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Pamela Jayne Soles (née Hardon; born July 17, 1950) [1] is a retired [citation needed] American actress. She made her film debut in 1976 as Norma Watson in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976) before portraying Lynda van der Klok in John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) and Riff Randell in Allan Arkush's Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979).
And just like that, Soles's career was off and running. Two years after Carrie, she cemented her Scream Queen status with a memorable role in John Carpenter's pioneering 1978 slasher movie, Halloween.
P.J. Soles P.J. Soles P: Bob Simms John Michael Graham Bob Odenkirk P: ... As she tries to escape, her leg is caught under a table with heavy wires on top of it, but ...
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P.J. Soles in Carrie (1976) After her role in the 1976 Stephen King adaptation, Soles starred in a number of TV movies and acted opposite Dennis Quaid in the 1978 film Our Winning Season .
MVP of Horror P.J. Soles reveals how a failed "Star Wars" audition led to memorable roles in two horror classics.
Actress P.J. Soles, who played Norma in the film, ended up with a ruptured eardrum after pressurized water from a hose sprayed her directly in the ear during the filming of the prom scene. She made a full recovery and director Brian de Palma decided to leave the shot in the movie.
Carpenter chose P. J. Soles to play Lynda Van Der Klok, another loquacious friend of Laurie's, best remembered in the film for dialogue peppered with the word "totally." [ 66 ] Soles was an actress known for her supporting role in Carrie (1976) and her minor part in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) and would subsequently play Riff Randall ...