Horror Acting Awards (1989-1980)
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1. Jeffrey Combs
Actor | Re-Animator
Jeffrey Combs was born on September 9th, 1954 in Oxnard, California. He grew up in Lompoc, California with a plethora of siblings both older and younger. He attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, and the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of ...
1989 Nominee- Actor- "Bride Of Re-Animator"
2. Gregory Cox
Actor | EastEnders
Gregory Cox is known for EastEnders (1985), Poirot (1989) and Maigret (1992).
1989 Nominee- Actor- "Unmasked Pt. 25"
3. Dale Midkiff
Actor | Pet Sematary
Dale Midkiff attended Edgewood high school and Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland, before moving to New York to work as a waiter while pursuing his acting career. His breakthrough role was when he landed the role of Elvis in the made-for-TV movie Elvis and Me (1988). He later starred in ...
1989 Nominee- Actor- "Pet Sematary"
4. Randy Quaid
Actor | Independence Day
Randy Quaid is an Academy Award-nominated actor, for his performance in The Last Detail (1973). Hal Ashby directed Quaid in the role of Meadows opposite Jack Nicholson and Otis Young. Quaid is a great and much-admired actor that has been recognized by Hollywood and the world's finest directors, ...
1989 Nominee- Actor- "Parents"
5. Christopher Stryker
Actor | Hell High
Christopher Stryker was born on January 3, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Hell High (1987) and Welcome Back, Kotter (1975). He died on September 22, 1987 in New York City, New York, USA.
**Best Actor- Horror- 1989- "Hell High"**
6. Charlotte Burke
Actress | Paperhouse
Charlotte Burke was born on April 9, 1974 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Paperhouse (1988).
1989 Nominee- Actress- "Paperhouse"
7. Mary Beth Hurt
Actress | The World According to Garp
Mary Beth Hurt was born on September 26, 1946 in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. She is an actress, known for The World According to Garp (1982), Lady in the Water (2006) and Interiors (1978). She has been married to Paul Schrader since August 6, 1983. They have two children. She was previously married to ...
1989 Nominee- Actress- "Parents"
8. Denise Crosby
Actress | Pet Sematary
Denise Michelle Crosby was born on November 24, 1957 in Hollywood, California. Denise graduated from Hollywood High School in 1975 and attended Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz where she enrolled in the Drama Department. Forming part of the extensive Crosby family dynasty, this striking leading ...
1989 Nominee- Actress- "Pet Sematary"
9. Madolyn Smith Osborne
Actress | 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Madolyn Smith Osborne was born on January 1, 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She is an actress, known for 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984), All of Me (1984) and Urban Cowboy (1980). She has been married to Mark Osborne since July 16, 1988. They have two children.
**Best Actress- Horror- 1989- "The Caller"**
10. Madeleine Reynal
Actress | Dr. Caligari
Madeleine Reynal is known for Dr. Caligari (1989) and Space Mutiny (1988).
1989 Nominee- Actress- "Dr. Caligari"
11. Bruce Campbell
Actor | Bubba Ho-Tep
In 1979 with his Detroit friends, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell raised $350,000 for a low-budget film, The Evil Dead (1981), in which he starred and co-executive produced. Completed piecemeal over four years, the film first gained notoriety in England where it became the best-selling ...
1989 Nominee- Supporting Actor-"Sundown: The Vampire In Retreat"
12. Gerrit Graham
Actor | Child's Play 2
Gerrit Graham was born on November 27, 1949 in New York City. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, Chicago, Illinois, and Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Gerrit made his acting debut at age eight in a Detroit Art Institute stage production of "Winnie the Pooh". Graham was the president of the dramatic ...
1989 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "C.H.U.D. 2: Bud The Chud"
13. Fred Gwynne
Actor | My Cousin Vinny
Fred Gwynne was an enormously talented character actor most famous for starring in the television situation comedies Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) (as Officer Francis Muldoon) and The Munsters (1964) (as the Frankenstein clone Herman Munster). He was very tall at 6'5" and had a resonant, baritone ...
