Lee Purcell
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Lee Purcell is an American
actress and writer-producer who has starred in films including Mr. Majestyk
, Big Wednesday
, Stir Crazy
, and Valley Girl
. She has also appeared in numerous television and stage productions.
in North Carolina
. Her father, an aviator and Marine major, died when Purcell was a young child. She then lived with her grandparents until her mother married Navy doctor Don Purcell. She has a half-sister, Paige.
Like many service personnel relatives, Purcell and her family moved multiple times to different states and military bases. After the military service ended, they eventually settled in Paragould, Arkansas
, where Purcell spent much of her youth. She graduated from their high school in 1965 and attended Stephens College
in Columbia, Missouri
from 1965-1967 as a dance and theatre student.
in his company's production of Adam at Six A.M.
, co-starring Michael Douglas
.Asked to explain why he picked Purcell among nearly 500 other available actresses, McQueen said...
In the early 1970s Purcell temporarily moved to England, studying acting in London, under the private training of Professor Margot Lister. During this time she frequently returned to the United States to act in American movies and TV shows. To prepare for her role as a 16-year-old high school student in the 1978 coming of age feature film Almost Summer
, Purcell enrolled at North Hollywood High School
in the junior class (with the secret assistance of the principal and teachers). Using the name of her character from the film, Purcell later recounted that the ruse was successful until she revealed her true identity to the other students.
She portrayed actresses Billie Dove
and Olivia de Havilland
in two biopic TV movies: The Amazing Howard Hughes
(1977) and My Wicked, Wicked Ways...the Legend of Errol Flynn (1985).
Purcell has been nominated for two Emmy Awards. The first occurred in 1991 in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress for Long Road Home starring opposite Mark Harmon and the other in 1994 as Outstanding Supporting Actress for Secret Sins of the Father starring opposite Beau Bridges and Lloyd Bridges, directed by Beau Bridges. She was Co-producer, and starred in the 1998 HBO cable-TV movie Malaika (alternate title Tons of Trouble.) Among her stage credits are Lady Anne in Richard III
, Madge in Picnic
, and Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream
. Purcell's most recent work is the role of Eleanor Sullivan in the 2010 thirteen episode NBC-TV miniseries Persons Unknown. Her latest acting project is the feature film Chocolate is Not Better than Sex, which was in the early development stage as of spring 2011.
She was the co-owner of an award-winning video production company.
She has a son, Dylan Purcell, who was briefly an actor. The two worked together in the 2005 action-adventure movie The Unknown (alternate title Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch.)
She has competed in rodeos, and has owned motorcycles and flown planes. Purcell has produced, directed and performed narrations of poetry and fiction in front of live audiences and taught workshops that specialize in auditions for film and television.. She is a former NRA
(National Rifle Association) director.
In December 2010 Purcell launched an interactive fashion and beauty website, BoomerBabes, that is geared towards women over 40 and Baby Boomer women born between 1946-1964.
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actress and writer-producer who has starred in films including Mr. Majestyk
Mr. Majestyk
Mr. Majestyk is a 1974 American action film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Charles Bronson. The film is based on a novel written by Elmore Leonard.-Plot:...
, Big Wednesday
Big Wednesday
Big Wednesday is an American coming of age film directed by John Milius. Milius co-wrote Big Wednesday with Denny Aaberg, and it is loosely based on their own experiences at Malibu and a short story Aaberg had published in a 1974 Surfer Magazine entitled "No Pants Mance." The picture stars...
, Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy (film)
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as down-on-their-luck friends who are given 125-year prison sentences after being framed for a bank robbery; while in prison they befriend other inmates and ultimately escape. In 2000, Total Film magazine voted it the...
, and Valley Girl
Valley Girl (film)
Valley Girl is a 1983 romantic comedy film, starring Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Cameron Dye, and Joyce Heiser. The film was the directorial debut of Martha Coolidge, and was the first film in which Nicolas Coppola was billed as Nicolas Cage.The American release of Valley Girl...
. She has also appeared in numerous television and stage productions.
Early life
Purcell was born at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry PointMarine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, USA, in the eastern part of the state...
in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. Her father, an aviator and Marine major, died when Purcell was a young child. She then lived with her grandparents until her mother married Navy doctor Don Purcell. She has a half-sister, Paige.
