In 1980, King portrayed Alice Hardy, the heroine, in the horror film Friday the 13th. The following year, she reprised her role as Alice in the sequel Friday the 13th Part 2 and starred in a Downy commercial. After the success of Friday the 13th, King was pursued by a stalker. The stalker drew on some of her paintings, and tried to break the door down in her apartment. Shaken by the experience, she decided to take a break from acting and focus on painting. She subsequently relocated to London, where she enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, studying voice and dance. King subsequently became a voice Actress and provided voice work for films such as What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993).