**Best Supporting Actor- Horror- 1989- "Pet Sematary"**
14. Miko Hughes
Actor | Kindergarten Cop
Miko started his acting career in a public service announcement when he was 22 months old and followed that up by appearing in his first feature film at 27 months old. Since that early start Miko has consistently been one of the busiest young actors in Hollywood. Miko is best known on film for his ...
1989 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "Pet Sematary"
15. Ben Slack
Actor | Bachelor Party
Ben Slack was born on July 23, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Bachelor Party (1984), Murder in the First (1995) and Society (1989). He died on December 13, 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
1989 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "Society"
16. Sandy Dennis
Actress | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
It would not be easy for anyone to out-do one of American theater's finest thespians, but somehow actress Sandy Dennis managed to even out-quirk the legendary Geraldine Page when it came to affecting nervous tics and offbeat mannerisms on stage and in film. She and Page had few peers when it came ...
1989 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Parents"
17. Devin DeVasquez
Producer | The Bay
Devin Renee DeVasquez (born June 25, 1963 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in June 1985, after being featured in the October 1981 issue's college pictorial. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley Her father was...
1989 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Society"
18. Marg Helgenberger
Actress | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Marg Helgenberger is an established dramatic actress whose prominence has been steadily increasing. Her work has been noted on stage, film and TV. Most of her career has been spent in dramatic roles on television, but she has also had a noteworthy presence in feature films.
Helgenberger earned a ...
1989 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "After Midnight"
19. Kelly Jo Minter
Actress | Summer School
Kelly Jo Minter was born on September 24, 1966 in North Trenton, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Summer School (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) and The People Under the Stairs (1991).
1989 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child"
20. Penelope Sudrow
Actress | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Penelope Sudrow was born on January 20, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), Amazing Stories (1985) and Dead Man Walking (1988).
**Best Supporting Actress- Horror- 1990- "After Midnight" **
21. Gene Bervoets
Actor | Spoorloos
With over 100 projects in film, television and in theatre Gene Bervoets (1956) is one of Belgium's well-established actors. In 2015 he won the Ensor for Best Actor for his interpretation of bus driver Mario Dockers in Paradise Trips. Additionally, Bervoets has been nominated several times in the ...
1988 Nominee- Actor- "The Vanishing"
22. Kevin Dillon
Actor | Poseidon
An Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee for his memorable work in comedy, Kevin Dillon continues to break genre barriers with his latest star turns in action films.
Dillon stars in the film A Day To Die, opposite Bruce Willis, and will star again with Willis in the upcoming film Wire Room.
...
1988 Nominee- Actor- "The Blob"
23. Jeremy Irons
Actor | Dead Ringers
British actor Jeremy Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, a small island off the south coast of England. He is the son of Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe) and Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant. Young Jeremy didn't prove very fond of figures. He visited mainland England only once a year. He wound up ...
**Best Actor- Horror- 1988- "Dead Ringers"**
24. David Keith
Actor | An Officer and a Gentleman
David Lemuel Keith was born on May 8, 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Lemuel Grady Keith Jr. and Hilda Earle. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Theater. Keith had a supporting role in The Rose (1979) starring Bette Midler, had a supporting ...
1988 Nominee- Actor- "White Of The Eye"
25. Roddy Piper
Actor | They Live
Roddy Piper was born Roderick George Toombs on April 17, 1954 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a pro wrestler from 1973-1987 in the NWA, Pacific Northwest, California. He was a longtime mainstay in the WWF, and was one of the biggest "bad guys" in the WWF during the early '80s, before ...
1988 Nominee- Actor- "They Live"
26. Catherine Hicks
Actress | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Born in New York City and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Catherine Mary Hicks was a cheerleader at Gerard Catholic High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and graduated in 1969. Hicks attended Saint Mary's College-Notre Dame University and studied English literature. Moving east from South Bend, Indiana, ...
1988 Nominee- Actress- "Child's Play"
27. Cassandra Peterson
Actress | Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Cassandra Peterson was born in Manhattan, Kansas, and grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She began her career at age 17 as the youngest showgirl in Las Vegas history in the show "Vive Les Girls" at the Dunes Hotel. After receiving advice from "The King" himself, Elvis Presley, she traveled to ...
