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Deborah Van Valkenburgh

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

10 movies on Netflix

Biography

Deborah Van Valkenburgh is an American actress who began her career on Broadway in the 1977 revival of Hair, which she followed with work in Off-Broadway plays and in regional and touring stage productions. Born in Schenectady, she earned a BFA in painting and drawing from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and trained in acting with William Esper and John Shea. Her first screen role was Mercy in the cult film The Warriors (1979), and she played Jackie Rush for five seasons on the sitcom Too Close for Comfort from 1980 to 1985. Her stage credits include The Children's Hour and A View From the Bridge, and she also studied puppetry with Jim Henson. In 2012, the PollyGrind Underground Film Festival gave her its award for best supporting actress in a fantasy film, for Road to Hell.

74years old

Turns 75 on August 29in 324 days

Born August 29, 1952Schenectady
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Deborah Gaye Van Valkenburgh

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 29 years1979 to 2008

Genres

Action70%, 7 films
Crime50%, 5 films
Drama50%, 5 films
Thriller50%, 5 films
Horror30%, 3 films

First and latest

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Deborah Van Valkenburgh movies on Netflix

Backwoods2008IMDb rating 4.5as Mother Ruth
The Devil's Rejects2005IMDb rating 6.7as Casey
Criminal2004IMDb rating 6.4as Woman in Elevator
Firestarter 2: Rekindled2002IMDb rating 4.9as Mary Conant
Mean Guns1997IMDb rating 5.3as Cam
Brain Smasher... A Love Story1993IMDb rating 5.3as Cammy Crain
Rampage1987IMDb rating 6.2as Kate Fraser
Streets of Fire1984IMDb rating 6.7as Reva Cody
King of the Mountain1981IMDb rating 5.6as Tina
The Warriors1979IMDb rating 7.5as Mercy

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

The Warriors1979 Action, Thrilleras Mercy
IMDb rating 7.5121K votes
Streets of Fire1984 Action, Crime, Dramaas Reva Cody
IMDb rating 6.728K votes
Mean Guns1997as Cam
IMDb rating 5.35.2K votes
Rampage1987as Kate Fraser
IMDb rating 6.23.2K votes
Brain Smasher... A Love Story1993as Cammy Crain
IMDb rating 5.32.3K votes
The Devil's Rejects2005as Casey
IMDb rating 6.7112K votes
Backwoods2008as Mother Ruth
IMDb rating 4.52.3K votes
Criminal2004as Woman in Elevator
IMDb rating 6.411K votes

Most often with

Walter Hill directed two of these films, Albert Pyun two. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Dennis Hopper

Elizabeth Daily

Yuji Okumoto

Lynne Thigpen

Danny Nucci

John Dennis Johnston

Walter HillDirector, 2 films Albert PyunDirector, 2 films

Films together

Dennis Hopper2 films together, 1981 to 2002
Dennis Hopper's page
- Firestarter 2: Rekindled2002IMDb rating 4.9Valkenburgh as Mary ConantHopper as James Richardson
- King of the Mountain1981IMDb rating 5.6Valkenburgh as TinaHopper as Cal
Elizabeth Daily2 films together, 1984 to 2005
Elizabeth Daily's page
- The Devil's Rejects2005IMDb rating 6.7Valkenburgh as CaseyDaily as Candy
- Streets of Fire1984IMDb rating 6.7Valkenburgh as Reva CodyDaily as Baby Doll
Yuji Okumoto2 films together, 1993 to 1997
Yuji Okumoto's page
- Mean Guns1997IMDb rating 5.3Valkenburgh as CamOkumoto as Hoss
- Brain Smasher... A Love Story1993IMDb rating 5.3Valkenburgh as Cammy CrainOkumoto as Wu
Lynne Thigpen2 films together, 1979 to 1984
Lynne Thigpen's page
- Streets of Fire1984IMDb rating 6.7Valkenburgh as Reva CodyThigpen as Subway Motorwoman
- The Warriors1979IMDb rating 7.5Valkenburgh as MercyThigpen as D.J.
Danny Nucci2 films together, 2002 to 2008
Danny Nucci's page
- Backwoods2008IMDb rating 4.5Valkenburgh as Mother RuthNucci as Perry Walters
- Firestarter 2: Rekindled2002IMDb rating 4.9Valkenburgh as Mary ConantNucci as Vincent Sforza
John Dennis Johnston2 films together, 1984 to 2002
John Dennis Johnston's page
- Firestarter 2: Rekindled2002IMDb rating 4.9Valkenburgh as Mary ConantJohnston as Joel Lowen
- Streets of Fire1984IMDb rating 6.7Valkenburgh as Reva CodyJohnston as Pete the Mechanic
Walter HillDirector, 2 films, 1979 to 1984
All films by Walter Hill
- Streets of Fire1984IMDb rating 6.7Valkenburgh as Reva Cody
- The Warriors1979IMDb rating 7.5Valkenburgh as Mercy
Albert PyunDirector, 2 films, 1993 to 1997
All films by Albert Pyun
- Mean Guns1997IMDb rating 5.3Valkenburgh as Cam
- Brain Smasher... A Love Story1993IMDb rating 5.3Valkenburgh as Cammy Crain

Online

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