Pamela Gidley
| Pamela Gidley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pamela Catherine Gidley June 11, 1965 Methuen, Massachusetts, USA |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1986–2006 |
| Spouse | James Lew (2005–2008) (divorced) |
| Partner | Jimmy Lovine (?–?) |
Pamela Catherine Gidley (born June 11, 1965) is an American actress and model.
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[edit] Early life
Gidley was born in Methuen, Massachusetts but was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire (Salem, New Hampshire)[clarification needed] and the youngest of the family with four older brothers. After she graduated high school, she moved to New York and while walking down a street in Manhattan, she was discovered by a modeling agent. She won the Wilhemina Modeling Agency's "Most Beautiful Girl in the World" contest on 12 March 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.[1]
[edit] Career
Gidley has appeared in film and television. She has acted alongside several Hollywood stars including Keanu Reeves, Josh Brolin, Melanie Griffith and Jon Cryer. She made her acting debut in the 1986 film Thrashin'. She has appeared in several films of the eighties including Dudes, Permanent Record, The Blue Iguana, and the cult sci-fi classic Cherry 2000. Gidley has starred in many films throughout the nineties including Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, a film version of the short-lived television series, Disturbed, alongside Malcolm McDowell, Highway to Hell, along side Patrick Bergin and an early role for Ben Stiller, the comedy Jane Austen's Mafia!, the comedy horror Aberration, a film in which she starred in the lead role and Kiss & Tell, a film in which Gidley also served as producer.[1] In 2000, she appeared in the family comedy The Little Vampire. She has not starred in a film since 2005, her most recent film to date is the direct-to-video comedy Cake Boy.
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 MacGyver. She had the recurring role of "Brigitte Parker" in The Pretender. Her character was the first to be introduced on the shows official website before any of the episodes had aired. [2] She played another recurring character, Teri Miller on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, she appeared in the shows first, and third seasons.[3] She starred as "Audrey Westin" in the short-lived mystery series Strange Luck which only lasted one season. Her other television credits include Crime Story, Tour of Duty, the serial drama Skin which was cancelled after just eight episodes, and she guest starred in an episode of The Closer which was her final appearance as an actress at present.
She directed and wrote the 2004 short film I Just Forgot.
[edit] Personal life
She was married to martial arts actor James Lew from 2005 to 2008 when they divorced. She has recently started her own line of jewellery and owns a store called "Gidley's Glitter".[4]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Thrashin' | Chrissy | |
| 1987 | Dudes | Elyse | |
| Cherry 2000 | Cherry 2000 | ||
| 1988 | Permanent Record | Kim | |
| The Blue Iguana | Dakota | ||
| 1990 | Blue Heat | Haley | |
| Disturbed | Sandy Ramirez | ||
| 1991 | Liebestraum | Jane Kessler | |
| Highway to Hell | Clara | ||
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Teresa Banks | |
| Love is Like That | Eloise | ||
| 1994 | Paper Hearts | Samantha | other title: Cheatin' Hearts |
| Free Fall | Katy Mazur | ||
| S.F.W. | Janet Streeter | ||
| The Crew | Jennifer Pierce | ||
| 1996 | Bombshell | Melinda Clark | |
| The Little Death | Kelly Hannon | ||
| Kiss & Tell | Beta Carotene | also producer | |
| 1997 | The Maze | Bertha | |
| Aberration | Amy Harding/Alex Langdon | ||
| 1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia! | Pepper Gianini | |
| The Treat | Dolly | ||
| 1999 | Liar's Poker | Linda | |
| 2000 | The Little Vampire | Dottie Tohmpson | |
| 2001 | Puzzled | Susan | |
| True Blue | Beck | ||
| 2002 | Luster | Alyssa | |
| Landspeed | Linda Fincher | ||
| 2005 | Cake Boy | Becky | direct-to-video |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | MacGyver | Gina | 1 episode: "Final Approach" |
| 1987 | Crime Story | Teddi Butler | 1 episode: "Love Hurts" |
| 1987-1988 | Tour of Duty | Lt. Nikki Raines | 3 episodes: "Nowhere to Run", "Angel of Mercy", "The Hill" |
| 1988 | Glory Days | Diane | Television film |
| 1990 | Blue Bayou | Deanie Fortenot Serulla | Television film |
| 1992 | Angel Street | Det. Dorothy Paretsky | Television film |
| Angel Street | Detective Dorothy Paretsky | unknown episodes | |
| 1995-1996 | Strange Luck | Audrey Westin | 15 episodes |
| 1997-2000 | The Pretender | Brigitte Parker | recurring role; 17 episodes |
| 1998 | Man Made | Kitty | Television film |
| 2000 | Goodbye Casanova | Hilly | Television film |
| 2000-2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Teri Miller | recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2003-2004 | Skin | Barbara Goldman | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | The Closer | Annilisa Mundy | 1 episode: "Head Over Heels" |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Pamela Gidley Biography". hollywoodpoker.com. http://www.hollywoodpoker.com/green-room/celebrity-poker/biographies/pamela-gidley.html. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Biography for Pamela Gidley". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317293/bio. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Pamela Gidley as Teri Miller". csiguide.com. http://www.csiguide.com/castdetail.aspx?csi=15. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Pamela Gidley". yuddy.com. http://www.yuddy.com/newYuddy/articles/television/pamela-gidley.html. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
[edit] External links
- Pamela Gidley at the Internet Movie Database
- Pamela Gidley on Myspace
- Pamela Gidley website (unofficial)