** Best Actress- Horror- 1988- "Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark"**
28. Pamela Springsteen
Actress | Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland
Pam Springsteen was born on 8 February 1962 in Freehold, New Jersey as part of a big family. Her brother, Bruce Springsteen, became a nationwide rock star in the early 70s and Pam sometimes went on tour with him. When she got older, she became a still photographer and photographed the pictures for ...
1988 Nominee- Actress- "Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers"
29. Sarah Torgov
Actress | Meatballs
Lovely, spunky, and appealing fresh-faced blonde Sarah Torgov was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She's the daughter of noted Canadian humorist and novelist Morley Torgov. Sarah played the cello in high school. Torgov acted in a handful of movies and TV shows for about ten years; she's especially...
1988 Nominee- Actress- "American Gothic"
30. Lisa Wilcox
Actress | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Lisa is BACK to acting full time after raising her boys and married to corporate world for a couple decades. She is excited about a slew of 2019-2020 projects. Check out the latest! Lisa has performed in over 100 film, television, commercial and theater productions, starting her career in Equity ...
1988 Nominee- Actress- "A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master"
31. Keith David
Actor | The Princess and the Frog
Keith David is a classically trained actor, winning 3 Emmys out of 6 nominations as well as being nominated for a Tony award. He starred in the recently concluded TV series "Greenleaf" for Oprah Winfrey's OWN network. Upcoming films include "Horizon Line" with Allison Williams ("Get Out") and "...
1988 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "They Live"
32. Brad Dourif
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gaunt character actor Brad Dourif was born Bradford Claude Dourif on March 18, 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia. He is the son of Joan Mavis Felton (Bradford) and Jean Henri Dourif, a French-born art collector who owned and operated a dye factory. His father died when Dourif was three years old, ...
**(TIE) Best Supporting Actor- Horror- 1988 "Child's Play"**
33. Kane Hodder
Stunts | Se7en
Kane Hodder was born on April 8, 1955 in Auburn, California. He is best known for his role as horror icon Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988), Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), Jason Goes to Hell (1993), and Jason X (2001). He is also known for his role as...
** (TIE) Best Supporting Actor- Horror- 1988 "Friday the 13th Pt. 7: The New Blood"**
34. William Morgan Sheppard
Actor | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
William Sheppard was born and raised in London, England to an Anglo-Irish family. He is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He was an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company for 12 years. He appeared on Broadway in 1966 with "Marat-Sade" and later in 1975 with "...
1988 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark"
35. Rod Steiger
Actor | In the Heat of the Night
Rodney Stephen Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, to Augusta Amelia (Driver) and Frederick Jacob Steiger, both vaudevillians. He was of German and Austrian ancestry. After his parents' divorce, Steiger was raised by his mother in Newark, New Jersey. He dropped out of Westside High school at...
1988 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "American Gothic"
36. Yvonne De Carlo
Actress | The Ten Commandments
Yvonne De Carlo was born Margaret Yvonne Middleton on September 1, 1922 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was three when her father abandoned the family. Her mother turned to waitressing in a restaurant to make ends meet--a rough beginning for an actress who would, one day, be one of ...
1988 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "American Gothic"
37. Edie McClurg
Actress | Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, McClurg began her performing career at age five with the Kansas City Rhythm Kids. She retired when the dance teacher was arrested on a morals charge for "dating" the tall and lissome, yet underage, star dancer in the troupe. That girl's big number culminated with a ...
1988 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark"
38. Linnea Quigley
Actress | The Return of the Living Dead
Barbara Linnea Quigley was born in Davenport, Iowa, on May 27, 1958 to Heath and Dorothy Quigley. Her Mother was a housewife and her Father a noted Chiropractor and psychologist. After moving with her family to Los Angeles in the late 1970s, the short, petite Linnea began working at a Jack Lalanne ...
1988 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Night Of The Demons"
39. Johanna ter Steege
Actress | Spoorloos
From 1979 to 1984 Johanna ter Steege studied at the academy of dramatic art in Kampen to become a drama teacher. Her initial desire to develop theatre for and with children prompted her to seek a career as an actress and a teacher. From 1984 to 1988 she attended the school of acting at Arnhem to ...
