Katherine Kamhi (born February 15, 1964) is an American

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, best known for her role as Meg in the slasher film ''

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'', and as Pamela Kingsley on ''

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''.

Early life

When she was 11 years old, she performed as a ballet dancer at Metropolitan Opera House. She later did stage acting while at New York's Performing Arts High School, and graduated from Professional Children's School.Katherine Kamhi
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Film and television career

Kamhi landed her first screen role as Pamela Kingsley on the popular daytime soap opera ''

'' in 1980. She continued to appear on the series until 1982. In 1983, Kamhi made her film debut in the horror film ''

'', playing the role of mean-spirited camp counselor Meg. Since its release, the film has achieved status as a cult classic from what is often considered the golden age of slasher cinema. Following ''Sleepaway Camp,'' Kamhi went on to appear as Marcy Campbell on ''

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'' for four years. Since the 2000s, Kamhi has consistently landed guest starring roles in many other popular TV shows. Some of her most notable appearances have been in series like ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', as well as on soap operas such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. She is currently filming for a documentary on Sleepaway Camp called ''Angela: The Official Sleepaway Camp Documentary'', directed by Michael Perez.

Personal life

She currently lives in

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with her husband Tony Coghlan; they have one daughter, Madeleine, and one son, Jack.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1980-1982) as Pamela Kingsley * ''

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'' (1981) as Becky * ''

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'' (1982) as Girl in restaurant * ''

'' (1983) as Meg * ''

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'' (1984) as Suzie * '' Silent Madness'' (1984) as Jane * ''

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'' (1985) as Josephine Cosnowski * ''

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'' (1988) as Julia Flemming * ''

'' (Late 1980s) as an unknown role * ''The Marshall Chronicles'' (1990) as Leslie's Sister * '' Get a Life'' (1990) as Stacy * ''

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'' (1995) as Connie Williams * '' L.A. Dragnet'' (2003) as Det. Hubbel * ''

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'' (2003) as Atty. Marsha Singleton * ''

'' (2003) as Ella Croft and Mrs. Nichols * ''

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'' (2003) as Paula * ''

'' (2008) as Deb Yates * ''

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'' (2009) as Elodie Martin * ''

'' (2008–2009) as Dr. Alicia Jamison, and Gretchen Mills * ''

'' (2009) as Officer Lisa Kopek * ''

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'' (2010) as Whitten Mom * '' Law & Order: LA'' (2011) as Det. Anna Lundgrad * ''

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'' as Sharon DeLuca * ''

'' (2013) as Lina El-Masri * ''The Occupants'' (2014) as Mother * '' Parenthood'' (2014) as Dr. Meadow * ''

'' (2015) as Dr. Hill * '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (2016) as Samantha Rogers * '' Code Black'' (2016) as Denise * ''Girl Followed'' (2017) as Nice Woman in the Park * ''

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'' (2017-2018) as Cath Nardini * '' Speechless'' (2017) as Administrator #1 * '' The Fosters'' (2018) as Judge Engleman * '' Truth Be Told'' (2019) as Darla * ''Oh, Sorry'' (2020) as Club Patron

References

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