Brenda Bakke
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Brenda Jean Bakke is an American
actress better known for her roles as Lana Turner
in L.A. Confidential
, Michelle Rodham Huddleston in Hot Shots! Part Deux
, where she plays a spoof on Sharon Stone's character (Catherine Tramell
) from Basic Instinct
, Cordelia the prostitute in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight and Captain Linda Gilder in Under Siege 2
. Bakke was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA.
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actress better known for her roles as Lana Turner
Lana Turner
Lana Turner was an American actress.Discovered and signed to a film contract by MGM at the age of sixteen, Turner first attracted attention in They Won't Forget . She played featured roles, often as the ingenue, in such films as Love Finds Andy Hardy...
in L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential (film)
L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American film based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel of the same title, the third book in his L.A. Quartet. Both the book and the film tell the story of a group of LAPD officers in the 1950s, and the intersection of police corruption and Hollywood celebrity...
, Michelle Rodham Huddleston in Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux is a 1993 comedy/parody film, and a sequel to the 1991 comedy Hot Shots!.Directed again by Jim Abrahams, the film stars Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna, Brenda Bakke, Miguel Ferrer, Rowan Atkinson, and Jerry Haleva...
, where she plays a spoof on Sharon Stone's character (Catherine Tramell
Catherine Tramell
Catherine Tramell is a fictional character, a psycho-killer, in the film Basic Instinct and its sequel, Basic Instinct 2 . She is played by Sharon Stone in both films...
) from Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct is a 1992 erotic thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas, and starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone....
, Cordelia the prostitute in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight and Captain Linda Gilder in Under Siege 2
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory is a 1995 American action film set on board a train traveling through the Rocky Mountains from Denver to Los Angeles. Directed by Geoff Murphy, it stars Steven Seagal as the ex-Navy SEAL, Casey Ryback and is the sequel to the 1992 film Under Siege also starring Seagal....
. Bakke was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA.
Filmography
- Last ResortLast Resort (1986 film)Last Resort is a 1986 comedy film directed by Zane Buzby and produced by Julie Corman. It revolves around George Lollar , who takes his family on vacation to "Club Sand", a shoddy and untrustworthy company...
(1986) .... Veroneeka - Hardbodies 2Hardbodies 2Hardbodies 2 is a 1986 adult comedy movie sequel to the 1984 film Hardbodies. It was directed by Mark Griffiths and featured Brad Zutaut, Fabiana Udenio, James Karen and Alba Francesca. The plot...
(1986) .... Morgan - Fast Gun (1987) .... Julie Comstock
- Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
(2 episodes, "Justice" and "Shades of Gray", 1987) .... Rivan and Rivan archive footage (uncredited) - High Mountain RangersHigh Mountain RangersHigh Mountain Rangers was a weekly television series about a group of highly-trained wilderness search and rescue/law enforcement officers in Tahoe, Nevada....
(2 episodes, "Pilot" and "Russian Skier Defects", 1987–1988) .... - Scavengers (1988) .... Kimberly Blake
- Death Spa (1988) .... Laura Danvers
- A Father's Homecoming (1988) (TVTelevision movieA television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
) .... Nurse Pitzer - Dangerous Love (1988) .... Chris
- Another ChanceAnother Chance (film)-Plot:A womanizing soap opera star John Ripley meets the beautiful Jackie. She is a client of his agent and best friend Russ Wilder. After enjoying a great relationship with her, he cheats and then realizes that he hits rock bottom. He then tries to get back what he lost.-Principal cast:...
(1989) .... Sandy/Nurse #1 - Nowhere to Run (1989) .... Joannie
- Fist Fighter (1989) .... Ellen
- GunhedGunhed (film)is a 1989 Japanese live-action mecha film. It is an adaptation of the manga "Gunhed" by Kia Asamiya.-Plot:In 2038, a gang of scavengers infiltrate an industrial complex on a island within a prohibited zone. They are looking for the element Texmexium, which is rare and very valuable...
