Barbara Crampton

Barbara Crampton
Crampton in 2017
Born (1958-12-27) December 27, 1958 (age 65)
Levittown, New York, U.S.
EducationCastleton State College (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Spouses
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(divorced)​
  • Robert Bleckman
Children2

Barbara Crampton (born December 27, 1958)[1][2] is an American actress and producer. She began her career in the 1980s in television soap operas before starring in horror and thriller films.[3] In 2024, Crampton was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid Hall of Fame.[4]

Crampton made her television debut on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives (1983–84) before a supporting role as Leanna Love on the soap opera The Young and the Restless (1987–93, 1998–2002, 2006–07 & 2023). Later in her career, she would appear in television horror anthologies such as Syfy's Channel Zero: The Dream Door (2018), Hulu's Into the Dark (2019), and Shudder's Creepshow (2021).

She made her film debut in Body Double (1984), but received recognition in the comedy horror film Re-Animator (1985) as Megan Halsey and the science fiction film From Beyond (1986) as Dr. Katherine McMichaels. Later defining roles are Chopping Mall (1986), Puppet Master (1989), Castle Freak (1995), You're Next (2011), We Are Still Here (2015), Little Sister (2016), Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018), and Jakob's Wife (2021), for which she was nominated for Critics' Choice Super Awards.[5]

  1. ^ "Barbara Crampton Biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Rout, Nancy E.; Buckley, Ellen, eds. (1992). The Soap Opera Book. Todd Publications. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-915-344239.
  3. ^ Rife, Katie (April 16, 2021). "Barbara Crampton shows why she's a horror legend in the pulpy, uneven Jakob's Wife". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Here are the Winners of the (Gasp!) 22nd Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards". RondoAward.com. April 30, 2024. Archive link
  5. ^ "Nominations Announced for the 2nd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards | Critics Choice Awards". Archived from the original on 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-04-10.