1988 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "The Vanishing"
40. Janet Wright
Actress | The Perfect Storm
Janet Wright was born in 1945 in England and grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised in a family of theatre actors. Her siblings are: Anne Wright, John Wright and Susan Wright. Janet had the chance to work with her two sisters, Susan and Anne, in the theater play "Les Belles ...
**Best Supporting Actress- Horror- 1988- "American Gothic"**
41. Bruce Campbell
Actor | Bubba Ho-Tep
In 1979 with his Detroit friends, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell raised $350,000 for a low-budget film, The Evil Dead (1981), in which he starred and co-executive produced. Completed piecemeal over four years, the film first gained notoriety in England where it became the best-selling ...
(TIE) **Best Actor- Horror- 1987- "Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn"**
42. Jack Nicholson
Actor | Chinatown
Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through ...
1987 Nominee- Actor- "The Witches Of Eastwick"
43. Jason Patric
Actor | The Lost Boys
Jason Patric was born on June 17, 1966 in Queens, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Lost Boys (1987), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) and The Losers (2010).
1987 Nominee- Actor- "The Lost Boys"
44. Terry O'Quinn
Actor | Lost
Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series Lost (2004), the title role in The Stepfather (1987) and Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy (1989), and Peter Watts in Millennium (1996), which ran for three ...
(TIE) **Best Actor- Horror- 1987- "The Stepfather"**
45. Andrew Robinson
Actor | Hellraiser
Andrew Jordt Robinson was born in New York City and attended the University of New Hampshire, later receiving his B.A. in English from the New School for Social Research in NYC. After graduation, he spent a year in England at the London Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts on a Fulbright Scholarship...
1987 Nominee- Actor- "Hellraiser"
46. Cher
Actress | Moonstruck
The beat goes on ... and on ... and as strong as ever for this superstar entertainer who has well surpassed the half-century mark while improbably transforming herself from an artificial, glossy "flashionplate" singer into a serious, Oscar-worthy, dramatic actress ... and back again! With more ups ...
1987 Nominee- Actress- "The Witches Of Eastwick"
47. Clare Higgins
Actress | Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Clare Higgins was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, the second of five children of Paula Cecilia (Murphy) and James Stephen Higgins, who were both teachers, and nursed acting ambitions from childhood. She was sent to a convent school, from which she was expelled, and ran away from home at ...
**Best Actress- Horror- 1987- "Hellraiser"**
48. Heather Langenkamp
Actress | A Nightmare on Elm Street
Heather Langenkamp was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She got her start in acting when she was cast as an extra in the Francis Ford Coppola films The Outsiders (1983) and Rumble Fish (1983), which were both filmed in Tulsa. Her scenes were deleted from the final cut of both films. While studying at ...
1987 Nominee- Actress- "A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"
49. Wendy Lyon
Actress | The Shape of Water
Wendy Lyon is known for The Shape of Water (2017), Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) and Regression (2015).
1987 Nominee- Actress- "Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2"
50. Susan Sarandon
Actress | Thelma & Louise
It was after the 1968 Democratic convention and there was a casting call for a film with several roles for the kind of young people who had disrupted the convention. Two recent graduates of Catholic University in Washington DC, went to the audition in New York for Joe (1970). Chris Sarandon, who ...
1987 Nominee- Actress- "The Witches Of Eastwick"
51. Doug Bradley
Actor | Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
Mr. Bradley was born on September 7th 1954 in Liverpool, England. Since his school days Bradley has been close friends with Clive Barker. In the seventies Bradley and Clive Barker founded the progressive theatre group "Dog Company". While Barker worked on writing with his friend Peter Atkins (...
1987 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "Hellraiser"
52. Royal Dano
Actor | Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Royal Dano was undoubtedly one of the best, most quirky and striking character actors to ever grace the big and small screen alike in a lengthy and impressive career which spanned 42 years.
Royal Edward Dano was born on November 16, 1922 in New York City, to Mary Josephine (O'Connor) and Caleb ...
