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P.J. Soles (b. Pamela Jayne Hardon on July 17, 1950 in Frankfurt, Germany) is a German born American actress who has starred in many films and on television. She is not of German descent, as her father was Dutch and her mother was a New Jersey native of Jewish heritage.

P.J. was first known as a scream queen. She starred as Norma Watson in the 1976 classic horror film Carrie and as Lynda van der Klok in the 1978 John Carpenter movie Halloween. She later starred as Suzy in the 1979 hit film Breaking Away, as the Ramones groupie, Riff Randall, in the 1979 cult film Rock 'n' Roll High School, and as an MP in the 1981 Bill Murray comedy Stripes. She also appeared in several television series, including Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, Simon and Simon, Cheers, Airwolf, Knight Rider, and Hardcastle and McCormick.

She has been married 3 times. Actor Dennis Quaid was her second husband. She is currently married to her third husband. They have two children together.

Selected filmography

• Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) (rumored)
• The Tooth Fairy (2006)
• Dead Calling (2005)
• Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (2005)
• The Devil's Rejects (2005)
• Kept (2001)
• Blast (2000)
• Jawbreaker (1999)
• Uncle Sam (1997)
• The Power Within (1995)
• Alienator (1989)
• Sweet Dreams (1985)
• Stripes (1981)
• Private Benjamin (1980)
• Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
• Old Boyfriends (1979)
• Breaking Away (1979)
• Halloween (1978)
• Carrie (1976)
• Sport (1976)
• Blood Bath (1976)

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