(1989) .... Texas Air Ranger Sgt. Nim - Stolen: One Husband (1990) (TV) .... Samantha
- Solar CrisisSolar Crisis (film)Solar Crisis is a 1990 science fiction film from Japan America Picture Company. The screenplay was written by Joe Gannon and Tedi Sarafian , based on the novel Kuraishisu niju-goju nen by Takeshi Kawata, and directed by Richard C. Sarafian credited as Alan Smithee...
(1990) .... Claire Beeson - Father Dowling MysteriesFather Dowling MysteriesFather Dowling Mysteries is an American television mystery series that appeared between November 30, 1987 and May 2, 1991. For its first season, the show was on NBC; it moved to ABC network for its last two seasons...
(1 episode, "The Showgirl Mystery", 1990) .... Claudia Marshall - The Young RidersThe Young RidersThe Young Riders is an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War...
(1 episode, "The Peacemakers", 1991) .... Alice - Medium Rare (1992) ....
- Jake and the FatmanJake and the FatmanJake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series...
(1 episode, "Come Closer to Me", 1992) .... Lori Menza - SecretsSecrets (1992 film)Secrets, also known as Danielle Steel's Secrets, is a 1992 television film directed by Peter H. Hunt. The film is based upon the 1985 novel of the same name written by Danielle Steel...
(1992) (TV) .... Sandy Warwick - Hot Shots! Part DeuxHot Shots! Part DeuxHot Shots! Part Deux is a 1993 comedy/parody film, and a sequel to the 1991 comedy Hot Shots!.Directed again by Jim Abrahams, the film stars Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna, Brenda Bakke, Miguel Ferrer, Rowan Atkinson, and Jerry Haleva...
(1993) .... Michelle Rodham Huddleston - Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and TimesNed Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times"Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times" was a made for TV mini-series starring Brad Johnson. The series, filmed near Austin, Texas, was shown on four consecutive Wednesdays after its initial premiere in 1993....
(3 episodes, "A Ghost Story", "The Smink Brothers" and "Oscar", 1993) .... Wren - GunmenGunmen (1994 film)Gunmen is a 1994 action-comedy film directed by Deran Sarafian. It starring Mario Van Peebles, Christopher Lambert, Denis Leary, Kadeem Hardison and Patrick Stewart. Robert Harper and Brenda Bakke are co-stars of the film...
(1994) .... Maria - Terminal VoyageTerminal VoyageTerminal Voyage is a 1994 science fiction film directed by Rick Jacobson. The film was released by Saban Entertainment and distributed by New Concorde. The film was broadcast on the TV as Starquest.-Plot:...
(1994) .... Zinovitz - Twogether (1994) .... Allison McKenzie
- Second ChancesSecond Chances (TV series)Second Chances is an American television series created and written by producers Bernard Lechowick and Lynn Marie Latham. The series premiered December 2, 1993, on CBS. Its cast includes Jennifer Lopez, Connie Sellecca, Megan Follows, Michelle Phillips, and Matt Salinger...
(2 episodes, "Miss Friendly Santa Rita" and "Justifiable Jealousy", 1994) .... Lara Peterson - The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., often referred to as just Brisco or Brisco County,The series is referred to as just Brisco or by Brisco County by the creator and executive producer Carlton Cuse, actors involved with the show, and by many critics. Some examples include:* Cuse, Carlton, DVD extra...
(1 episode, "Ned Zed", 1994) .... Frances McCabe - Lone Justice 2 (1995) .... Wren
- Demon KnightDemon KnightDemon Knight is a 1995 American horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson, starring Billy Zane, William Sadler, and Jada Pinkett Smith...
(1995) .... Cordelia - Under Siege 2: Dark TerritoryUnder Siege 2: Dark TerritoryUnder Siege 2: Dark Territory is a 1995 American action film set on board a train traveling through the Rocky Mountains from Denver to Los Angeles. Directed by Geoff Murphy, it stars Steven Seagal as the ex-Navy SEAL, Casey Ryback and is the sequel to the 1992 film Under Siege also starring Seagal....
