P. J. Soles
P. J. Soles | |
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Soles in 2015 | |
| Born | Pamela Jayne Hardon July 17, 1950 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1973–2019 |
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| Children | 2 |
Pamela Jayne Soles (née Hardon; born July 17, 1950) is an American actress. She made her film debut 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).
She has since appeared in a variety of films, including Breaking Away (1979), Private Benjamin (1980), Stripes (1981), Sweet Dreams (1985), and Jawbreaker (1999), and cult classics such as The Devil's Rejects (2005) and Beg (2011). She has been regarded as a scream queen.