Like many service personnel relatives, Purcell and her family moved multiple times to different states and military bases. After the military service ended, they eventually settled in Paragould, Arkansas
Paragould, Arkansas
-Health & Education:Paragould is home to Arkansas State University Paragould, Arkansas Northeastern College, Black River Technical College, and Crowley's Ridge College. Paragould has two public school districts, the Greene County Technical School District and the Paragould School District, as well...
, where Purcell spent much of her youth. She graduated from their high school in 1965 and attended Stephens College
Stephens College
Stephens College is a women's college located in Columbia, Missouri. It is the second oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college in the United States. It was founded on August 24, 1833 as the Columbia Female Academy. In 1856, David H. Hickman turned it into a college,...
in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
from 1965-1967 as a dance and theatre student.
Career
Purcell made her debut as a performer at 5 years of age, appearing on a Memphis, Tennessee TV show. She arrived in California alone as a teenager and studied acting, writing, music and other arts. Casting off her southern accent was another goal she successfully worked on. While refining her craft, Purcell supported herself by doing modeling assignments, starring in commercials, and selling clothes at a disco. In 1970 Purcell was personally chosen for her first feature film by Steve McQueenSteve McQueen
Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen was an American movie actor. He was nicknamed "The King of Cool." His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination...
in his company's production of Adam at Six A.M.
Adam at Six A.M.
Adam at 6 A.M. is a 1970 film directed by Robert Scheerer. The film did not receive much attention when it was released, but was the second starring role for Michael Douglas...
, co-starring Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
Michael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards; first as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street. Douglas received the...
.Asked to explain why he picked Purcell among nearly 500 other available actresses, McQueen said...
In the early 1970s Purcell temporarily moved to England, studying acting in London, under the private training of Professor Margot Lister. During this time she frequently returned to the United States to act in American movies and TV shows. To prepare for her role as a 16-year-old high school student in the 1978 coming of age feature film Almost Summer
Almost Summer
Almost Summer is a 1978 motion picture directed by Martin Davidson, and produced by Motown Productions for Universal Pictures. It is the only Motown theatrical feature not to center around African-American characters...
, Purcell enrolled at North Hollywood High School
North Hollywood High School
North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The school mascot is the husky, and the school colors are blue, white and grey....
in the junior class (with the secret assistance of the principal and teachers). Using the name of her character from the film, Purcell later recounted that the ruse was successful until she revealed her true identity to the other students.
She portrayed actresses Billie Dove
Billie Dove
Billie Dove was an American actress.-Early life and career:She was born as Bertha Bohny in New York City to Charles and Bertha Bohny who were Swiss immigrants. As a teen, she worked as a model to help support her family and was hired at the age of 15 by Florenz Ziegfeld to appear in his Ziegfeld...
and Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
Olivia Mary de Havilland is a British American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1946 and 1949. She is the elder sister of actress Joan Fontaine. The sisters are among the last surviving leading ladies from Hollywood of the 1930s.-Early life:Olivia de Havilland...
in two biopic TV movies: The Amazing Howard Hughes
The Amazing Howard Hughes
The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh....
(1977) and My Wicked, Wicked Ways...the Legend of Errol Flynn (1985).
Purcell has been nominated for two Emmy Awards. The first occurred in 1991 in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress for Long Road Home starring opposite Mark Harmon and the other in 1994 as Outstanding Supporting Actress for Secret Sins of the Father starring opposite Beau Bridges and Lloyd Bridges, directed by Beau Bridges. She was Co-producer, and starred in the 1998 HBO cable-TV movie Malaika (alternate title Tons of Trouble.) Among her stage credits are Lady Anne in Richard III
Richard III (play)
Richard III is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1591. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England. The play is grouped among the histories in the First Folio and is most often classified...
, Madge in Picnic
Picnic (play)
Picnic is a 1953 play by William Inge. The play premiered at the Music Box Theatre, Broadway on 19 February 1953 in a Theatre Guild production, directed by Joshua Logan, which ran for 477 performances....
, and Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
. Purcell's most recent work is the role of Eleanor Sullivan in the 2010 thirteen episode NBC-TV miniseries Persons Unknown. Her latest acting project is the feature film Chocolate is Not Better than Sex, which was in the early development stage as of spring 2011.
She was the co-owner of an award-winning video production company.
Personal life
"We need to have dreams; they define us and make us what we are. No matter how young or how old we are, dreams are what feed us emotionally and spiritually." |
| Lee Purcell, in a 2010 interview |
She has a son, Dylan Purcell, who was briefly an actor. The two worked together in the 2005 action-adventure movie The Unknown (alternate title Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch.)
