Pamela Gidley
Pamela Gidley | |
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Born | Pamela Catherine Gidley June 11, 1965 Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | April 16, 2018 Seabrook, New Hampshire, U.S. | (aged 52)
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 1986–2014 |
Spouse |
Pamela Catherine Gidley (June 11, 1965
Gidley is also known for her roles in television series, including Strange Luck as Audrey Weston (1995–1996), and her recurring role as Brigitte on The Pretender (1997–2000).
Life and career
Gidley was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, and raised in Salem, New Hampshire, the third of four siblings and the only daughter. She had two older brothers, Glenn and Daniel, and one younger brother, Brian.[1]
She won the Wilhemina Modeling Agency's "Most Beautiful Girl in the World" contest on March 12, 1985, in Sydney, Australia. As her modeling career had taken off, Gidley studied acting at the New York Academy of Dramatic Art under actress and acting teacher Stella Adler, who ran the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career in acting.[2]
Gidley made her acting debut in the 1986 film
Gidley is perhaps best known for her roles in television series. Her first appearance in television was in an episode of the action adventure series
She starred as Audrey Westin in the short-lived mystery series
Death
Gidley died at her home in Seabrook, New Hampshire, on April 16, 2018, aged 52.[4][5] The cause of death had not been made public as of April 30, 2018.[6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Thrashin'
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Chrissy | |
1987 | Dudes | Elyse | |
1987 | Cherry 2000 | Cherry 2000 | |
1988 | The Blue Iguana | Dakota | |
1988 | Permanent Record | Kim | |
1990 | The Last of the Finest | Haley | |
1990 | Disturbed | Sandy Ramirez | |
1991 | Highway to Hell | Clara | |
1991 | Liebestraum | Jane Kessler | |
1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Teresa Banks | |
1992 | Love Is Like That | Eloise | |
1993 | Paper Hearts | Samantha | |
1994 | Freefall | Katy Mazur | |
1994 | S.F.W. | Janet Streeter | |
1994 | The Crew | Jennifer Pierce | |
1996 | The Little Death | Kelly Hannon | |
1997 | Aberration | Amy Harding / Alex Langdon | |
1997 | Kiss & Tell
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Beta Carotene | |
1997 | Bombshell | Melinda Clark | |
1997 | The Maze | Bertha | |
1998 | Mafia! | Pepper Gianini | |
1998 | The Treat | Dolly | |
1999 | Liar's Poker | Linda | |
2000 | The Little Vampire | Dottie Thompson | |
2000 | Goodbye Casanova | Hilly | |
2001 | True Blue | Beck | |
2001 | Puzzled | Susan | |
2002 | Luster | Alyssa | |
2002 | Landspeed | Linda Fincher | |
2005 | Cake Boy | Becky | Direct-to-video |
2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Teresa Banks | archive footage from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
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Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | MacGyver | Gina | Episode: "Final Approach" |
1987 | Crime Story
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Teddi Butler | Episode: "Love Hurts" |
1987–1988 | Tour of Duty | Lieutenant Nikki Raines | Episodes: "Nowhere to Run", "Angel of Mercy", "The Hill" |
1988 | Glory Days | Diane | TV film |
1990 | Blue Bayou | Deanie Fortenot Serulla | TV film |
1992 | Angel Street | Detective Dorothy Paretsky | TV film |
1992 | Angel Street | Main role | |
1995–1996 | Strange Luck | Audrey Westin | Main role, 17 episodes |
1997–2000 | The Pretender | Brigitte | Recurring role, 17 episodes |
1998 | Man Made | Kitty | TV film |
2000–2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Teri Miller | 5 episodes |
2000 | Goodbye Casanova | Hilly | TV film |
2003–2004 | Skin | Barbara Goldman | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
2006 | The Closer | Annalisa Mundy | Episode: "Head Over Heels" |
Documentary
- 1997 Scratch the Surface
- 2014 Moving Through Time: Fire Walk with Me Memories (Video short)
References
- ^ a b "Pamela Gidley Obituary (1965 - 2018) - Hampton, NH". The Portsmouth Herald. April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ a b "Pamela Gidley Celebrity Poker Player At Hollywood Poker". HollywoodPoker.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ "Pamela Gidley as Teri Miller". CSI Guide. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ Lachasse, Jérôme (April 23, 2018). "L'actrice de Twin Peaks Pamela Gidley est morte à l'âge de 52 ans" [Twin Peaks Actress Pamela Gidley Dies Aged 52]. BFM TV (in French). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Pamela C. Gidley Obituary". Remick & Gendron Funeral Home - Hampton, NH. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Twin Peaks: Teresa Banks actress Pamela Gidley dies, aged 52". BBC Online. April 30, 2018. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
External links
- Pamela Gidley at IMDb