Scream Queen Dynamic Duo
Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins chewed their way into horror fans’ hearts with the cult classic Ginger Snaps (2000). They would go on to star in two more films in the franchise (a sequel and a prequel). You might be thinking, “But Ken, weren’t they essentially the ones causing issues in these films and not necessarily Scream Queens?” You might be correct, but this is my blog and therefore I dub both of them as Scream Queens.
Mrs. Perkins was born in 1977 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and has had quite the career. She started out as a child actor featuring in a number of television films and series. One of her most recognizable horror roles outside of the Ginger Snaps franchise is as young Beverley Marsh in 1990’s It. Throughout the 90’s and early 2000’s she made guest appearances in a number of genre shows such as Dead Like Me, The Twilight Zone and The X-Files. Once the 2000’s rolled around, Perkins starred in the Ginger Snaps franchise, Juno, Extraterrestrial, and Prozac Nation, among other films. Beginning in 2009 she took on the recurring role of Becky Rosen on the hit show Supernatural. Other than appearing in that series off and on until 2019, however, Mrs. Perkins appears to have slowed down as an actress since 2014. She has a total of 37 acting credits as of this time but has also taught acting since 2005.
While Emily Perkins portrayed Brigitte Fitzgerald in Ginger Snaps, Katharine Isabelle tackled the title role of Brigitte’s sister, Ginger, who becomes a werewolf in the film. Like Mrs. Perkins, Ms. Isabelle was born in Vancouver, British Columbia (but in 1981) and appeared in a number of primarily Canadian productions as a youth. Also like Emily Perkins, she appeared in episodes of The Twilight Zone and The X-Files. Her first horror film was 1998’s Disturbing Behavior. After the first Ginger Snaps film, Isabelle starred in 2003’s Freddy Vs. Jason and would continue starring in multiple horror films since that time including American Mary (2012), The Girl In The Photographs (2015), 13 Eerie (2013), and 30 Days Of Night: Dark Days (2010). As of this writing, Isabelle has 126 acting credits.
Outside of the Ginger Snaps franchise, Perkins and Isabelle starred together in Another Cinderella Story in 2008. They played the evil stepsisters, Britt and Bree, of Selena Gomez’ character, Mary.
This dynamic duo of Scream Queens is the first of a few frightful pairs of actresses that I plan on covering this October. Keep an eye out for more posts like this one!
I hope to see you all tomorrow. Thanks for reading my post!
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