Pamela Jayne Soles is a German-born American actress. She made her film debut in 1976 as Norma Watson in Brian De Palma’s Carrie (1976) before portraying Lynda van der Klok in John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) and Riff Randell in Allan Arkush’s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979).

She has since appeared in a variety of films including Breaking Away (1979), Private Benjamin (1980), Stripes (1981), Sweet Dreams (1985), Jawbreaker (1999), and cult classics like The Devil’s Rejects (2005) and Beg (2011). She has been regarded as a scream queen.