Carol Locatell obit

Carol Locatell, ‘Friday the 13th Part V’ Favorite, Dies at 82

 

She was not on the list.

The one and only Carol Locatell has sadly passed away. Locatell is very well known to horror movie fans for her unforgettable performance in Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning. In the movie, she played Ethel, mother to Junior Hubbard (Ron Sloan). Locatell’s portrayal was a hit with fans, making Ethel among the most-quoted character of the Friday the 13th series.

On Facebook, Sloan announced that his movie mother has died. He also shared some of his memories of Locatell along with what he will miss about her, struggling with saying farewell to his longtime friend. His statement is below.

Dearest friends, fans, and Horror family,

With great sadness, it breaks my heart to announce that my Friday the 13th Part 5 Mom, (Ethel Hubbard) Carol Locatell has passed away. She had battled cancer for many years. For the longest time, I thought she kick cancers ass, cause she really was a tough lady. I have shared more laughter with Carol, then you could ever imagine.

Her interaction with her fans truly warmed my heart. Asking every single fan the question “Do you want me to flip you off, or what line would you like as an autographed on your picture?”

We were not only great friends, but we were family. Those of us who are fortunate enough to be Actors in horror films, knows the meaning of the Horror Family. This is truly a life experience for me and I am so proud to have Carol Locatell share her private life with her husband, Greg, with my wife Lisa.

From laughter to tears, I was truly blessed to work with this wonderful, brilliant, actress / mom.

Her sailor mouth will truly be missed at the next convention.

Please say a prayer for her and her family.

She truly did love her fans, and we truly had so much fun together meeting you.

Please feel free to post your pictures and memories of Carol to celebrate her life.

Other members of the Friday the 13th: Part V family are also paying tribute. Deborah Voorhees also appeared in the film as fellow Roy Burns victim Tina, though more recently, Voorhees reunited with Locatell and Sloan for the film 13 Fanboy. Voorhees posted to her Facebook group the below statement.

“A dear member of our horror family has [passed] away. Carol Locatell has [passed] away after a long fight with cancer. She will be missed. She was a true gem in our community. I am blessed to be have worked with her on Friday the 13th and 13 Fanboy. God speed, Carol.”

Melanie Kinnaman, who played the film’s final girl Pam Roberts, also offered the following remembrance.

“I was so very saddened to receive the news from home, that our lovely friend and Friday Part V family member has left us. She was a joy to know and to work with on the set. I was able to spend time with her at all the conventions we did together in the recent years. She will be missed by all of us. Fly with the Angels, Carol. We love you.”

Locatell’s other film work includes roles in Coffy, Best Friends, The Daytrippers, Bug, The Family Stone, and The Way You Look Tonight. She had also appeared in a variety of TV shows for over five decades, from The Flying Nun in the 1960s to a role in Shameless in 2019. Locatell’s other TV credits include Bonanza, Barnaby Jones, M*A*S*H, ER, 7th Heaven, NYPD Blue, NUMB3RS, Mad Men, and Scandal.

Filmography

Films

Films

Year     Title            Character         Note(s)

1973    Coffy            Priscilla            credited as Carol Lawson

This Is a Hijack            Jennifer Pierce            credited as Carol Lawson

The No Mercy Man     Sally Hendricks            credited as Carol Lawson

1974            Thunder County                       credited as Carol Lawson

1977    Sammy            Marilyn Redding           

1981            Paternity          Ms. Werner

Sharky's Machine            Mabel 

1982    Best Friends Nellie Ballou  

1985    Friday the 13th: A New Beginning            Ms. Ethel Hubbard 

1996    The Daytrippers            Doris   

2002    Bug            Supervisor      

2003            BachelorMan  Mrs. Davis   

2005    The Family Stone            Jeweler

2014    Reality            Lucienne         

2016    Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent            Widow Smythe

2019    The Way You Look Tonight            MawMaw       

 

Television

Television roles

Year     Title            Character         Note(s)

1967    The Flying Nun            Wife            1 episode, "Polly Wants a Cracked Head" (as Carol Lawson)

1969    It Takes a Thief            Girl            1 episode, "The Great Chess Gambit" (as Carol Lawson)

Medical Center            Kim            1 episode, "The Last Ten Yards" (as Carol Lawson)

