Amelia Kinkade (born 1963) is an American actress, dancer, and author. She played Angela Franklin in the horror series Night of the Demons, and has written several books about human–animal communication. Early life and education Kinkade was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan with a major in modern dance. After relocating to Los Angeles, she studied acting at the Creative Acting Workshop under various acting coaches such as Robert Lewis and Lilyan Chauvin. Career Kinkade's credits include television appearances on The Other Half, The James Van Praagh Show, VH1's Where Are They Now, London Tonight, The View, Extra, and The Jenny Jones Show. In 2002, she was invited to Buckingham Palace to work with the household cavalry of Queen Elizabeth II and to "whisper" with the hunting horses of Prince Charles. Dancer After moving to Los Angeles, Kinkade undertook a career as a professional jazz dancer and choreographer. As a lead dancer, she performed with Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles, The Four Tops, and a multitude of Motown stars in the TV series The Motown Review. She was a featured dancer in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Body Rock, and Fast Forward, among others. Amelia toured with Donna Summer and appeared in rock videos by the Stray Cats, Cher, Scorpions, Yarbrough and Peoples, and Sheena Easton. Actress As an actress, Kinkade has performed in television series and films. Her most prominent role is as the villainess Angela Franklin in the horror series Night of the Demons. She reprised the role of Angela Franklin in Night of the Demons 2 and Night of the Demons 3. She has also appeared on such TV shows as The Golden Girls, General Hospital, Knight Rider, and Fame. She has appeared in films including Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo and Road House. She was credited in some of these as "Mimi Kinkade", her screen name at that time. She played the character of Vivian on the daytime TV drama The Young and the Restless starting in 1990. Pet communicator Kinkade has offered her services as a professional psychic pet communicator. In this role she undertakes to communicate with a house pet, and tell the human owners what the pet is thinking. She also offers to help find missing pets. The New York Times wrote of her in 2001