Barbara Crampton (born December 27, 1958) is an American actress. She
made her screen debut on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives (1983),
and her film debut in 1984's Body Double before starring in the horror
comedy Re-Animator (1985). Crampton has since starred in a variety of
films including Chopping Mall (1986), From Beyond (1986), Castle Freak
(1995), You're Next (2011), We Are Still Here (2015), Little Sister
(2016) and Dead Night (2017). She is also known for playing Leanna
Love on the television series The Young and the Restless (1987â€"93;
1998â€"2002; 2006â€"07) for which she was nominated for a Soap Opera
Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess in a Drama Series â€" Daytime
in 1990.She recently portrayed Vanessa Moss in the Syfy television
series Channel Zero: The Dream Door (2018).Crampton was born in
Levittown, Long Island, New York. She was raised Catholic. Crampton
grew up in Vermont, and spent summers traveling the country with the
carnival, as her father was a carny. She started acting in school
plays when she was in seventh grade and went on to study acting in
high school. She attended Castleton State College in Vermont,
graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts. After
graduation, Barbara made a brief stop in New York, where she appeared
as Cordelia in King Lear for the American Theater of Actors. She was a
Theater Arts Major at Castleton State College from 1976 to 1981.From
New York, Crampton moved to Los Angeles where she made her television
debut on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives, where she played Trista
Evans Bradford and subsequently starred in the pilot episode of
Rituals, the television film Love Thy Neighbor, and the television
series Santa Barbara. She made her film debut in the 1984 film Body
Double. The following year, Crampton portrayed Chrissie in Fraternity
Vacation, Megan Halsey in Re-Animator, and Stacy in Hotel. In 1986,
Crampton portrayed Suzie Lynn in Chopping Mall, Dr. Katherine
McMichaels in From Beyond, and Anne White in Prince of Bel Air. In
1987, Crampton was cast in Kidnapped and portrayed Teri in Ohara. From
1987 to 2007, Crampton portrayed Leanna Love in The Young and the
Restless. In 1989, Crampton had a cameo role in the horror film Puppet
Master. In 1991, Crampton portrayed Sadie Brady in Trancers II.
made her screen debut on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives (1983),
and her film debut in 1984's Body Double before starring in the horror
comedy Re-Animator (1985). Crampton has since starred in a variety of
films including Chopping Mall (1986), From Beyond (1986), Castle Freak
(1995), You're Next (2011), We Are Still Here (2015), Little Sister
(2016) and Dead Night (2017). She is also known for playing Leanna
Love on the television series The Young and the Restless (1987â€"93;
1998â€"2002; 2006â€"07) for which she was nominated for a Soap Opera
Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess in a Drama Series â€" Daytime
in 1990.She recently portrayed Vanessa Moss in the Syfy television
series Channel Zero: The Dream Door (2018).Crampton was born in
Levittown, Long Island, New York. She was raised Catholic. Crampton
grew up in Vermont, and spent summers traveling the country with the
carnival, as her father was a carny. She started acting in school
plays when she was in seventh grade and went on to study acting in
high school. She attended Castleton State College in Vermont,
graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts. After
graduation, Barbara made a brief stop in New York, where she appeared
as Cordelia in King Lear for the American Theater of Actors. She was a
Theater Arts Major at Castleton State College from 1976 to 1981.From
New York, Crampton moved to Los Angeles where she made her television
debut on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives, where she played Trista
Evans Bradford and subsequently starred in the pilot episode of
Rituals, the television film Love Thy Neighbor, and the television
series Santa Barbara. She made her film debut in the 1984 film Body
Double. The following year, Crampton portrayed Chrissie in Fraternity
Vacation, Megan Halsey in Re-Animator, and Stacy in Hotel. In 1986,
Crampton portrayed Suzie Lynn in Chopping Mall, Dr. Katherine
McMichaels in From Beyond, and Anne White in Prince of Bel Air. In
1987, Crampton was cast in Kidnapped and portrayed Teri in Ohara. From
1987 to 2007, Crampton portrayed Leanna Love in The Young and the
Restless. In 1989, Crampton had a cameo role in the horror film Puppet
Master. In 1991, Crampton portrayed Sadie Brady in Trancers II.
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