Vicky Dawson
Vicky Dawson is an American film and television actress. She portrayed the lead role of Pam MacDonald in the slasher film The Prowler. She also starred in the television drama film Breaking Up opposite Lee Remick.
Her television roles included a main role on NBC's Lovers and Friends, as well as recurring roles on the soap operas Another World and As the World Turns.
Early life
Dawson was born in Columbus, Ohio, and raised in Summit, New Jersey. She graduated from Summit [High School |Summit High School] and later attended New York University.Career
Dawson began acting as an adolescent, appearing in television commercials for Coca-Cola and Hershey Chocolate. In 1973, she had a supporting role opposite Jodie Foster in the ABC Afterschool Special "Rookie of the Year". In 1977, she had a lead role as part of the main cast of the NBC television series Lovers and Friends, opposite Richard Backus. She also starred in the television film The Four of Us, playing the daughter of a widowed mother raising her three children.The following year, she starred in the television drama film Breaking Up, portraying the daughter of a woman whose husband walks out on their marriage. The same year, she had a recurring role as Eileen Simpson on the soap opera Another World, portraying the love interest of Joey Perrini. In 1979, she starred as part of a seven-person repertory company on Hot Hero Sandwich, an NBC television series.
Dawson had her first lead film role in Joseph Zito's slasher film The Prowler, portraying a college student stalked by a killer during a graduation party. She followed this with a supporting role in the comedy film Carbon Copy.
Beginning in 1982, Dawson had a recurring guest role as Dee Stewart on the soap opera As the World Turns.