Ronee Sue Blakley[1] (August 24, 1945)[2] is an American actress, singer-songwriter, composer, producer and director.

She also performed roles in Walter Hill's The Driver (1978) and Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).

[6] Blakley performed her own songs in character, including "Tapedeck In His Tractor," "Dues" and "My Idaho Home."

She toured in Bob Dylan's traveling Rolling Thunder Revue, singing a set of solo original songs accompanying herself on piano.

She also appeared in several TV movies including Desperate Women, Ladies in Waiting, Oklahoma City Dolls and the Ford 75th Anniversary Special presentation of The Glass Menagerie.

Her guest starring roles in television series include Vega$, The Love Boat, Highway to Heaven, Trapper John, Hotel, The Runaways, Beyond Westworld and Tales from the Darkside.

Blakley played the role of Marge Thompson in the 1984 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Sheila Benson of the Los Angeles Times called it "passionate and brave, an absorbing work."

The film was released on DVD in 2008, bundled with the soundtrack on CD and a new spoken word poetry album titled Freespeak.