Adrienne King followed this with roles in The Butterfly Room, Tales of Poe, and Killer Therapy.
19 Facts About Adrienne King
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Adrienne King is the narrator of the audiobook of Grady Hendrix's novel The Final Girl Support Group.
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Adrienne King was born in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York.
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Adrienne King is a first-generation American; King's mother put her into acting at 6-months old in commercials alongside her brother and sister, something she describes as her not having much control over.
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Adrienne King soon began training under Bill Esper, a student of acting instructor Sanford Meisner.
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Adrienne King began to obtain parts in soap operas, Off-off-Broadway productions, and in several television commercials most notably Burger King advertising.
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Adrienne King had a small supporting role in the comedy film Between the Lines.
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In 1979, while King was appearing in a commercial for Burger King, she was referred to producer Sean S Cunningham through a mutual friend for a role in his directorial debut, the horror film Friday the 13th.
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Cunningham felt Adrienne King embodied the qualities of the film's lead heroine, Alice Hardy, and he cast her in the film.
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The assailant was apprehended and spent some time imprisoned, but the incident traumatized Adrienne King, prompting her to leave the public eye.
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Adrienne King's last on-camera screen appearance at that time was a commercial for Downy which she filmed in 1983.
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Subsequently, Adrienne King was hired as a stunt performer and background actor for the Ivan Reitman film Ghostbusters, having been acquainted with the stunt coordinator Cliff Cudney.
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Adrienne King subsequently relocated to London where she enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, studying voice and dance.
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Adrienne King continued to provide voice work for numerous Hollywood productions throughout the 1990s, including Philadelphia, The Pelican Brief, Wolf, Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire, and James Cameron's Titanic.
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Adrienne King is set to portray Jackie Winters, an investigative reporter, in the upcoming horror film William Froste and Theresa in the short film Admonition.
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Adrienne King has sold her own line of Friday the 13th-themed wines through the company, called Crystal Lake Wines, as well as paintings.
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In 2021, Adrienne King reprised her role as Alice Hardy in the medium-length horror fan film Jason Rising.
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In January 2023, Adrienne King was cast in a recurring undisclosed role.
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Adrienne King previously portrayed Alice Hardy in the 1980 original film and its 1981 sequel where her character was killed off during the opening of the film.