P. J. Soles

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

Family Guy

Annie (voice)

Knight Rider

Ellen Whitby

Cheers

Julie

Airwolf

Ellie

Simon & Simon

Carrie

Norma

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

Self

Halloween

Lynda

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies	Self - (archive footage)
2021	Halloween Kills	Lynda
2020	Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp	Self
2020	Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness	Self
2019	Killer Therapy	Dr. Emily Lewis
2019	Candy Corn	Marcy Taylor
2019	Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019	Hanukkah	Mrs. Horowitz
2018	Halloween	Teacher (voice)
2017	The Bill Murray Experience	Herself
2017	November First	Barista
2016	Grindsploitation	Dr. Ramone (segment "Arbor Day")
2015	Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran	Self
2014	Psychotic State	Herself
2014	The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen	Herself
2013	Midnight Matinee Psycho	Self
2012	The Butterfly Room	Lauren
2011	Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective	Self
2010	Beg	Eva Fox
2010	Halloween: The Inside Story	Self
2009	Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com	Self
2008	Alone in the Dark 2	Martha
2008	Prank	Marianne
2008	Love in the Age of Fishsticks
2007	Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy	Self
2006	The Tooth Fairy	Mrs. MacDonald
2006	Working with a Master: John Carpenter	Self
2006	No Place Like Home	P.J.
2006	Halloween: 25 Years of Terror	Narrator (voice)
2005	The Devil's Rejects	Susan
2005	Death by Engagement	Mrs. Starkington
2005	Pee Stains and Other Disasters	Jenny
2005	Murder on the Yellow Brick Road	Hannah Gruber
2003	Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest	Self / Lynda Van der Klok
2001	Acting 'Carrie'	Self
2001	Kept	Celia
2000	Blast	Stellvertreter
2000	The American Nightmare	Self
2000	Mirror, Mirror 4: Reflections	Annika's Mom
1999	Jawbreaker	Mrs. Purr
1999	Halloween: Unmasked	Self
1997	Little Bigfoot	Carolyn
1996	Uncle Sam	Madge Cronin
1995	Out There	Religious Nut
1995	The Power Within	Mrs. Applegate
1994	Shake, Rattle and Rock!	Evelyn Randall
1991	Soldier's Fortune	Debra
1990	Alienator	Tara
1989	B.O.R.N.	Liz
1988	Saigon Commandos	Jean Lassiter
1985	Sweet Dreams	Wanda
1984	Innocent Prey	Cathy Wills
1984	Listen to the City	Sophia
1983	Imps*	Young Lady
1983	The Other Woman	Mary Louise
1982	The Awakening of Cassie	Cassie
1981	Stripes	Stella Hansen
1981	Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.	Sharlene
1980	Private Benjamin	Pvt. Wanda Winter
1979	Breaking Away	Suzy
1979	Rock 'n' Roll High School	Riff Randell
1979	Old Boyfriends	Sandy
1978	Halloween	Lynda
1978	Our Winning Season	Cindy Hawkins
1978	Zuma Beach	Nancy
1977	The Possessed	Marty
1977	Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn	Autograph Seeker
1977	Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.	Sarah Baynes
1976	Carrie	Norma
1976	The Boy in the Plastic Bubble	Deborah
1975	Blood Bath	Screaming Girl in Bed

Year	TV Show	Role
1999	Family Guy	Annie (voice)
1994	Rebel Highway	Evelyn Randall
1984	Airwolf	Ellie
1982	Knight Rider	Ellen Whitby
1982	Cheers	Julie
1981	Simon & Simon