She has competed in rodeos, and has owned motorcycles and flown planes. Purcell has produced, directed and performed narrations of poetry and fiction in front of live audiences and taught workshops that specialize in auditions for film and television.. She is a former NRA
National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association of America is an American non-profit 501 civil rights organization which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection...
(National Rifle Association) director.
In December 2010 Purcell launched an interactive fashion and beauty website, BoomerBabes, that is geared towards women over 40 and Baby Boomer women born between 1946-1964.
Charity work
Purcell is on the board of directors for Heart of a Horse, a non profit organization which seeks to rescue and rehabilitate abused and neglected horses. In addition, she works with VET (Veterans Entertainment Team), a military veterans assistance group.Feature films
| Year | Film | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Adam at Six A.M. Adam at Six A.M. Adam at 6 A.M. is a 1970 film directed by Robert Scheerer. The film did not receive much attention when it was released, but was the second starring role for Michael Douglas... |
Jerri Jo Hopper | Robert Scheerer Robert Scheerer Robert Scheerer is an American film and television director, actor and producer. His most notable work includes directing Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. He has received three Emmy Award nominations for directing Fame... |
| 1972 | Dirty Little Billy Dirty Little Billy Dirty Little Billy is a western film released in 1972 and was the directorial debut of Stan Dragoti. It stars Michael J. Pollard as Billy the Kid.... |
Berle | Stan Dragoti Stan Dragoti Stan Dragoti is an Albanian American film director, whose work includes the comedies Mr. Mom and Love at First Bite.... |
| Stand Up and Be Counted | Karen Hammond | Jackie Cooper Jackie Cooper Jackie Cooper was an American actor, television director, producer and executive. He was a child actor who managed to make the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first child actor to receive an Academy Award nomination... |
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| Necromancy | Priscilla | Bert I. Gordon Bert I. Gordon Bert I. Gordon is an American film director most famous for such science fiction and horror B-movies as The Amazing Colossal Man and Village of the Giants.... |
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| 1973 | Kid Blue | Molly Ford | James Frawley James Frawley James Frawley is an American director and actor. Frawley was born in Houston, Texas. He has worked on Smallville, Ghost Whisperer, Judging Amy and The Monkees, as well as many other programs... |
| 1974 | Mr. Majestyk Mr. Majestyk Mr. Majestyk is a 1974 American action film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Charles Bronson. The film is based on a novel written by Elmore Leonard.-Plot:... |
Wiley | Richard Fleischer Richard Fleischer -Early life:Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Essie and animator/producer Max Fleischer. He started in motion pictures as director of animated shorts produced by his father including entries in the Betty Boop, Popeye and Superman series.His live-action film career began in 1942 at the RKO... |
| 1978 | Big Wednesday Big Wednesday Big Wednesday is an American coming of age film directed by John Milius. Milius co-wrote Big Wednesday with Denny Aaberg, and it is loosely based on their own experiences at Malibu and a short story Aaberg had published in a 1974 Surfer Magazine entitled "No Pants Mance." The picture stars... |
Peggy Gordon | John Milius John Milius John Frederick Milius is an American screenwriter, director, and producer of motion pictures.-Early life:Milius was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Elizabeth and William Styx Milius, who was a shoe manufacturer. Milius attempted to join the Marine Corps in the late 1960s, but was rejected... |
| Almost Summer Almost Summer Almost Summer is a 1978 motion picture directed by Martin Davidson, and produced by Motown Productions for Universal Pictures. It is the only Motown theatrical feature not to center around African-American characters... |
Christine Alexander | Martin Davidson Martin Davidson Martin Davidson is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. After attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he spent five years as an actor in Off Broadway shows and regional theater. His directorial debut was The Lords of Flatbush starring Sylvester Stallone and Henry... |
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| 1980 | Stir Crazy Stir Crazy (film) Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as down-on-their-luck friends who are given 125-year prison sentences after being framed for a bank robbery; while in prison they befriend other inmates and ultimately escape. In 2000, Total Film magazine voted it the... |
Susan | Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat.In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field... |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel Airplane II: The Sequel Airplane II: The Sequel is an American comedy sequel to the 1980 film Airplane!. First released on December 10, 1982, the film was written and directed by Ken Finkleman and stars Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, William Shatner, Rip Torn, and Sonny Bono.-Plot:In the near... |
