager in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls, a 1981 TV movie which was directed by Walter Grauman.netStudio - [http://www.netstudio.me/tt0082573.html Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981)]Movies Made for Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-series, 1964-1986, Alvin H. Marill - [https://books.google.com/books?id=s3sHAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Jacqueline+Susann's+Valley+of+the+Dolls%22Kerry+Remsen%22 Page 209] Then she had a credited role as Chris in Not My Kid, which was directed Michael Tuchner, and released in 1985.Turner Classic Movies - [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/474815/not-my-kid Not My Kid(1985), Cast & Crew] She then had a part as a stage manager in The Facts of Life episode "3, 2, 1".the.facts.of.life.site - [http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/anniversary/1985.html 1985-1986 SERIES INFORMATION] She then had a major role as Samantha in the Jim Wilson directed 1986 film Smart Alec, which also starred Ben Glass, Antony Alda, Orson Bean and Natasha Kautsky.vpro cinema - [http://www.vpro.nl/cinema/films/film~1740864~smart-alec~.html Smart Alec, 1986, Jim Wilson, credits] The next movie she appeared in was the made-for-television film Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story, which was directed by James Goldstone and starred Cliff Robertson and Loretta Swit. Her role as Taffi Fisher, the youngest child of the treasure hunter Mel Fisher (Robertson) was a prominent one.Historic Florida Keys: An Illustrated History of Key West & the Keys, By George Walter Born - [https://books.google.com/books?id=WrQIlIzNGKAC&dq=%22Cliff+Robertson%22Mel+Fisher%22&pg=PA71 Page 71]Turner Classic Movies - [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/462033/dreams-of-gold-the-mel-fisher-story Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story(1986)] In 1987, she appeared in 21 Jump Street,Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots, By Jon Abbott - [https://books.google.com/books?id=Dc0TF0GHAmAC&dq=Kerry+Remsen%22Ann+Remsen+Manners&pg=PA249 Page 249] CBS Schoolbreak Special,Turner Classic Movies - [https://web.archive.org/web/20161220112854/http://fangroups.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/160010%7C0/Kerry-Remsen/filmography-with-synopsis.html Kerry Remsen, COMPLETE FILMOGRAPHY WITH SYNOPSIS] and Our House.Imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719039/ Kerry Remsen Filmography]
She then appeared in Two Moon Junction, which was directed by Zalman King. She played the part of Carolee.TV Guide - [http://www.tvguide.com/movies/two-moon-junction/cast/127405/ Two Moon Junction 1988 | Movie]
The 1980s saw Remsen appear in some well known horror films.Geeks of Doom, Friday, September 12th, 2014 - [http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2014/09/12/blu-ray-review-pumpkinhead-collectors-edition Blu-Ray Review: Pumpkinhead (Collector’s Edition) By Adam Frazier ] She had a part in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, which was released in 1985.The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s, By Scott Aaron Stine - [https://books.google.com/books?id=jzKSCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Kerry+Remsen%22A+Nightmare+on+Elm+Street+2%3A+Freddy%27s+Revenge&pg=PA211 Page 211] Another film released the same year was Ramsey Thomas's Appointment with Fear,VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever, January 1, 2008 - [https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061233/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2505901021.html Appointment with Fear]Frame by Frame II: A Filmography of the African American Image, 1978-1994, By Phyllis Rauch Klotman, Gloria J. Gibson - [https://books.google.com/books?id=kczcgHtgGfYC&dq=%22Kerry+Remsen%22&pg=PA26 Page 26 Fram by Frame II] in which she played the part of Heather.The Motion Picture Guide ... Annual, CineBooks, 1986, Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross - [https://books.google.com/books?id=-4cqAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Appointment+with+Fear%22Heather Page 9]Critical Condition - [http://www.critcononline.com/total%20weirdness.htm TOTAL WEIRDNESS, APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR (1985)] She was a prominent cast member in the 1988 film Pumpkinhead which was directed by Stan Winston. She played the part of Maggie, the girlfriend of Joel Hoffman's character Steve.DVD Talk, August 26, 2014 - [http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/64882/pumpkinhead-collectors-edition/ Pumpkinhead (Blu-ray), The Movie: Review by Ian Jane] Also released that year was Ghoulies II, directed by Albert Band. In that film she had a prominent part playing the role of Nicole, who teams up with Larry (Damon Martin) to find a way to send the titular creatures back to hell.Rotten Tomatoes - [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ghoulies_2 Ghoulies II (1988) CAST]Rock Shock Pop - [http://www.rockshockpop.com/forums/content.php?4948-Ghoulies-Ghoulies-II Ghoulies/Ghoulies II] In 1989, she appeared in the Jim & Ken Wheat, directed and produced After Midnight. The film was in three parts with a different story in each. She played the part of Maggie in the "Allison's Story" segment.Turner Classic Movies - [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/66876/after-midnight After Midnight(1989), Cast & Crew]Rotten Tomatoes - [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1000466-after_midnight After Midnight (1989) (1989)]
=1990s=
In 1990, Remsen appeared on stage at the Friends Theatre in the play Montana, playing the part of Gayle.Los Angeles Times, July 06, 1989 - [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-06-ca-4025-story.html STAGE REVIEW : Two David Kranes One-Acts at Friends Theatre - ROBERT KOEHLER] Also in 1990, she landed a regular role as Pamela in Tribes. She appeared in the first episode which aired on 5 March that year.Tribes (1990– ) - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6145348/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_41 Episode #1.1] She appeared in a total of 65 of the show's 101 episodes,Imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159922/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5 Tribes TV Series (1990– ), Episode Guide, 101 episodes] with her last airing on 1 June.Imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6215482/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5 Episode #1.65] Later that year she appeared as Trish in the Doogie Howser, M.D. episode "Car Wars".TV Buzer - [http://www.tvbuzer.com/celebrity/Kerry-Remsen Kerry Remsen]