1970            McCloud            Receptionist     1 episode, "Walk in the Dark" (as Carol Lawson)

1971    Sarge            Anita Roselli  1 episode, "The Silent Target" (as Carol Lawson)

The Smith Family  Mrs. Grey     1 episode, "Family Man" (as Carol Lawson)

1970–1972            Bonanza          Mrs. Holcombe/Etta/Alice    3 episodes

1972    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors            Marcia Wells    1 episode, "Is This Operation Necessary?" (as Carol Lawson)

1973    The Streets of San Francisco            Cassandra 'Cassey' Lauritsen            1 episode, "A Trout in the Milk" (as Carol Lawson)

Cry Rape            Susan Hadley TV movie (as Carol Lawson)

Mannix Mrs. Slocum 1 episode, "Desert Run" {as Carol Lawson)

1974            Barnaby Jones Mrs. Nelson 1 episode, "Venus in a Flytrap" (as Carol Lawson)

Emergency!            Mrs. Wheeler            1 episode, "" (as Carol Lawson)

Lucas Tanner            Ann Glazer  1 episode, "Thirteen Going on Twenty" (as Carol Lawson)

1975    Bronk            Laura            1 episode, "Short Fuse" (as Carol Lawson)

1977    Police Woman            Cathy Leonard            1 episode, "Do You Still Beat Your Wife?" (as Carol Lawson Locatell)

This Is the Life            Muriel Bates    1 episode, "So Far from Home" (as Carol Lawson)

Yesterday's Child    Marie Henley  TV movie

The Death of Richie   The Nurse   TV movie (as Carol Lawson Locatell)

1976–1978            M*A*S*H     Nurse Gaynor 2 episodes, "The Nurses", "Our Finest Hour"

1982    Games Mother Never Taught You            Kitty            TV movie

1983    Happy            Sandy Hanover            TV movie

1985    The Bad Seed            Rita Daigler TV movie

1984–1985            Brothers           Flo Waters 2 episodes

1986            Dynasty          Peters            1 episode, "Focus"

1989    The Flamingo Kid            Ruth Willis            Television short

1991            Growing Pains Lynette Castille-Flechman            1 episode, "The Young and the Homeless"

Mathnet            Sylvia Sherwood            1 episode, "The Case of the Calpurnian Kugel Caper"

1992    Life Goes On            Ms. Blakeney            1 episode, "The Wall"

1995    ER                   1 episode, "Do One, Teach One, Kill One"

1996–1997            The Pretender            Jacob's nurse    2 episodes

1997    7th Heaven Mrs. Penn     1 episode, "America's Most Wanted"

Saved by the Bell: The New Class    Wanda            1 episode, "Desperately Seeking Work"

Ally McBeal            Judge Henrietta Fullem  1 episode, "One Hundred Tears Away"

1998            Caroline in the City            Frieda            1 episode, "Caroline and the Bar Mitzvah"

2000    The Practice            Erica Mathers            1 episode, "Liberty Bells"

Family Law            Judge Sydney Miller            1 episode, "One Mistake"

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The Mary Kay Letourneau Story                TV movie

2001            Touched by an Angel            Eva Silverstein            1 episode, "Chutzpah"

2003    The Division            Real Estate Agent            1 episode, "Cradle Will Rock"

1997–2003            NYPD Blue     Jackie Shaughnessy/Iris Clacken            2 episodes

2004    Without a Trace Mrs. Reese   1 episode, "Nickel and Dimed"

2005            NUMB3RS     Elsie Korfelt 1 episode, "Assassin"

2008    Grey's Anatomy            Mai            1 episode, "Lay Your Hands on Me"

2009    Bound By A Secret            Madam Wozak TV movie

Mad Men            Miss Wakeman            1 episode, "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency"

2010    Sonny with a Chance (TV series)            Edith            1 episode, "Random Acts of Disrespect"

2013    Parole Officers            Mrs. Monroe            Television short

2014    Scandal            Bitsy Cooper            1 episode, "An Innocent Man"

2015    I Didn't Do It    Carol            1 episode, "Dog Date Afternoon"

Battle Creek            Veronica          1 episode, "Stockholm"

2016    Jo Jo Head            Grandma        1 episode, "Grandma, Mom & Me"

2017    NCIS            Renee Prewdome            1 episode, "Keep Going"

2018    Station 19        Evelyn            1 episode, "Home to Hold Onto"

2019            Shameless       Eleanor            1 episode, "We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers!"