Gwen Welles
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Born | Gwen Goldberg March 4, 1951 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | October 13, 1993 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 42)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1969–1993 |
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Gwen Welles (born Gwen Goldberg, March 4, 1951 – October 13, 1993)[1] was an American actress.
Early years
Gwen Welles was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as Gwen Goldberg.[1] She was the daughter of clothing designer Rebecca Welles[2] and Barton Goldberg; her sisters were Elizabeth (Betsy) Goldberg Welles and Lori Yarom.[1] Welles attended Vassar College.[1] When she was 17, she worked as a dress salesperson.[2]
Career
Welles's film debut was in A Safe Place (1971).
Personal life
Welles was an advocate of yoga, usually meditating 20–30 minutes twice a day.[2]
During her three years in France, she lived with Roger Vadim. She told newspaper columnist Earl Wilson, "I was very naive. I was about 20. I was so in love with him. I would sulk for two hours, I would go to pieces, if he gave me a wrong look."[4] During her time in Paris, she posed for a set of nude photographs for a magazine to earn money to remain there another year. She also was injured in an automobile accident.[4] She married Harris Yulin.[1]
Death
Welles died from bowel cancer in 1993 at age 42. Donna Deitch directed An Angel On My Shoulder, a documentary about Welles' illness in 1992, which appeared at the IFC's Lesbian and Gay film festival in August 1998.[5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1969 | Ironside | Pam | "Up, Down and Even" |
1971 | A Safe Place | Bari | |
1972 | Hellé | Hellé | |
1973 | Hit! | Sherry Nielson | |
1974 | California Split | Susan Peters | |
1975 | Nashville | Sueleen Gay | |
1977 | Between the Lines | Laura | |
1977 | Baretta | Vicki | "Somebody Killed Cock Robin" |
1983 | Star 80 | Leann | |
1983 | Fantasy Island
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Mitzi | 1 episode |
1984 | An All Consuming Passion | Joylee | Video |
1985 | Desert Hearts | Gwen | |
1986 | The Men's Club | Redhead | |
1986 | Nobody's Fool | Shirley | |
1988 | Sticky Fingers | Marcie | |
1989 | New Year's Day | Annie | |
1990 | Eating | Sophie | |
1991 | The Disco Years | Melissa | Short |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Gwen Welles, 42, Dies; Actress in 'Nashville'". The New York Times. October 16, 1993.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gwen Welles; Actress Played Singer in 'Nashville'". The Los Angeles Times. October 12, 1993. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The modern way of dying". The Irish Times. August 14, 1998. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
External links
- Gwen Welles at IMDb
- Gwen Welles at AllMovie
- "Gwen Welles". Getty Images.