Mrs. Seluchi | Ken Finkleman Ken Finkleman Ken Finkleman is a Canadian television and film writer, producer and actor.In Canada, Finkleman is best known as the writer, creator and producer of the CBC Television series The Newsroom, in which he starred as television news producer George Findlay... |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run Eddie Macon's Run Eddie Macon's Run is a 1983 film starring Kirk Douglas and John Schneider, based on the 1980 novel by James McLendon.- Plot :Eddie Macon was wrongly convicted of a crime. While performing at a prison rodeo in Huntsville, Texas, he escapes and heads for the border, hoping to join his family in Mexico... |
Jilly Buck | Jeff Kanew Jeff Kanew Jeffrey Roger Kanew is an American film director, writer and editor who early in his career made trailers for many films of the '70s and is probably best known for directing the film Revenge of the Nerds .... |
| Valley Girl Valley Girl (film) Valley Girl is a 1983 romantic comedy film, starring Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Cameron Dye, and Joyce Heiser. The film was the directorial debut of Martha Coolidge, and was the first film in which Nicolas Coppola was billed as Nicolas Cage.The American release of Valley Girl... |
Beth Brent | Martha Coolidge Martha Coolidge Martha Coolidge is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. -Career:Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Ms. Coolidge first made her reputation by directing many award winning documentaries in New York before moving out to Hollywood in 1976. She spent several... |
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| 1985 | Space Rage | Maggie | Conrad E. Palmisano |
| 1996 | Movies, Money, Murder | Lilah | Stephen Eckelberry, Arthur Webb |
| 1998 | Dizzyland | Dennis Hackin | |
| 2005 | The Unknown aka Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch | Doris Winslow | Karl Kozak |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Marcus Welby, M.D. Marcus Welby, M.D. Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell... |
Cathy Cullen | Made a second appearance in 1972, as 'Carol Lockett' |
| Bonanza Bonanza Bonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the... |
Angie | ||
| The Young Rebels The Young Rebels The Young Rebels is an American adventure series that was broadcast by ABC as part of its 1970 fall lineup.-Plot:The Young Rebels was the story of a group of youthful guerrillas fighting on the Patriot side in the American Revolutionary War. They were part of the fictional "Yankee Doodle Society",... |
Maggie Todd | ||
| 1972 | Medical Center Medical Center (TV series) Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976.-Synopsis:The show starred James Daly as Dr. Paul Lochner and Chad Everett as Dr. Joe Gannon, surgeons working in an otherwise unnamed university hospital in Los Angeles. The show focused both on the lives of the doctors... |
Liza | |
| 1973 | Cannon Cannon (TV series) Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976.The primary protagonist was the title character, Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad.... |
Marian Luke | Made two additional appearances in 1975, various characters |
| Hijack | Eileen Noonan | TV movie | |
| 1974 | Wide World Mystery | Donna | |
| The Rockford Files The Rockford Files The Rockford Files is an American television drama series which aired on the NBC network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980. It has remained in regular syndication to the present day. The show stars James Garner as Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford and features Noah... |
Susan Parsons | ||
| 1975 | The Waltons The Waltons The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show centered on a family growing up in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. The series pilot was a television... |
Bobby Strom | |
| Insight Insight (TV series) Insight was an Emmy-winning syndicated television series produced by Paulist Productions that aired 250 episodes from 1960 to 1983. The series presented half-hour dramas illuminating the contemporary search for meaning, freedom, and love... |
Tracy | ||
| Barnaby Jones Barnaby Jones Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. A spin-off from Cannon, the show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement... |
Kathy Cooper | Made a second appearance in 1977, as 'Peggy Giroux' | |
| 1976 | Hawaii Five-0 | Molly Taggert | Made a second appearance in 1977, same character |
| Jigsaw John | Virginia Sand | ||
| 1977 | The Amazing Howard Hughes The Amazing Howard Hughes The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh.... |
Billie Dove Billie Dove Billie Dove was an American actress.-Early life and career:She was born as Bertha Bohny in New York City to Charles and Bertha Bohny who were Swiss immigrants. As a teen, she worked as a model to help support her family and was hired at the age of 15 by Florenz Ziegfeld to appear in his Ziegfeld... |
TV movie |
