Vicky Dawson (born July 5, 1961) is an American film and television actress. She portrayed the lead role of Pam MacDonald in the slasher film The Prowler (1981). She also starred in the television drama film Breaking Up (1978) opposite Lee Remick.
Her television roles included a main role on NBC's Lovers and Friends, as well as recurring roles on the soap operas Another World and As the World Turns.
Early life Dawson was born in Columbus, Ohio, and raised in Summit, New Jersey."Remember This Face?", Daily Record, September 21, 1975. Accessed December 5, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Summit - Fourteen-year-old Vicky Dawson nestled comfortably in a chaise near her family's backyard pool and talked about her second television special." She graduated from Summit High School and later attended New York University.
Career Dawson began acting as an adolescent, appearing in television commercials for Coca-Cola and Hershey Chocolate. In 1973, she had a supporting role opposite Jodie Foster in the ABC Afterschool Special "Rookie of the Year". In 1977, she had a lead role as part of the main cast of the NBC television series Lovers and Friends, opposite Richard Backus. She also starred in the television film The Four of Us, playing the daughter of a widowed mother (played by Barbara Feldon) raising her three children.
In 1978 she starred in the television drama film Breaking Up, portraying the daughter of a woman (played by Lee Remick) whose husband walks out on their marriage. The same year, she had a recurring role as Eileen Simpson on the soap opera Another World, portraying the love interest of Joey Perrini (played by Ray Liotta). In 1979, she starred as part of a seven-person repertory company on Hot Hero Sandwich, an NBC television series.
Dawson had her first lead film role in Joseph Zito's slasher film The Prowler (1981), portraying a college student stalked by a killer during a graduation party. She followed this with a supporting role in the comedy film Carbon Copy (also 1981).
Beginning in 1982, Dawson had a recurring guest role as Dee Stewart on the soap opera As the World Turns.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1977 Chrissie 1978 Breaking Up Amy Hammil Television film 1981 Pam MacDonald 1981 Carbon Copy Mary Ann Whitney 1989 Those She Left Behind Mrs. Kroyer Television film 2019 Toxicity Rose Larkin 2020 About Hope Martha 2021 Amazon Queen Maggie Chambers
Television Year Title Role Notes 1973 ABC Afterschool Special Laura Episode: "Rookie of the Year" 1975 Lisa Episode: "It Must Be Love, 'Cause I Feel So Dumb" 1975 Go Sybil Luddington 1 episode 1976 Ryan's Hope Laurie 1 episode 1977 Lovers and Friends Tessa Saxon Original cast 1978 Special Treat Janine Episode: "Snowbound" 1978–1989 Another World Eileen Simpson Perrini 10 episodes 1979–1980 Hot Hero Sandwich Reparatory Cast Member Main cast 1982 ABC Afterschool Special Jen Episode: "Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother" 1982–1986 As the World Turns Dee Stewart 5 episodes
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