Ronee Blakley

Ronee Blakley
Gender:	Female
Medium(s):	Film
Roles:	Actress
Date of birth:	August 24th, 1945
Place of birth:	Caldwell, Idaho
Notable works:	A Nightmare on Elm Street
1st Horror:	Mannikin

Ronnee Blakley is an American actress born in Caldwell, Idaho on August 24th, 1945. Her first role in a horror feature was the Donald W. Thompson short Mannikin playing a singer who develops a growth on her upper back, which births a demon. The short film was based on a story by Robert Bloch. Blakley's most infamous role however was playing Marge Thompson, mother to heroine Nancy Thompson in the 1984 Wes Craven film A Nightmare on Elm Street. Blakley's character is a divorced alcoholic who played a major part in the conspiracy to murder serial killer Freddy Krueger. In 1985, she played Cassie Pines in the "The False Prophet" episode of Tales from the Darkside. In 1987, she played a character named Sally in the television movie A Return to Salem's Lot.

Body of work

Film

Film	Year	Role
Mannikin	1977	Singer
A Nightmare on Elm Street	1984	Marge Thompson
A Return to Salem's Lot	1987	Sally

Television

Series	Episode	Role
Tales from the Darkside	The False Prophet	Cassie Pines

References

A Nightmare on Elm Street Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the A Nightmare on Elm Street crew members category.

Tales from the Darkside Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Tales from the Darkside film franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Tales from the Darkside crew members category.