Barbara Crampton was born on December 27, 1958 in Levittown, Long Island, New York and raised in Vermont. Because her father was a carnie, Barbara spent her childhood summers traveling the country with the carnival. Crampton first began acting in school plays in 7th grade and studied acting in high school. She earned a BA in Theater Arts from Castleton State College. Following graduation, Crampton portrayed "Cordelia" in an American Theater of Actors production of "King Lear" in New York. Barbara then moved to Los Angeles and made her TV debut with a recurring role on the popular daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives" (1965). She had a brief, but memorable role as Craig Wasson's unfaithful girlfriend, "Carol", in Brian De Palma's Body Double (1984) and was funny as the bubble-headed "Chrissie" in the crudely amusing comedy, Fraternity Vacation (1985). Barbara achieved her greatest enduring cult popularity as sweet college coed "Megan Halsey" in Stuart Gordon's terrific Re-Animator (1985). She gave an excellent performance as the ambitious, but prim and repressed "Dr. Katherine McMichaels" in the equally fine From Beyond (1986). Crampton was quite engaging as the perky "Suzie Lynn" in the fun Chopping Mall (1986) and typically solid as the unhappy "Susan Reilly" in Castle Freak (1995) (V). Barbara had recurring roles on the daytime television soap operas "Guiding Light" (1952), "The Young and the Restless" (1973) (Crampton won a Soap Opera Digest Award for her acting on this show) and "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1987). Among the TV shows Crampton has done guest spots on are "The Nanny" (1993), "Pacific Blue" (1996), "Party of Five" (1994), "Hotel" (1983) and "Santa Barbara" (1984). Her hobbies include skiing, yoga, horseback riding, running, working out with weights and shopping for antiques at flea markets. Barbara Crampton lives right outside of San Francisco with her husband, Robert Bleckman, and their two children. Evidently and active woman, as her body of work would testament to, it would seem Barbara Crampton has no time at all to slow down. On her free time away from showbusiness, she does all sorts of physical and recreational activities, skiing and horseback riding. Keeping her body as sharp as her mind she also runs, lift weights and yoga. Hunting for antiques at flea markets is something she also enjoys doing away from work.
Filmography:
•You're Next Aubrey 2013•Re-Animator Resurrectus 2007•Read You Like A Book 2006•The Sisterhood: Pledge of Evil 2004•Lightning: Fire from the Sky 2000•Poison 2000•Cold Harvest 1998•Space Truckers 1997•Castle Freak 1995•Robot Jox 2: Robot Wars 1993•Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth 1991•Puppet Master 1989•Kidnapped 1987•Prince of Bel Air 1987•From Beyond 1986•Chopping Mall (Killbots) 1986•Re-Animator 1985•Fraternity Vacation 1985•Love Thy Neighbor 1984•Body Double 1984•
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