1987 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "House 2: The Second Story"
53. Barnard Hughes
Actor | The Lost Boys
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Barnard Hughes forged a career as one of American's most successful character actors, equally at home and successful on stage, the silver screen, and television. Most of his success came after middle-age. He made his Broadway debut in 1939 in Mary McCarthy's "Please, Mrs....
**Best Supporting Actor- Horror- 1987 "The Lost Boys"**
54. Bill Paxton
Actor | Aliens
Bill Paxton was born on May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was the son of Mary Lou (Gray) and John Lane Paxton, a businessman and actor (as John Paxton). Bill moved to Los Angeles, California at age eighteen, where he found work in the film industry as a set dresser for Roger Corman's New World ...
1987 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "Near Dark"
55. Kiefer Sutherland
Actor | 24
Kiefer Sutherland was born in London, England, UK, to Canadian actors Shirley Douglas and Donald Sutherland, who moved to California shortly after his birth. His maternal grandfather, Tommy Douglas, was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who was a Premier of Saskatchewan for over 17 years and led ...
1987 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "The Lost Boys"
56. Veronica Cartwright
Actress | Alien
Born in Bristol, England, Veronica is the older sister of the popular child actress Angela Cartwright. In her early career, Veronica was cast in a number of popular movies such as William Wyler's The Children's Hour (1961), Spencer's Mountain (1963) and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). As such,...
1987 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "The Witches Of Eastwick"
57. Lois Chiles
Actress | Moonraker
Lois Chiles is a former supermodel-turned-actress who gave elegant performances in a variety of films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Her motion picture debut role was as Robert Redford's sexual endeavor in the old-fashioned Hollywood melodrama, The Way We Were (1973). Shortly after, she starred ...
**Best Supporting Actress- Horror- 1987- "Creepshow 2"**
58. Dorothy Lamour
Actress | Creepshow 2
In addition to being Miss New Orleans in 1931, Dorothy Lamour worked as a Chicago elevator operator; band vocalist for her first husband, band leader Herbie Kaye; and radio performer. In 1936 she donned her soon-to-be-famous sarong for her debut at Paramount, The Jungle Princess (1936), and ...
1987 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Creepshow 2"
59. Lisa Loring
Actress | The Addams Family
Lisa Loring was an American actress and former child model. She is primarily known for having played Wednesday Addams in the comedy-horror sitcom "The Addams Family" (1964-1966). The sitcom was the first screen adaptation of the comic strip "The Addams Family" (1938-1988) by Charles Addams, which ...
1987 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Blood Frenzy"
60. Jennifer Rubin
Actress | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Strikingly beautiful and a multi-talented performer, Jennifer Collene Rubin is an American actress, model, screenwriter, and producer, with a career spanning nearly four decades. She was voted Ford International Model of the Year in 1984. She gained fame for her pictures in Harper Bazaar, Vogue, ...
1987 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"
61. Jeff Goldblum
Actor | Jurassic Park
Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born October 22, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of four children of Shirley (Temeles), a radio broadcaster who also ran an appliances firm, and Harold L. Goldblum, a doctor. His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was of Austrian Jewish ancestry.
...
**Best Actor- Horror- 1986- "The Fly"**
62. William Katt
Actor | The Man from Earth
William Katt was born in Los Angeles, California, USA as William Theodore Katt. He is the son of actress Barbara Hale and actor Bill Williams. He is an actor and director, known for Big Wednesday (1978), The Greatest American Hero (1981), Carrie (1976) and The Man from Earth (2007). He has been ...
1986 Nominee- Actor- "House"
63. Günter Meisner
Actor | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Günter Meisner was born on April 18, 1926 in Bremen, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), The Boys from Brazil (1978) and In a Glass Cage (1986). He was married to Gisela Albrecht Meisner. He died on December 5, 1994 in Berlin, Germany.
1986 Nominee- Actor- "In A Glass Cage"
64. David Sust
Actor | Tras el cristal
David Sust is known for In a Glass Cage (1986), Boi (2019) and L'avi Bernat (1989).
1986 Nominee- Actor- "In A Glass Cage"
65. Paul L. Smith
Actor | Maverick
Paul L. Smith was born on June 24, 1936 in Everett, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Maverick (1994), Popeye (1980) and Dune (1984). He was married to Eve Smith. He died on April 25, 2012 in Ra'anana, Israel.