In 1992, the comedy film Round Numbers was released. The cast included Kate Mulgrew, Samantha Eggar, Marty Ingels, and Rick Dano. Remsen's sister Anne Remsen Manners was involved in the casting. Rremsen played the part of Constance, and was credited as Kerry Remsen Phillips.Variety Television Reviews 1991 - 1992, Garland Publishing, Inc. New York & London 1994 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=RxHbPxbBM1AC&dq=%22Kerry+Remsen%22ANNE+Manners%22&pg=PP367 Vidcassette Reviews, Round Numbers (Comedy-Color)]imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105288/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Round Numbers (1992), Full Cast & Crew]
Later years
As a coach, one of the actors she coached was Jason Ellefson, who went on to appear in Melrose Place, and 6 Guns.Casting Networks, Los Angeles - [http://www.lacasting.com/resume/resumeprint.asp?rs=1&crypt=diagnimephhohdjjcljpdkmfckbigcoacfommnhhplkiboig JASON ELLEFSON, Training]Las Vegas Magazine, April 8, 2016 - [http://lasvegasmagazine.com/interviews/friends-with-benefits/2016/apr/08/friends-with-benefits-bber-park-paris/ Actor-turned-manager finds his perfect role at Beer Park By Kiko Miyasato]Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. By Michael R. Pitts - [https://books.google.com/books?id=aTX2mv0uX7UC&dq=%22JASON+ELLEFSON%22&pg=PA319 319 3947, 6 Guns] Other actors she worked with include Jennifer Holloway who had appeared as Barb in American Horror Story,Actors Access - [http://resumes.actorsaccess.com/jenniferholloway JENNIFER HOLLOWAY, Resume]TV Buzer - [http://www.tvbuzer.com/celebrity/Jennifer-Holloway/credits Jennifer Holloway] and Jase Lindgren.Actors Access - [http://resumes.actorsaccess.com/jaselindgren JASE LINDGREN, Resume]
In Eric Shirey's review of Ghoulies and Ghoulies II for Scream Factory's Blu-ray release, interviews of her along with producer Charles Band, and special effects artist Gino Crognale are noted as the bonus features for Ghoulies II.Movie Pilot, May 1, 2015 - [http://moviepilot.com/posts/2898039 #Horror, "Ghoulies / Ghoulies II" Blu-ray Review By Eric Shirey]
Filmography
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Television |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" | Director |
|---|
| 1985
! scope="row" | The Facts of Life | Stage Manager | Episode: "3, 2, 1: |
| 1986
! scope="row" | Family Ties | Rennie | Episode: "Starting Over" |
| 1987
! scope="row" | 21 Jump Street | Tracy | Episode: "The Worst Night of Your Life" |
| 1987
! scope="row" | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Jerri | Episode: "An Enemy Among Us" |
| 1987
! scope="row" | Our House | | Episode: "Sounds from a Silent Clock: Part 1" |
| 1989
! scope="row" | ABC Afterschool Specials | Receptionist | Episode: "Torn Between Two Fathers" |
| 1990
! scope="row" | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Trish | Episode: "Car Wars" |
| 1990
! scope="row" | Tribes | Pamela | 65 Episodes | Various |
| 1995
! scope="row" | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Receptionist | Episiode: "Song for My Mother" |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Film |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" | Director |
|---|
| 1981
! scope="row" | Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls | Teenage Girl | TV movie |
| rowspan="3" | 1985
! scope="row" | Not My Kid | Chris | TV movie |
| scope="row" | Appointment with Fear
| Heather | Aka Deadly Prescence | Ramsey Thomas |
| scope="row" | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
| Girlfriend | |
| rowspan="2" | 1986
! scope="row" | Smart Alec | Samantha | | Jim Wilson |
| scope="row" | Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
| Taffi Fisher | TV movie |
| rowspan="3" | 1988
! scope="row" | Two Moon Junction | Carolee | |
| scope="row" | Pumpkinhead
| Maggie | |
| scope="row" | Ghoulies II
| Nicole | |
| 1989
! scope="row" | After Midnight | Maggie | Segment: "Allison's Story" |
| 1992
! scope="row" | Round Numbers | Constance | Variety Television Reviews 1991 - 1992, Garland Publishing, Inc. New York & London 1994 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=RxHbPxbBM1AC&dq=%22Kerry+Remsen%22ANNE+Manners%22&pg=PP367 Vidcassette Reviews, Round Numbers (Comedy-Color)]imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105288/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Round Numbers (1992), Full Cast & Crew] | Nancy Zala |
| rowspan="2" | 1995
! scope="row" | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Mother | |
| scope="row" | White Man's Burden
| Pregnant Woman | |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Documentary |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2008
! scope="row" | Pumpkinhead Unearthed | Herself | Project supervisor: Aine LeichtDread Central, July 15, 2014 [http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/55188/scream-factory-reveals-pumpkinhead-release-date-and-full-details/ Scream Factory Reveals Pumpkinhead Release Date and Full Details by John Squires]Imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291072/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Pumpkinhead Unearthed (2008 Video), Full Cast & Crew] |
| 2015
! scope="row" | Ghoulies II: More Toilets, More Terror - The Making of Ghoulies II | Herself | Dread Central, April 13, 2015 - [http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/96850/ghoulies-ghoulies-ii-blu-ray/ Ghoulies / Ghoulies II (Blu-ray) by Anthony Arrigo]Imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4623764/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_1 Ghoulies II: More Toilets, More Terror - The Making of Ghoulies II (2015), Cast] |
References
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