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Barbara Crampton

Actor·b. 1958·Levittown, New York, USA

59 horror credits

Barbara Crampton (born December 27, 1958) is an American actress. She made her screen debut on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives (1983), and her film debut in 1984's Body Double before starring in the horror comedy Re-Animator (1985). Crampton grew up in Vermont, was raised Catholic, and spent summers while growing up traveling the country with the carnival, as her father was a carny. After taking up acting, Crampton starred in a variety of films including Chopping Mall (1986), From Beyond (1986), Castle Freak (1995), You're Next (2011), We Are Still Here (2015), and Little Sister (2016), becoming a fan favorite Scream Queen.

Actor57 films

Trauma, or Monsters All

Trauma, or Monsters All

2026
Grind

Grind

2026
Dinner with Leatherface

Dinner with Leatherface

Self

2024
Little Bites

Little Bites

Sonya Whitfield

2024
Orum

Orum

Annika's Mother

2024
Cursed in Baja

Cursed in Baja

Jill Garvey

2024
Roger Is a Serial Killer

Roger Is a Serial Killer

Carol

2024
MLM

MLM

2024
The Last Stop in Yuma County

The Last Stop in Yuma County

Virginia

2024 3.5
Snow Valley

Snow Valley

Ellen

2024
Suitable Flesh

Suitable Flesh

Dr. Daniella Upton

2023 2.7
Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls

Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls

Nancy

2023
Blackout

Blackout

Kate

2023
The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special

The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special

Self

2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III

In Search of Darkness: Part III

Self

2022 3.8
Alone with You

Alone with You

Mom

2022
Superhost

Superhost

Vera

2021 2.0
Jakob's Wife

Jakob's Wife

Anne Fedder

2021 3.0
Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Renate

2021
Stay Home

Stay Home

Herself

2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part II

Self

2020 3.7
Stay Out Stay Alive

Stay Out Stay Alive

Ranger Susanna

2019
A Christmas Miracle

A Christmas Miracle

The Woman

2019
Deathcember

Deathcember

The Woman

2019
Culture Shock

Culture Shock

Betty

2019
In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness

Self

2019 4.0
Reborn

Reborn

Lena O'Neill

2018
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

Carol Doreski

2018 3.5
Dead Night

Dead Night

Leslie Bison

2018
Death House

Death House

Dr. Karen Redmane

2018
Cult of Terror

Cult of Terror

Self - Actress

2017
Replace

Replace

Dr. Rafaela Crober

2017
Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning

Stella

2017
Beyond the Gates

Beyond the Gates

Evelyn

2016 2.0
House Mother

House Mother

Demetria Clemm

2016
Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween

Darla (The Witch)

2015 4.0
The Divine Tragedies

The Divine Tragedies

Mother

2015
Sun Choke

Sun Choke

Irma

2015
Road Games

Road Games

Mary

2015
We Are Still Here

We Are Still Here

Anne Sacchetti

2015
Why Horror?

Why Horror?

Self

2014
Paisley

Paisley

Christine

2014
The Last Survivors

The Last Survivors

Grace

2014
You're Next

You're Next

Aubrey Davison

2013 3.8
The Lords of Salem

The Lords of Salem

Virginia Cable

2013 2.8
The Sisterhood

The Sisterhood

Ms. Master

2004
Space Truckers

Space Truckers

Carol

1996
Castle Freak

Castle Freak

Susan Reilly

1996 4.0
Videozone: The Making of "Castle Freak"

Videozone: The Making of "Castle Freak"

Self

1995
Trancers II

Trancers II

Sadie Brady

1991
Puppetmaster

Puppetmaster

Woman at Carnival

1989 3.0
The Evil Clergyman

The Evil Clergyman

Sadie Brady

1988
Pulse Pounders

Pulse Pounders

Sadie Brady (Evil Clergyman sequence)

1988
Chopping Mall

Chopping Mall

Suzie Lynn

1986 3.3
From Beyond

From Beyond

Dr. Katherine McMichaels

1986 3.4
Re-Animator

Re-Animator

Megan Halsey

1985 3.9
Body Double

Body Double

Carol

1984 4.0

Producer6 films

Suitable Flesh

Suitable Flesh

Producer

2023 2.7
Glorious

Glorious

Executive Producer

2022
Jakob's Wife

Jakob's Wife

Producer

2021 3.0
Castle Freak

Castle Freak

Producer

2020
Beyond the Gates

Beyond the Gates

Producer

2016 2.0
Road Games

Road Games

Executive Producer

2015