Felissa Rose

Early life

Felissa Rose Esposito was born on May 23, 1969 in Greenwich Village in New York City and raised in Syosset on Long Island. Rose graduated from Syosset High School and later earned a degree from New York University.

Career

Rose made her debut film appearance in the 1983 horror film Sleepaway Camp, in which she plays Angela Baker. She later said of the film, "It was such a big part of my childhood. It's really hard to look at it objectively. On opening night I went to the theater with all my friends and watched it for the first time with a public audience. It was the best feeling. The energy in the theater was intense. People were really freaked out by the ending. I felt really good about the film."

After appearing in Sleepaway Camp, she made some more sporadic appearances in a few films and television series, including the 1993 romantic comedy film The Night We Never Met and an episode of the short-lived 1998 television series Prey. In 1999, she was contacted by Jeff Hayes, who operates the official Sleepaway Camp website, via a letter 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.

She has since returned to cinema and has appeared in such films as Zombiegeddon (2003), Nikos (2003), and Sludge (2005). She has also appeared in two films by New Jersey filmmaker Dante Tomaselli: Horror (2002) and Satan's Playground (2005). In addition Felissa co-hosted the 2005 Village Halloween Parade in New York City with fellow scream queens Debbie Rochon and Raine Brown. She also had a cameo role in the sequel to the 2008 Sleepaway Camp sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp. In the sequel, she reprises the role of Angela Baker. 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. Rose starred in a role as Mother in the segment "Dinner Guest" in the anthology horror film, The Perfect House. She also portrayed forensic pathologist Amy Short in the thriller Poe.

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. That same year, she appeared in Victor Crowley. In November 2022, Rose worked with Shelley Duvall on the film The Forest Hills.

Personal life

Rose has three children with her husband, former CKY singer/guitarist Deron Miller.

Partial filmography

Film

Television

References

References

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2. Price, Jason. (April 7, 2020). "Horror Business: Scream Queen Felissa Rose Talks Blood, Guts and Gratitude!".
3. Squires, John. (October 25, 2019). "'Sleepaway Camp' Icon Felissa Rose Has Joined the Cast of 'Terrifier 2'".
4. "That Girl from Camp Arawak: An Interview with Felissa Rose". The Terror Trap.
5. Greenblatt, Lowell. (December 27, 2023). "Felissa Rose talks to Macabre Daily at Necromantic Brew Co.'s Dismember to Remember!". Macabre Daily.
6. Kenny, Oisin. (August 9, 2019). "Meet the spooktacular judges of Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 3".
7. Collum, Jason Paul. (2004). "Assault of the Killer B's: Interviews with 20 Cult Film Actresses". [[McFarland & Company]].
8. [http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/interview/159 Bloody Disgusting – Interview Satan's Playground: Star Felissa Rose]
9. [http://www.terrortrap.com/felissarose/ The Terror Trap: That Girl from Camp Arawak: Felissa Rose]
10. [http://www.iconsoffright.com/IV_Felissa.htm Felissa Rose interview – "Angela" from Sleepaway Camp]
11. "Day Of The Woman: Felissa Rose Is Making a Move!".
12. "The Perfect House".
13. [http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/55172/cast-and-crew-poe-hold-autograph-session-dark-delicacies Cast and Crew of Poe to Hold Autograph Session at Dark Delicacies]
14. "Nikos the Impaler".
15. Barton, Steve. (January 20, 2015). "Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard Trailer Shoots Down the Dead".
16. Foy, Scott. (August 12, 2009). "Dahmer Vs. Gacy: Whoever Wins … WTF?!?".
17. Gingold, Michael. (May 8, 2020). "Exclusive Clip: Felissa Rose Delivers "A Nun's Curse"".
18. Gingold, Michael. (May 8, 2020). "Exclusive Clip: Felissa Rose Delivers "A Nun's Curse"".
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20. Hamman, Cody. (February 8, 2022). "Go Away trailer: Thom Mathews, Tuesday Knight, Felissa Rose star in home invasion slasher".
21. Gingold, Matthew. (December 18, 2022). "Thom Mathews, Felissa Rose et al. in Home-Invasion Horror "Go Away"; Trailer & Poster".
22. Millican, Josh. (September 3, 2021). "Gallery: New Vacation Horror 'Stream' Coming Soon From the Producers of 'Terrifier 2'".
23. Squires, John. (September 10, 2021). "From the Team Behind 'Terrifier 2' Comes Horror Movie 'Stream' Starring Danielle Harris and Jeffrey Combs!".
24. Gingold, Michael. (September 14, 2021). "Exclusive Interview: Director Michael Leavy on His All-Horror-Star Movie "Stream"".
25. Jones, Tamera. (September 12, 2022). "'The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans' Brings Back Fan Favorites in All New Competition".
26. DiVincenzo, Alex. (October 21, 2025). "''Meat the Carvers Halloween Special'' Trailer – Rhonda Shear, Diana Prince, Felissa Rose Star in Animated Horror Comedy".