Pamela Springsteen
{{short description|American actress and photographer (born 1962)}}
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| name = Pamela Springsteen
| image = Pamela Springsteen (cropped).jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|2|8}}{{cite book |last1=Statham |first1=Craig |title=Springsteen: Saint in the City: 1949-1974 |date=2013 |publisher=Soundcheck Books |isbn=9780957144231 |page=193 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SxRHjLl2HaUC |quote=Pamela was born on 8 February 1962.}}{{cite book |last1=Carlin |first1=Peter Ames |title=Bruce |date=2012 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=9781471112355 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FvdUWA30lw4C |quote=In February 1962, Adele gave birth to her and Douglas's third child, a daughter they named Pamela.}}
| birth_place = Freehold Township, New Jersey, U.S.
| nationality = American
| othername = Pam Springsteen{{Cite web |url=https://www.wallofsoundgallery.com/en/news.php?data=201711# |title=Grand Opening And Book Launch For "Bruce Springsteen. Further Up The Road" In L.A. |date=November 11, 2017 |website=Wall of Sound Gallery}}
| occupation = {{plainlist|
- Actress (1981–1990)
- Photographer
}}
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}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Bobby Roth|2002}}
| children = 1
| relatives = Bruce Springsteen (brother)
Jessica Springsteen (niece)
| website = {{URL|pamelaspringsteen.com}}
}}
Pamela Springsteen (born February 8, 1962) is an American actress and photographer. She had a short acting career, during which she played the role of serial killer Angela Baker in the cult films Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988){{cite web| url=http://www.sleepawaycampmovies.com/sleepawaycamp2.shtml |title=Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers| publisher=sleepawaycampmovies.com| access-date=28 December 2010| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729092921/http://www.sleepawaycampmovies.com/sleepawaycamp2.shtml| archive-date=29 July 2010}} and Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989).{{cite web| url=http://www.sleepawaycampmovies.com/sleepawaycamp3.shtml| title=Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland| publisher=sleepawaycampmovies.com| access-date=28 December 2010| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929025042/http://www.sleepawaycampmovies.com/sleepawaycamp3.shtml| archive-date=29 September 2011}} She had two co-starring roles in the obscure comedies Dixie Lanes (1988), The Gumshoe Kid (1990), and smaller roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Reckless (1984), and Modern Girls (1986). She is a still photographer in the film and music industry.
Rock musician Bruce Springsteen is her older brother.
Early life and education
Pamela Springsteen was born in Freehold Township, New Jersey, to Adele Ann (née Zerilli),{{cite web| last=Pareles| first=Jon| title=The Mother Who Gave Springsteen His Rock ’n’ Roll Spirit| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/arts/music/adele-bruce-springsteen-mother.html| website=The New York Times| date=February 1, 2024| access-date=February 3, 2024}} a legal secretary of Italian ancestry, and Douglas Frederick "Dutch" Springsteen,{{cite web| title=Douglas Springsteen; Father of Famed Singer| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-02-mn-45638-story.html| website=The New York Times| date=May 2, 1998| access-date=February 3, 2024}} who was of Dutch and Irish ancestry, and worked as a bus driver. When Springsteen was seven years old, she moved with her parents to California in 1969.{{cite news|last1=Jordan|first1=Chris|title=Pamela Springsteen talks pics, Bruce and her Freehold roots|url=http://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/03/02/pamela-springsteen-talks-pics-bruce-freehold-roots/98623092/|access-date=6 November 2017|work=Asbury Park Press|date=2 March 2017|language=en}}
Career
=Actress=
Springsteen took up acting, and was cast in her first role as a young cheerleader in the 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High.{{cite news|last1=Turk|first1=Rose-Marie|title=DOTS & STRIPES : Actress Pamela Springsteen in Summer Sportswear|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-03-tm-8550-story.html|access-date=6 November 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=3 July 1988}} Two years later, in 1984, she appeared as a cheerleader in the film Reckless. She appeared in Modern Girls, and Scenes from the Goldmine.
