Debi Sue Voorhees

Debi Sue Voorhees is a copy editor, writer and former actress. She was born in Van Nuys, California on July 28th, 1961. Given her last name, it could be said that she was destined to play a role in a Friday the 13th film. Though she shares the same name with that of infamous mass murderer Jason Voorhees, she ironically starred in one of the few films that did not feature the machete-slinging psychopath, 1985's, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. In the film, Voorhees played the role of Tina, a buxom beauty who has the unfortunate burdon of having her eyes gouged out by revenge-driven ambulance driver Roy Burns. Outside of the Friday the 13th venue, Debi Sue has also appeared in the 1984 film Innocent Prey and the 1985 film Appointment With Fear. Regarding her role in the fifth Friday and her contribution to horror film history, Voorhees says:

"'I went in for an audition and one of the things that caught their eye on my photo was that I had the same name as Jason. Nowadays, I don't really get recognized, but some people freak out when they see my last name. I tell them Jason Voorhees is my husband... and that it's a real bitch getting blood stains out of his laundry.'"

Notes & Trivia

 * Debi Sue Voorhees appears as an interviewee on the His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th documentary.