Alexa Kenin was an American

United States

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 actress known for her supporting roles in several films released during the 1980s, including Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. It is one of a group of John Hughes films starring Molly Ringwald, and is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film...

, Little Darlings

Little Darlings

Little Darlings is a 1980 teen film starring Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Matt Dillon and Armand Assante, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell.The screenplay is written by Kimi Peck and Dalene Young. The original music score is composed by Charles Fox...

, and Honkytonk Man

Honkytonk Man

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.

Career

A native of New York City

New York City

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, Kenin began acting as a child and had her first professional role opposite Jason Robards

Jason Robards

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 in the 1972 television movie

Television movie

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 House Without a Christmas Tree. She was featured in several episodes of the ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

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and in the 1982 TV film A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

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opposite Bette Davis

Bette Davis

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.

On the stage, Kenin appeared in John Guare

John Guare

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's Landscape of the Body

Landscape of the Body

Landscape Of The Body is a two-act play by John Guare, written in 1977.-Synopsis:The play is episodic and non-linear, as it travels back and forth in time. The plot centers around a woman named Betty, whose son, Bert, was recently murdered and decapitated in lower Manhattan. The first and last...

at The Public Theater in 1977, an off-Broadway

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 production of Jack Gilhooley's Elusive Angel, and in Life Under Water

Life Under Water

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by Richard Greenberg

Richard Greenberg

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 at the Ensemble Studio Theatre's Marathon '85.

Death

On September 10, 1985, Kenin was found dead in her Manhattan

Manhattan

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 apartment soon after making Pretty in Pink. It was reported that she had been murdered by her ex-boyfriend. http://www.encyclo.co.uk/define/Alexa%20Kenin

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	The House Without a Christmas Tree	Carla Mae	Television movie
1976–1982	ABC Afterschool Special ABC Afterschool Special The ABC Afterschool Special is an American television anthology series that aired on ABC from 1972 to 1996, usually in the late afternoon on week days. Most of the episodes were dramatic presentations of situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were...		5 episodes
1978	The Word	Judy Randall	Miniseries
1979	Co-Ed Fever	Mouse	6 episodes
1980	Little Darlings Little Darlings Little Darlings is a 1980 teen film starring Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Matt Dillon and Armand Assante, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell.The screenplay is written by Kimi Peck and Dalene Young. The original music score is composed by Charles Fox...	Dana
1980	A Perfect Match	Angel	Television movie
1981	Word of Honor	Beverly	Television movie
1981	Too Close for Comfort Too Close for Comfort (TV series) Too Close for Comfort is an American television sitcom which ran on the ABC network and later in first-run syndication from November 11, 1980 to September 27, 1986. It was modeled after the British series Keep It in the Family, which debuted nine months before Too Close for Comfort debuted in the U.S...	Ethel Kadinsky	Episode: "Who's Sara Now?"
1982	A Piano for Mrs. Cimino A Piano for Mrs. Cimino A Piano for Mrs. Cimino is a 1982 American television movie produced and directed by George Schaefer. The teleplay by John Gay is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Oliphant. It was broadcast on February 3 by CBS.-Plot:...	Karen Cimino	Television movie
1982	The Facts of Life The Facts of Life (TV series) The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979 to May 7, 1988. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focused on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, a prestigious...	Jesse	Episode: "New York, New York"
1982	Gimme a Break! Gimme a Break! Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.-Premise:...	C.C.	Episode: "Hot Muffins"
1982	Honkytonk Man Honkytonk Man Honkytonk Man is a 1982 American drama film set in the Great Depression. Clint Eastwood, who produced and directed, stars with his son, Kyle Eastwood. Clancy Carlile's screenplay is based on his novel of the same name...	Marlene
1983	Princess Daisy Princess Daisy (film) Princess Daisy is a 1983 film by Waris Hussein, based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Judith Krantz.-Plot:Princess Daisy tells the story of a young girl who is sent to England to live with her father, Prince Valenski, after her mother's death in a car crash...	Kiki Kavanaugh	Television movie
1986	Pretty in Pink Pretty in Pink Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. It is one of a group of John Hughes films starring Molly Ringwald, and is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film...	Jena Hoeman	Released posthumously
1989	Animal Behavior	Sheila Sandusky	Released posthumously

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