In 1988, she obtained her first main supporting role, playing the character Judy in the comedy film Dixie Lanes. The same year, she had her first lead role, playing psychotic serial killer Angela Baker in cult horror Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers, a role she reprised the following year in Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland. The films have earned her a following among horror fans. Due to this she had a 10-minute supporting role as Mary Beth Bensen in a sex comedy by the same makers titled Fast Food. Her final film appearance to date was in 1990 film The Gumshoe Kid.
Springsteen also made guest appearances on television series such as The Facts of Life, Cagney & Lacey, Hardcastle and McCormick, and Family Ties. She left acting in order to pursue her career as a still photographer.Greg Tiderington{{cite web| url=http://racksandrazors.com/pamelaspringsteen.html| title=Pamela Springsteen Born in the Sleepaway| publisher=racksandrazors.com| access-date=28 December 2010}}
=Photographer=
Springsteen began her career as a still photographer in the film and music industry. She photographed for a number of her brother's record singles, albums and other publicity stills, and was credited with photography on his 1992 album Lucky Town. She also photographed a number of other album covers for Vonda Shepard and N.W.A. She was also credited as the cinematographer on his music video "The Ghost of Tom Joad". She did still photography work on the films Jack the Dog, Manhood and Berkeley, the television films The Price of a Broken Heart and Dancing at the Harvest Moon, and the documentary The Making of the Crying Game. She was a photo consultant on the television film The Devil's Child.{{Citation needed |date=December 2023}}
=Other work=
Springsteen directed the music video for the song "These Words We Said", by singer Kim Richey.Brett Atwood (October 7, 1995). [https://books.google.com/books?id=Zw4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=pamela+springsteen+director+these+words+we+said&pg=PA111 Billboard 7 Oct 1995] p.111 (1995)
Personal life
Springsteen was briefly engaged to Sean Penn, her co-star in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/sean-penn-the-rolling-stone-interview-48130/ |title=Sean Penn: The Rolling Stone Interview |last=Binelli |first=Mark |date=February 19, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+Film |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Director |
|---|
| 1982
| Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Dina Phillips |
| 1984
| Reckless | Karen Sybern |
| 1985
| Hall Monitor/Ellie's Friend {{small|(scenes deleted)}} | Jonathan R. Betuel |
| 1986
| Tanya | Jerry Kramer |
| 1987
| Stephanie |
| 1988
| Dixie Lanes | Judy | Don Cato |
| 1988
| Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers | Angela Baker/Angela Johnson | Michael A. Simpson |
| 1989
| Mary Beth Bensen | Michael A. Simpson |
| 1989
| Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland | Angela Baker | Michael A. Simpson |
| 1990
| The Gumshoe Kid | Mona Krause | Joseph Manduke |
| 2012
| Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor | Angela Baker {{small|(archival footage only)}} | Jim Markovic |
| class="wikitable"
|+Television |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1982
| Sally | "Starstruck" (S3E15) |
| 1982
| Opal Durrell | "Hotline" (S2E05) |
| 1984
| My Mother's Secret Life | Kelly | TV movie |
| 1984
| Gena | "Outlaw Champion" (S2E01) |
| 1985
| Gail | "Don't Go Changin'" (S4E05) |
| class="wikitable"
|+Non-acting work |
| Year
! Title ! Credited work ! Notes |
|---|
| 1996
| Bruce Springsteen: The Ghost of Tom Joad | Cinematographer | Music video |
| 1997
| Photo consultant | Feature film |
| 1999
| The Price of a Broken Heart | Still photographer | TV movie |
| 2001
| Photographer | Feature film |
| 2002
| Still photographer | TV movie |
| 2003
| Manhood | Still photographer | Feature film |
| 2005
| The Making of 'The Crying Game' | Still photographer | Behind-the-scenes video |
| 2005
| Berkeley | Still photographer | Feature film |
| 2016
| A Director Prepares: Bobby Roth's Masterclass | Camera operator | TV series |
| 2016
| Nanoblood | Still photographer | Short film |
| 2023
| Hanky Panky | Associate producer | Feature film |
References
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External links
- [http://pamelaspringsteen.com Pamela Springsteen Photography]
- {{imdb name|0819805}}
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Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from New Jersey
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:American people of Dutch descent
Category:American people of Italian descent
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