Donna Consuelos Wilkes (born November 14, 1961) is an American film
actress. She began her career as a child actor in commercials before
making her feature film debut in Jaws 2 (1978). She subsequently had a
supporting role in Almost Summer (1978), followed by lead roles in the
horror films Schizoid (1980) and Blood Song (1982). She also appeared
in several television programs, including the soap opera Days of Our
Lives (1982â€"1983), portraying Pamela Prentiss.Wilkes is perhaps best
known for her starring role in the thriller Angel (1984), in which she
portrayed a preparatory student in Los Angeles who lives a double life
a prostitute by night. Other credits include the horror film Grotesque
(1988), opposite Linda Blair and Tab Hunter, and guest-starring roles
on the series Dragnet (1989) and FBI: The Untold Stories (1991).Wilkes
was born in Manhattan, New York City, in Spanish Harlem to a Spanish
and French mother and Irish father. Her father was a doctor and her
mother was a nightclub singer who divorced when she was 3 months old.
According to public records, Donna was born on November 14,
1958.[a]When she was six she made her first commercial, for Keds
sneakers. She trained in acting at Dominica American Theatre of
Performing Arts, but stopped her training at age 11 to become a
"normal student." At age 12, she went to live with her aunt and uncle
in the Dominican Republic. Being a good student at high school, she
skipped a few grades, graduating at the Collegio Santo Domingo at the
age of 14. At age 15, she moved to Los Angeles, California, but,
unable to work at such a young age, convinced many employers that she
was 18 and married. Her first jobs included being a computer operator
for an ambulance service, and secretarial work for a large corporation
in Culver City, adding up to 16 hours a day for five days a week.
actress. She began her career as a child actor in commercials before
making her feature film debut in Jaws 2 (1978). She subsequently had a
supporting role in Almost Summer (1978), followed by lead roles in the
horror films Schizoid (1980) and Blood Song (1982). She also appeared
in several television programs, including the soap opera Days of Our
Lives (1982â€"1983), portraying Pamela Prentiss.Wilkes is perhaps best
known for her starring role in the thriller Angel (1984), in which she
portrayed a preparatory student in Los Angeles who lives a double life
a prostitute by night. Other credits include the horror film Grotesque
(1988), opposite Linda Blair and Tab Hunter, and guest-starring roles
on the series Dragnet (1989) and FBI: The Untold Stories (1991).Wilkes
was born in Manhattan, New York City, in Spanish Harlem to a Spanish
and French mother and Irish father. Her father was a doctor and her
mother was a nightclub singer who divorced when she was 3 months old.
According to public records, Donna was born on November 14,
1958.[a]When she was six she made her first commercial, for Keds
sneakers. She trained in acting at Dominica American Theatre of
Performing Arts, but stopped her training at age 11 to become a
"normal student." At age 12, she went to live with her aunt and uncle
in the Dominican Republic. Being a good student at high school, she
skipped a few grades, graduating at the Collegio Santo Domingo at the
age of 14. At age 15, she moved to Los Angeles, California, but,
unable to work at such a young age, convinced many employers that she
was 18 and married. Her first jobs included being a computer operator
for an ambulance service, and secretarial work for a large corporation
in Culver City, adding up to 16 hours a day for five days a week.
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