Deadly Beauty: Horror’s Scream Queens and Rising Talent: Felissa Rose

Deadly Beauty: Horror’s Scream Queens and Rising Talent: Felissa Rose

“Felissa Rose Esposito grew up in New York wanting to be an actress. In 1983 at the age of thirteen she landed the role of Angela, the murderer in the cult horror film “Sleepaway Camp.”

At seventeen she applied for early admission to New York University where she started class later that fall. Throughout her studies she performed in plays around Manhattan which put her hard work to the test.

Felissa played such roles as Denise Savage in “Savage in Limbo,” Renee in “Madam Butterfly,” Willie in “This Property is Condemned,” and Desdemona in “Othello,” plus many, many more too numerous to mention.

Her first professional stage show was a musical review called “Youngstars” with celebrities like Irene Cara, Sarah Jessica Parker and Scott Grimes. Felissa then performed in numerous off-Broadway productions that were directed by her ex-husband that included the world premiere of “Phone Sex.”

Along with her stage performances, Felissa still dabbled in film and TV like Woody Allen’s “Another Woman,” “Pain and Suffering,” “The Night We Never Met” and MTV’s “The Party Phone Series” opposite Adam Sandler.

Later Felissa was asked to reprise her role as Angela in “Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers” and “Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland,” but turned them down. She had just recently enrolled to attend the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. She asked if she could put off her early decision for acceptance for a year, but was told she would have to re-apply and there was no guarantee of her getting accepted again.

She returned to screen acting during the millennium by starring in a short independent horror-thriller that was under 15 minutes long called “Birds of a Feather” with cult actor Christopher Cooke. Felissa then went on to appear in two Dante Tomaselli films “Horror,” and “Satan’s Playground.”

Felissa has also reprised her role as Angela in the newest installment to the Sleepaway Camp franchise called “Return to Sleepaway Camp,” available now on DVD.

Felissa still continues to act in film and TV even after the birth of her third child Thomas Carver with husband Deron Miller.”*

Location: Los Angeles, California

1. How did you get into the industry?

I just loved singing and dancing as a little girl in NY and got a local manager to send me on auditions!

2. What Scream Queen inspired you most?

Jamie Lee Curtis.

3. What are the next couple projects you are working on?

Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard and No Solicitors! Both shooting right now!!