- Took a thirty year hiatus from acting because she was being stalked and terrorized by an obsessive fan after Friday the 13th (1980) was released. She only agreed to star in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) on the condition that her role be as small as possible.
- On January 25, 1990, King was in her home watching television in Cove Neck, Long Island, when she felt a deafening explosion and vibration. Immediately calling the police and her husband in New York City, she discovered it was in fact a crashed plane only 50 yards away from her home. The tragedy caused 73 fatalities (8 of the 9 crew members were killed) and King herself stated she assisted "in pulling body parts out of the trees", as emergency crews were struggling to get to the scene from windy roads and unhelpful weather. This was the Avianca Flight 52, a regularly scheduled flight from Bogotá to New York via Medellín, Colombia that crashed after running out of fuel. King was in traumatic shock therapy for two years and a lawsuit followed.
- Her real-life acting coach was Betsy Palmer, whom King remembers as being "highly influential".
- Is a gifted artist. She attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
- Excluding archival footage, King is one of only six actors to have appeared in more than one 'Friday the 13th' movie. The other five are Corey Feldman, Walt Gorney, Kane Hodder, Ken Kirzinger, and Betsy Palmer.
- She and her husband, Richard Hassanein, run a film production company in California. (2005)
- Member of the Joseph Jefferson Theatre Company.
- Had the featured role of Melinda in "Inherit the Wind" (1965) (from Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)). It starred Melvyn Douglas and Diane Baker and was directed by George Schaefer.
- Studied at the London Royal Academy.
- Her favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz (1939).
- Has a brother named John and a sister named Laura.
- Filming Walking Distance in Texas, her first film in 26 years. (July 2008)
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