| The Streets of San Francisco The Streets of San Francisco The Streets of San Francisco is a 1970s television police drama filmed on location in San Francisco, California, and produced by Quinn Martin Productions, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros... |
Carol Revson | ||
| 1978 | Stranger in Our House aka Summer of Fear Summer of Fear Stranger in Our House is a 1978 television horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring Linda Blair... |
Julia Trent | TV movie |
| 1979 | Murder in Music City aka The Country Western Murders | Samantha Hunt | TV movie |
| A Man Called Sloane | Michele Blake | ||
| 1980 | Kenny Rogers as the Gambler | Jennie Reed | TV movie |
| My Wife Next Door | Lisa Pallick | Pilot for proposed TV series | |
| The Secret War of Jackie’s Girls | Casey McCann | TV movie | |
| 1981 | The Girl, the Gold Watch and Dynamite | Bonnie Lee Beaumont | TV movie and pilot for proposed TV series |
| Killing at Hell’s Gate | Jane Pasco | TV movie | |
| 1982 | The Phoenix The Phoenix (1982 TV series) The Phoenix is a 1982 television series starring Judson Scott which was on ABC for about one month. The plot revolved around an ancient extraterrestrial named Bennu of the Golden Light, who is discovered in a sarcophagus in Peru and awakened in the 20th Century... |
Cindy Houghton | |
| 1985 | Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network.... |
Goldie Morris | |
| Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,... |
Joanna Benson | Made four additional appearances in 1986, 1989 and 1994, various characters | |
| My Wicked, Wicked Ways...the Legend of Errol Flynn | Olivia de Havilland Olivia de Havilland Olivia Mary de Havilland is a British American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1946 and 1949. She is the elder sister of actress Joan Fontaine. The sisters are among the last surviving leading ladies from Hollywood of the 1930s.-Early life:Olivia de Havilland... |
TV movie | |
| Hollywood Beat Hollywood Beat Hollywood Beat was a mid-1980s American television police drama starring Jack Scalia, Jay Acovone, Edward Winter and John Matuszak.-Cast:* Jack Scalia as Det. Nick McCarren* Jay Acavone as Det. Jack Rado* John Matuszak as George Grinsky... |
Maggie | ||
| 1986 | Betrayed by Innocence | Sharon DeLeon | TV movie |
| 1987 | Matlock Matlock (TV series) Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar... |
Andrea Colter | |
| MacGyver MacGyver MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles... |
Shadow | ||
| 1988 | To Heal a Nation | Sandie | TV movie |
| The Incredible Hulk Returns The Incredible Hulk Returns The Incredible Hulk Returns is a 1988 TV movie loosely based on the Marvel comic books that serves as a continuation of the popular television series. In it, Dr. David Banner has nearly cured himself from being the Hulk... |
Maggie Shaw | TV movie | |
| Jake and the Fatman Jake and the Fatman Jake 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... |
Pamela Parker | ||
| 1989 | Simon & Simon Simon & Simon Simon & Simon is an American detective television series starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker.-History:The original 1978 pilot called Pirate's Key was set in Florida... |
Colleen Huntley/Missy Taylor | |
| 1990 | Shades of LA | Alex Taylor | |
| 1991 | Long Road Home | Bessie Robertson | TV movie |
| 1994 | Secret Sins of the Father | Ann Thielman | TV movie |
| 1995 | Due South Due South Due South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie... |
Louise St. Laurent | Made five additional appearances in 1995 and 1996, same character |
| Dazzle | Red | TV movie | |
| The Magic of Christmas | Herself | Holiday special | |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction is an American television anthology series created by Lynn Lehmann, presented by Dick Clark Productions, and produced and aired by the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. Each episode featured five stories, all of which appeared to defy logic, and some of which were... |
Dr. Kim O'Farrell | |
| 1998 | Promised Land Promised land The Promised Land is a term used to describe the land promised or given by God, according to the Hebrew Bible, to the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob. The promise is firstly made to Abraham and then renewed to his son Isaac, and to Isaac's son Jacob , Abraham's grandson... |
Beth Hixon | |
| Malaika aka Tons of Trouble | Molly DeMornay | TV movie | |
| Christmas in Hollywood | Herself | Holiday special | |
| 2010 | Persons Unknown | Eleanor Sullivan | Mini-series. Five appearances |
Special projects
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Road to Freedom: L. Ron Hubbard and Friends | Herself (singer) | Video short and record album |
| 1987 | A Woman's Guide to Firearms | Herself | Instructional video |
| 1988 | The Married Couple | Video short | |
| 1992 | The Joke | Jane | 35mm short |
| How to Use Dianetics: A Visual Guidebook to the Human Mind | Video short | ||
| 1996 | Orientation: A Scientology Information Film | LRH Communicator | Video short |
| 1997 | This World, Then the Fireworks | ADR work (additional dialogue recording) | |
| 2006 | White Picket Fence | Bonnie Durley | Super 16mm short |