Elizabeth Kaitan
Biography
Elizabeth Kaitan was born on July 19, 1960, in Hungary. Her family moved to the United States in the late 1960s. As a young adult she studied acting and worked as a model represented by the Bonnie Kay Agency. She entered film with small parts in mainstream pictures, including Woody Allen’s Zelig and Arthur Hiller’s The Lonely Guy. By chance she was noticed while passing a casting agent’s office and was cast in the lead role of the 1987 B‑movie Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s she appeared in numerous horror titles, including a victim role in Silent Night, Deadly …
Career overview
Elizabeth Kaitan's acting career began with small roles in several films, including Woody Allen's Zelig and Arthur Hiller's The Lonely Guy. She eventually transitioned to lead roles in B films. Her first top-billed role was in Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity, which she secured by chance after being spotted by a casting agent.
Kaitan appeared in numerous horror films throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. One of her notable roles during this period was as a victim of the Santa Claus killer in Silent Night, Deadly Night. Her known credits total 48, although specific details about each film are not provided.
Kaitan's early career also involved modeling, as she was represented by the Bonnie Kay Agency. She studied acting as a young adult, laying the groundwork for her future success in film. Elizabeth Kaitan's acting career spanned multiple genres, with a notable focus on horror films during the late 20th century.
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- Famous T&A 2 (2022) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Passion Chronicles (2018) as (archive footage)
- Real Naughty Virtual Virgins (2018) as (archive footage)
- Real Naughty, Real Wild (2018) as (archive footage)
- Slay Bells Ring Again: The Story of Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 (2018) as Self
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) as Self
- His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2010) as Self
- Jason's Destroyer: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (2009) as Self
- Vice Academy Part 6 (1998) as Candy
- Bimbo Movie Bash (1997) as Lulu
- The Exotic House of Wax (1997) as Angela Wingate
- Spy Hard (1996) as Helicopter Ticket Agent
- Vice Academy Part 5 (1996) as Candy
- South Beach Academy (1996) as Shannon McSorley
- Virtual Encounters (1996) as Amy
- Petticoat Planet (1996) as Delia Westwood
- Vice Academy Part 4 (1995) as Candy
- Love Street (1994) as Judy
- Beretta's Island (1994) as Linda
- Night Realm (1994) as Eris
- B-Movie Queens Revealed (1993) as Candy (archive footage)
- Desperate Crimes (1993) as Jamie Lee
- Good Girls Don't (1993) as TV Announcer
- Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992) as Herself
- Hellroller (1992) as Lizzy
- Vice Academy Part 3 (1991) as Candy
- Lockdown (1991) as Monica Taylor
- Aftershock (1990) as Sabina
- The Girl I Want (1990) as Amy
- Nightwish (1989) as Donna
- Under the Boardwalk (1989) as Donna
- Dr. Alien (1989) as Waitress
- Night Club (1989) as Beth/Liza
- Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (1989) as Gretchen Hope
- Twins (1988) as Secretary
- Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (1988) as Robin
- Necromancer (1988) as Julie Johnson
- Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988) as Lulu
- Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987) as Daria
- Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) as Jennifer
- Savage Dawn (1985) as Becky Sue
- Thunder Run (1985) as Blonde
- Scandalous Simone (1985) as Policewoman Gigi
- Silent Madness (1984) as Barbara
- Violated (1984) as Liz Grant
- Zelig (1983) as German Girl (uncredited)
- Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983) as Dancer (uncredited)
- Waitress! (1982) as Girl in Cowley's Office