1986 Nominee- Actor- "Crimewave"
66. Barbara Crampton
Actress | From Beyond
Barbara Crampton was born in Levittown, New York. Growing up in Vermont, she spent the majority of her childhood summers traveling the country with a roadside carnival that her father worked for. Crampton began acting in school plays in seventh grade and subsequently studied drama in high school. ...
1986 Nominee- Actress- "From Beyond"
67. Geena Davis
Actress | Thelma & Louise
As a child, Geena dreamed of being an actress. While in high school, she felt left out and had low self-esteem because, at 6 feet, she was the tallest girl in school. After high school graduation, Geena entered New England College in New Hampshire and then transferred the next year to Boston ...
1986 Nominee- Actress- "The Fly"
68. Elisabeth Shue
Actress | Leaving Las Vegas
Elisabeth Shue was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to Anne Brewster (Wells), who worked for the Chemical Banking Corporation, and James William Shue, a lawyer and real estate developer. She is of German and English ancestry, including descent from Mayflower passengers. Shue's parents divorced while ...
1986 Nominee- Actress- "Link"
69. Sigourney Weaver
Actress | Alien Resurrection
Sigourney Weaver has created a host of memorable characters, both dramatic and comic, ranging from Ripley in Alien to Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist to Gwen/Tawny in Galaxy Quest and most recently, 14-year-old Kiri in Avatar: The Way of Water. With a career spanning over 50 years, Weaver has ...
**(TIE) Best Actress- Horror- 1986- "Aliens"**
70. Caroline Williams
Actress | Renfield
Caroline Williams began her career in Texas, co-starring for revered cinema master Louis Malle in his Corpus Christi-based film, Alamo Bay (1985). She worked opposite stars Ed Harris and Amy Madigan in what was her first feature film, after only six months of training at the Studio For Actors, ...
**(TIE) Best Actress- Horror- 1986- "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pt. 2"**
71. Julian Beck
Actor | Poltergeist II: The Other Side
A bold, innovative, avant-garde figure in theatre who helped revolutionized the style of playwriting and acting in the 1950s and 1960s, actor/writer/producer/directer Julian Beck was certainly a odd-looking sort with his baleful, hollow eyes, stark and skullish features and near-bald dome capped by...
1986 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "Poltergeist 2: The Other Side"
72. Brian Cox
Actor | Succession
Brian Cox is an Emmy Award-winning Scottish actor. He was born on June 1, 1946 in Dundee, Scotland, to Mary Ann Guillerline Cox, maiden surname McCann, a spinner, and Charles McArdle Campbell Cox, a shopkeeper and butcher. His father was of Irish ancestry and his mother was of Irish and Scottish ...
1986 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "Manhunter"
73. Brad Dunker
Writer | Alien Space Avenger
Brad Dunker is known for Alien Space Avenger (1989), Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986) and My Blind Brother (2003).
1986 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "Class Of Nuke Em' High"
74. Rutger Hauer
Actor | Hobo with a Shotgun
Blond, blue-eyed, tall and handsome Dutch actor Rutger Hauer enjoyed an international reputation for playing everything from romantic leads to action heroes to sinister villains. Hauer was born in Breukelen, a Dutch town and former municipality in the province of Utrecht.
He was the son of Teunke ...
1986 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "The Hitcher"
75. Bill Moseley
Actor | The Devil's Rejects
William Lambert Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses (2003), Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) and The Devil's Rejects (2005). His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw ...
**Best Supporting Actor- "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pt. 2"**
76. Deborah Foreman
Actress | Real Genius
Deborah Foreman won the prestigious "Most Promising New Star" award from Sho West in 1986, following her starring roles in the critically acclaimed Valley Girl (1983) and the award-winning My Chauffeur (1986). Subsequently, she had the lead (actually the two leads!) in April Fool's Day (1986) which...