(1995) .... Captain Linda Gilder - American GothicAmerican Gothic (TV series)American Gothic is an American horror series created by Shaun Cassidy and executive produced by Sam Raimi. The show first aired on CBS on September 22, 1995, and was cancelled after a single season on July 11, 1996.-Plot:...
(18 episodes, 1995–1996) .... Selena Coombs - Frame by Frame (1996) ....
- TrucksTrucks (film)Trucks is a 1997 Canadian and American television thriller film directed by Chris Thomson. It is a remake of the 1986 Action/Horror film Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive.-Plot:...
(1997) (TV) .... Hope Glaxton - L.A. ConfidentialL.A. Confidential (film)L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American film based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel of the same title, the third book in his L.A. Quartet. Both the book and the film tell the story of a group of LAPD officers in the 1950s, and the intersection of police corruption and Hollywood celebrity...
(1997) .... Lana TurnerLana TurnerLana Turner was an American actress.Discovered and signed to a film contract by MGM at the age of sixteen, Turner first attracted attention in They Won't Forget . She played featured roles, often as the ingenue, in such films as Love Finds Andy Hardy... - Shelter (1998) .... Helena
- The Fixer (1998) (TV) .... C.J.
- Nobody Lives Forever (1998) (TV) .... Laurel Trevelyn
- CharmedCharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
(1 episode, "The Power of Two", 1999) .... Soul Collector - Ryan Caulfield: Year One (2 episodes, "Po-Piggity and Other Racial Slurs" and "Pilot", 1999) .... Mrs. Caulfield
- Time Loves a Hero (2000) (VDirect-to-videoDirect-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
) .... Alice - Warm Texas Rain (2000) (V) .... Kim
- PopularPopular (TV series)Popular is an American teenage comedy-drama on The WB Television Network in the United States, created by Ryan Murphy and Gina Matthews, starring Leslie Bibb and Carly Pope as two teenage girls that reside on polar opposite sides of the popularity spectrum at their high school, but are forced to...
(2 episodes, "The News of My Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" and "It's Greek to Me", 2001) .... Shaggy Louise Grout and Shaggy Louise Grout / Mary Lou Parker - Dark AngelDark Angel (TV series)Dark Angel is an American biopunk/cyberpunk science fiction television series created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee. The show premiered in the United States on the Fox network on October 3, 2000, and was canceled after two seasons...
(1 episode, "Female Trouble", 2001) .... Dr. Adriana Vertes - The Quickie (2001) .... Jane
- CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
(1 episode, "Burked", 2001) .... Bonnie Ritten - Hot Rush (2002) .... Old Lady
- Moving AugustMoving August-Plot:The pretty and quirky interior designer Michelle Kelly has convinced her struggling photographer boyfriend, August Loder to finally move in with her. On the same morning they're moving August out, the girl moving in mistakenly arrives to move in.....
(2002) .... Ginny Forster - Groom LakeGroom Lake (film)Groom Lake aka The Visitor is a 2002 film directed by William Shatner and starring Amy Acker....
(2002) .... Joyce - Leave No Trace (2004) .... Victoria Blake
- NYPD BlueNYPD BlueNYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
(1 episode, "I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid", 2004) .... Claudia Weintraub - DollhouseDollhouse (TV series)Dollhouse is an American science fiction television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on February 13, 2009, on the Fox network and was officially cancelled on November 11, 2009. The final episode aired on January 29, 2010...
(1 episode, "Haunted", 2009) .... Margaret Bashford - The MentalistThe MentalistThe Mentalist is an American police procedural television series which debuted on September 23, 2008, on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller, who is also the show's executive producer...
(1 episode, "Blood In, Blood Out", 2010) .... Det. Sharon Florey