- Alexa Kenin
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name = Alexa Kenin
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birthname = Alexa Jordan Kenin [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GRid=6465012&page=gr Alexa Kenin] fromFind A Grave ]
birthdate = birth date|1962|2|16
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deathdate = Death date and age|1985|9|10|1962|2|16
deathplace =Manhattan ,New York City
restingplace =New Montefiore Cemetery ,West Babylon, New York
restingplacecoordinates = coord|40.7264|-73.3878|display=inline
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occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1972-1985
parents = Michael KeninAlexa Kenin (
February 16 ,1962 –September 10 ,1985 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4D9133BF931A2575AC0A963948260 Obituary for Alexa Kenin] from "The New York Times "] ), was an American actress known for her supporting roles in several films released during the 1980s, including "Pretty in Pink ", "Little Darlings ", and "Honkytonk Man ".A native of
New York City , Kenin decided she was interested in acting after seeing a production of "The Nutcracker " at the age of three [ [http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Columnists/Ask-FlickChick/ "TV Guide", March 25, 2004] ] . Her first professional role was oppositeJason Robards in the 1972television movie "House Without a Christmas Tree". She was featured in several "ABC After School Specials" and in the 1982 TV film "A Piano for Mrs. Cimino " oppositeBette Davis .On the stage, Kenin appeared in
John Guare 's "Landscape of the Body " atThe Public Theater in 1977, anoff-Broadway production of Jack Gilhooley's "Elusive Angel", and in "Life Under Water " byRichard Greenberg at the Ensemble Studio Theatre's "Marathon '85".Kenin was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her
Manhattan apartment soon after making "Pretty in Pink", which is dedicated to her and Bruce Weintraub, the film's set decorator. Her last film, "Animal Behavior", was released in 1989.References
External links
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0447782/ Alexa Kenin at Internet Movie Database]
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