**Best Supporting Actress- Horror- 1986- "April Fool's Day"**
77. Jenette Goldstein
Actress | Aliens
Jenette Goldstein is a true chameleon. She is so effective as an actress, it is nearly impossible to recognize her from role to role. Jenette spent most of her childhood in Los Angeles. Born to theater-loving parents, she attended fine arts-oriented schools, and was the young star of the drama ...
1986 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Aliens"
78. Grace Jones
Actress | A View to a Kill
Grace Jones was born on May 19, 1948 in Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica to Marjorie Jones (née Williams) and Reverend Robert W. Jones. When she was 12 she moved to Syracuse, New York, joining her family who had already moved there. She studied acting at Syracuse University and appeared in her ...
1986 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Vamp"
79. Jennifer Jason Leigh
Actress | The Hateful Eight
Jennifer Jason Leigh was born Jennifer Lee Morrow in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of writer Barbara Turner and actor Vic Morrow. Her father was of Russian Jewish descent and her mother was of Austrian Jewish ancestry. She is the sister of Carrie Ann Morrow and half-sister of actress Mina ...
1986 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "The Hitcher"
80. Sherry Willis-Burch
Actress | Final Exam
Sherry Willis-Burch was born on February 17, 1956 in Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Final Exam (1981), Killer Party (1986) and Distant Love (2022).
1986 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Killer Party"
81. Maxwell Caulfield
Actor | Grease 2
A versatile Anglo-American actor Maxwell Caulfield has amassed multiple stage and movie credits since arriving in New York in 1978. This year marks the 40th anniversary of "Grease 2" in which he made his film debut. Another feature that attained genuine cult status following its' release in 1995 is...
**Best Actor- Horror- 1985- "The Boys Next Door"**
82. Jeffrey Combs
Actor | Re-Animator
Jeffrey Combs was born on September 9th, 1954 in Oxnard, California. He grew up in Lompoc, California with a plethora of siblings both older and younger. He attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, and the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of ...
1985 Nominee- Actor- "Re-Animator"
83. Corey Haim
Actor | The Lost Boys
Corey Haim was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Judy Haim, an Israeli-born data processor, and Bernie Haim, a clothing sales representative. He has a sister, Carol, and a half-brother, Daniel. His family is Jewish. He was raised mostly in Willowdale.
Corey appeared in 26 episodes of the early 1980s ...
1985 Nominee- Actor- "Silver Bullet"
84. Mark Patton
Actor | A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Mark Patton was raised in Riverside, Missouri, a Suburb of Kansas City. His first interest, starting at age 8, was in gymnastics. By his high school years, he had excelled in the Junior Olympics. But acting had also begun to interest him. Mark began studying in his high school's drama department ...
1985 Nominee- Actor- "A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge"
85. Chris Sarandon
Actor | The Nightmare Before Christmas
The handsome, weird and worldly-looking Chris Sarandon has shown his versatility in everything from vampires to Jesus Christ in hypnotic performances that have been controversial but irresistible. He was born Christopher Sarandon, Jr. and raised in Beckley, West Virginia of Greek heritage on both ...
1985 Nominee- Actor- "Fright Night"
86. Jennifer Beals
Actress | Flashdance
Jennifer Beals is an internationally renowned actress who has over 90 credits to her name, including critically acclaimed feature films and some of the highest rated television series to date. Beals is currently executive producing and returning as a lead cast member in the revival of her hit ...
1985 Nominee- Actress- "The Bride"
87. Amanda Bearse
Actress | Fright Night
Amanda Bearse was born on August 9, 1958 in Winter Park, Florida, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Fright Night (1985), Married... with Children (1987) and Bros (2022). She has been married to Carrie Schenken since 2010. They have two children.
1985 Nominee- Actress- "Fright Night"
88. Lori Cardille
Actress | Day of the Dead
Lori Cardille was born on July 15, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Day of the Dead (1985), The Last Call (2019) and The Edge of Night (1956).
1985 Nominee- Actress- "Day Of The Dead"
89. Jennifer Connelly
Actress | A Beautiful Mind
Jennifer Connelly was born in the Catskill Mountains, New York, to Ilene (Schuman), a dealer of antiques, and Gerard Connelly, a clothing manufacturer. Her father had Irish and Norwegian ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish immigrant family. Jennifer grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across ...
