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Dana Kimmell (born October 26, 1959) is an American actress who has starred in movies and on television. Her most notable roles are Dawn Marshall on Texas, Diane Parker on Days of Our Lives from 1983–1984, and the final girl Chris Higgins, who fights back Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Part III.
Early life
Kimmell was born in Texarkana, Arkansas in 1959. While in high school, Kimmell was a cheerleader, and got her status as an actress by appearing in a 1977 Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial. She has appeared as a model for Noxzema in Glamour and Seventeen magazines.
Career
Her first big acting role was in the 1982 3-D horror classic Friday the 13th Part III as Chris Higgins. She had also made a cameo appearance in the show Happy Days as Carla. Another big role came in 1983 in the action movie Lone Wolf McQuade, playing Chuck Norris's daughter, Sally McQuade. Kimmell made a guest appearance on the 2-part Second Season episode "When you coming back, Range Rider?" of The A-Team in October 1983, and has made some guest appearances on TV shows, including Charlie's Angels, Diff'rent Strokes, Eight is Enough, The Facts of Life, and Hunter.
Kimmell does not act anymore but did audio commentary for the DVD release of Friday the 13th Part III (1982), talking about the experiences making the film and the aftermath of it.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Rivals | Brook | |
| 1982 | Friday the 13th Part III | Chris Higgins | |
| 1983 | Sweet Sixteen | Marci Burke | |
| 1983 | Lone Wolf McQuade | Sally McQuade | |
| 1990 | Night Angel | Model |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Charlie's Angels | Holly | Episode: "Pretty Angels All in a Row" |
| 1978 | Eight Is Enough | Popular Girl | Episode: "Milk and Sympathy" |
| 1979 | Out of the Blue | Episode: "The Coin of Truth" | |
| 1980 | Texas | Dawn Marshall | |
| 1981 | Midnight Offerings | Lily | Television movie |
| 1981 | Return of the Beverly Hillbillies | 2nd Old Maid | Television movie |
| 1981 | Bosom Buddies | Susan | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 1981 | Code Red | Lisa Judson | Episode: "The Little Girl Who Cried Fire" |
| 1981–84 | Diff'rent Strokes | Michelle | 3 episodes |
| 1982 | The Facts of Life | Dina Becker | Episode: "New York, New York" |
| 1982 | Happy Days | Carla | Episode: "Tell-Tale Heart" |
| 1982 | Private Benjamin | Bridget | Episode: "Profiles in Courage" |
| 1982 | Hart to Hart | Maureen Tucker | Episode: "A Christmas Hart" |
| 1983 | Fame | Melanie | Episode: "Love is the Question" |
| 1983 | Alice | Girl #1 | Episode: "Tommy, the Jailbird" |
| 1983 | Anatomy of a Scene | Herself | Episode: "Girl with the Pearl Earring" |
| 1983 | T.J. Hooker | Susan Folsen/Lisa Telford | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Lane Carter | Episodes: "When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?" (Parts 1 & 2) |
| 1983–84 | Days of Our Lives | Diane Parker | |
| 1984 | Dynasty | Emily | Episode: "Fallon" |
| 1984 | Hart to Hart | Susan Wilmott | Episode: "Silent Dance" |
| 1984 | Hollywood Beat | Joeleen Beck | Episode: "Baby Blues" |
| 1986 | Hotel | Denise | Episode: "Recriminations" |
| 1986 | You Again? | Julie | Episode: "Plastic Dream World" |
| 1986 | The Young and the Restless | Stephanie | 4 episodes |
| 1986 | Hunter | Jill Tyler | Episode: "From San Francisco with Love" |
| 1988 | Out of This World | Terri | Episode: "The Three Faces of Eve" |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early Light | Mrs. Tyler | Television movie |
