Debi Sue Voorhees she had several minor roles in movies and television series which included a seven episode role on the show "Dallas" from 1982 until 1985. And she has said of being involved with the "Friday the 13th" movie series: "I look back on Friday the 13th with fondness...it is kind of neat that so many people do really enjoy them (the film series)." She has also appeared in the 2009 documentary "" and the 2013 documentary "Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th". After her acting career, Voorhees worked as a literature, English, grammar, and journalism teacher in
Jason Voorhees Tommy Jarvis as the main antagonist. Screenwriter Barney Cohen felt Jarvis would become a substitute for Jason, but the idea was never fully developed in "A New Beginning". Director and co-screenwriter Danny Steinmann disliked the idea of Jason not being the killer, but decided to use Tommy's fear of Jason as the primary story. This idea was immediately abandoned in "Jason Lives", when "A New Beginning" did not spark the "creative success" the studio was looking for. Executive producer Frank Mancuso Jr. wanted to bring Jason back, and he did not care how it was achieved. In yet another alteration