1985 Nominee- Actress- "Phenomena"
90. Rachel Ward
Actress | The Thorn Birds
Rachel Ward was born on September 12, 1957 in Cornwell Manor, Cornwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for The Thorn Birds (1983), Against All Odds (1984) and Sharky's Machine (1981). She has been married to Bryan Brown since April 16, 1983. They ...
**Best Actress- Horror- 1985- "Fortress"**
91. Don Calfa
Actor | The Return of the Living Dead
Don is probably best remembered for his role as "Ernie Kaltenbrunner" in the 1985 comedy horror The Return of the Living Dead (1985). Don's career spans over 40 years in both film and TV. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Ozone Park Queens, and later West Hempstead, Long Island, Don Calfa ...
1985 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "The Return Of The Living Dead"
92. Stephen Geoffreys
Actor | Fright Night
Stephen Geoffreys made a strong and distinct impression with his winning blend of wild energy and manic intensity that he brought to a handful of hugely enjoyable comedies and horror films made throughout the 1980s. He was born Stephen Geoffrey Miller on November 22, 1964, in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...
1985 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "Fright Night"
93. Clu Gulager
Actor | The Return of the Living Dead
Clu Gulager was born William Martin Gulager in Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma. His nickname was given to him by his father for the clu-clu birds (known in English as martins, like his middle name) that were nesting at the Gulager home at the time Clu was born. He grew up on his uncle's ranch ...
1985 Nominee- Supporting Actor- "The Return Of The Living Dead"
94. James Karen
Actor | The Return of the Living Dead
Veteran Broadway, TV and film actor James Karen was encouraged as a young man to take up an acting career by U.S. Congressman Daniel J. Flood, who was an amateur actor himself. In 1947 Karen made his Broadway debut in "A Streetcar Named Desire", which led to appearances in over 20 Broadway ...
**Best Supporting Actor- Horror- 1985- "The Return Of The Living Dead"**
95. Roddy McDowall
Actor | Fright Night
Roddy McDowall was born in Herne Hill, London, England, to Winifriede Lucinda (Corcoran), an Irish-born aspiring actress, and Thomas Andrew McDowall, a merchant seaman. Roddy was enrolled in elocution courses at age five and by ten had appeared in his first film, Murder in the Family (1938), ...
1985 Nominee- Supporting- "Fright Night"
96. Patti D'Arbanville
Actress | Morning Glory
Patti was 17 before her mother allowed her to appear in an Andy Warhol project. Her start in a lesbian love-scene in Flesh (1968), was followed by a string of movies with some degree of nudity included. Since then, she has steadily appeared in good supporting roles, only with a few time-outs, i.e. ...
1985 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "The Boys Next Door"
97. Geretta Geretta
Actress | Dèmoni
Geretta Geretta, a multi-faceted woman, has worked the globe, from Northern Ireland to South Africa, from Rome to New York City, as a writer/director/actress:
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Geretta became interested in acting during her school years. Although she relocated to Los Angeles, she ...
1985 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Demons"
98. Lauren Hutton
Actress | American Gigolo
Following her success as a top fashion model for the Ford Modeling Agency and Revlon cosmetics, Hutton was selected to play the only major female character in Paper Lion (1968). After a semi-successful starring role in American Gigolo (1980), Hutton's modeling career took a slide in the 1980s, and ...
1985 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Once Bitten"
99. Carol Locatell
Actress | Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Carol Locatell was born on December 13, 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), Coffy (1973) and The Family Stone (2005). She was married to Gregory Prestopino. She died on April 11, 2023 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
1985 Nominee- Supporting Actress- "Friday the 13th: A New Beginning"
100. Linnea Quigley
Actress | The Return of the Living Dead
Barbara Linnea Quigley was born in Davenport, Iowa, on May 27, 1958 to Heath and Dorothy Quigley. Her Mother was a housewife and her Father a noted Chiropractor and psychologist. After moving with her family to Los Angeles in the late 1970s, the short, petite Linnea began working at a Jack Lalanne ...
**Best Supporting Actress- Horror- 1985- "The Return Of the Living Dead"**
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