P. J. Soles

ActorProduction Jul 17 (age 75) Frankfurt, Germany 1975–2025 (50 year career)

5.4 avg rating

Biography

Pamela Jayne Soles (born July 17, 1950) is a retired American actress. She made her film debut in 1976 as Norma Watson in Brian De Palma's Carrie before portraying Lynda van der Klok in John Carpenter's Halloween and Riff Randell in Allan Arkush's Rock 'n' Roll High School.

Known For

Film

Halloween

Lynda

Film

Carrie

Norma

Film

Halloween

Teacher (voice)

Film

Halloween Kills

Lynda

Film

The Devil's Rejects

Susan

Film

Stripes

Stella Hansen

Film

Jawbreaker

Mrs. Purr

Film

Breaking Away

Suzy

Filmography

Acting (80)

Movies (74)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025

as Self - (archive footage)

Halloween Kills

2021

as Lynda

6.4

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

2020

as Self

6.8

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020

as Self

6.8

Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School

Hanukkah

as Mrs. Horowitz

Candy Corn

as Marcy Taylor

Killer Therapy

as Dr. Emily Lewis

Halloween

as Teacher (voice)

The Bill Murray Experience

2017

as Herself

6.5

November First

2017

as Barista

Grindsploitation

2016

as Dr. Ramone (segment "Arbor Day")

5.1

More Acting 'Carrie'

2016

as Self

Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran

2015

as Self

The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen

2014

as Herself

6.2

Psychotic State

2014

as Herself

Chastity Bites

2013

as Lea's Mom (voice)

4.3

Midnight Matinee Psycho

2013

as Self

The Butterfly Room

2012

as Lauren

5.7

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

as Self

Beg

as Eva Fox

Halloween: The Inside Story

2010

as Self

7.3

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

as Self

Prank

as Marianne

Alone in the Dark 2

as Martha

Love in the Age of Fishsticks

2008

Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy

as Self

The Tooth Fairy

as Mrs. MacDonald

No Place Like Home

as P.J.

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006

as Narrator (voice)

6.8

Ray of Sunshine

2006

as Mother

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

as Self

The Devil's Rejects

as Susan

Pee Stains and Other Disasters

2005

as Jenny

2.0

Murder on the Yellow Brick Road

2005

as Hannah Gruber

Death by Engagement

2005

as Mrs. Starkington

3.4

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

2003

as Self / Lynda Van der Klok

Kept

as Celia

Acting 'Carrie'

as Self

Mirror, Mirror 4: Reflections

as Annika's Mom

Blast

as Stellvertreter

The American Nightmare

as Self

Jawbreaker

as Mrs. Purr

Halloween: Unmasked

as Self

Little Bigfoot

as Carolyn

Uncle Sam

as Madge Cronin

The Power Within

as Mrs. Applegate

Out There

as Religious Nut

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

as Evelyn Randall

Soldier's Fortune

as Debra

Alienator

as Tara

B.O.R.N.

as Liz

Saigon Commandos

as Jean Lassiter

Sweet Dreams

as Wanda

Innocent Prey

as Cathy Wills

Listen to the City

as Sophia

Imps*

as Young Lady

The Other Woman

as Mary Louise

The Awakening of Cassie

1982

as Cassie

Stripes

as Stella Hansen

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

as Sharlene

Private Benjamin

as Pvt. Wanda Winter

Old Boyfriends

as Sandy

Rock 'n' Roll High School

as Riff Randell

Breaking Away

as Suzy

Halloween

as Lynda

Zuma Beach

as Nancy

Our Winning Season

as Cindy Hawkins

Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.

1977

as Sarah Baynes

The Possessed

1977

as Marty

4.8

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

as Autograph Seeker

Carrie

as Norma

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

1976

as Deborah

5.6

Blood Bath

1975

as Screaming Girl in Bed

3.7

Television (6)

Family Guy

as Annie (voice)

Rebel Highway

as Evelyn Randall

Airwolf

as Ellie

Cheers

as Julie

Knight Rider

as Ellen Whitby

Simon & Simon

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

B.O.R.N.

1989

Associate Producer

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