Wendy Phillips
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Wendy Phillips | |
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Phillips and Mitchell Ryan in Executive Suite, 1976. | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1975–present |
Wendy Phillips (born January 2, 1952) is an American actress, noted for playing David Selby's character's last wife, Lauren Daniels, during the final season of Falcon Crest and for playing Gerald McRaney's wife, Claire Greene, on both Touched by an Angel and Promised Land. Other television series in which she has been a featured player have included A Year in the Life, The Robert Guillaume Show,[1] Homefront and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Among her film works, there is a role in Airplane II: The Sequel and also in Bugsy.
Phillips was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Wendell Phillips and Jean Shelton, both of whom are actors and acting teachers.[2]
In 2020, Phillips was a guest on the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Fraternity Row | Betty Ann | |
1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Mary | |
1988 | Midnight Run | Gail | |
1988 | From Hollywood to Deadwood | Monolith Secretary | |
1989 | The Wizard | Christine Bateman | |
1991 | Hard Time Romance | ||
1991 | Bugsy | Esta Siegel | |
2001 | I Am Sam | Miss Wright | |
2002 | My Femme Lady | Mom | Short film |
2004 | Marty and Sven | Therapist | Short film |
2006 | Friends with Money | Fundraiser Host | |
2007 | Rendition | Samantha | |
2009 | Vocabular Delectations | Muse Martha | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Death Be Not Proud | Mary Wilson | TV movie |
1975 | One of Our Own | Debbie Hinshaw | TV movie |
1976–1977 | Executive Suite | Stacey Walling | 18 episodes |
1978–1979 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Lacey Brown | 10 episodes |
1979 | Paris | Dina Novotny | Episode: "Pawn" |
1979 | Lou Grant | Nell Wheeler | Episode: "Frame-Up" |
1979 | The Last Resort | Sandy | Episode: "Girlfriends" |
1980 | B. J. and the Bear | Officer Tracy McBain | Episode: "The 18-Wheel Rip-Off" |
1980 | The Love Tapes | Lisa Del Monte | TV movie |
1981 | CHiPs | Joanne | Episode: "The Killer Indy" |
1982 | Trapper John, M.D. | Laura Johnson | Episode: "42" |
1982 | Taxi | Heather | Episode: "The Road Not Taken: Part 1" |
1982 | Paper Dolls | TV movie | |
1984 | Partners in Crime | Shirley Hamner | Episode: "The Hottest Guy in Town" |
1984 | Shattered Vows | TV movie | |
1984 | St. Elsewhere | Diane Hassett | Episode: "Fade to White" |
1984 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Mrs. Roberts | Episode: "Thanksgiving Day" |
1985 | The Twilight Zone | Mom | Episode: "The Uncle Devil Show" |
1986 | Amazing Stories | Barbara Lynn | Episode: "The Sitter" |
1986 | Fuzzbucket | Mom | TV movie |
1986 | A Year in the Life | Anne Gardner-Maxwell | TV miniseries |
1987 | Matlock | Paula Campbell | Episode: "The Court-Martial: Part 1" Episode: "The Court-Martial: Part 2" |
1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Nancy Dalton | Episode: "Murder, She Spoke" |
1987 | Baby Girl Scott | TV movie | |
1987–1988 | A Year in the Life | Anne Gardner-Maxwell | 22 episodes |
1989 | The Gifted One | Sarah Grant | TV movie |
1989 | The Robert Guillaume Show | Ann Sherr | 12 episodes |
1989–1990 | Falcon Crest | Lauren Sharpe Daniels Channing | 20 episodes |
1990 | Appearances | Marie Danzig | TV movie |
1990 | Lifestories | Mrs. Hawkins | Episode: "The Hawkins Family" |
1991–1993 | Homefront | Anne Metcalf | 42 episodes |
1994 | MacShayne: Winner Takes All | Hannah Foss | TV movie |
1994 | MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice | Hannah Foss | TV movie |
1994 | The Stand | Lisa Hull | Episode: "The Plague" |
1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Karen Fielder | Episode: "Murder Most Vial" |
1994 | Touched by an Angel | Ruth Ann Russell | Episode: "The Southbound Bus" |
1995 | The Commish | Emily Sherman | Episode: "The Johnny Club" |
1995 | Picket Fences | Janine Barrett | Episode: "The Song of Rome" |
1995 | Fast Company | Paula Stone | TV movie |
1996 | Home of the Brave | Claire Greene | TV movie |
1996 | Heroine of Hell | Margaret | TV movie |
1996 | Savannah | Lucille Richards | 9 episodes |
1996 | The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | Babs Honeywell | TV movie |
1996 | A Season in Purgatory | Luanne Utley | TV movie |
1996 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Karen | Episode: "Too Soon for Jeff" |
1996–1998 | Touched by an Angel | Claire Greene | 6 episodes |
1996–1999 | Promised Land | Claire Greene | 67 episodes |
2000 | Family Law | Ruth Crowley | Episode: "Are You My Father?" |
2000 | The Beach Boys: An American Family | TV movie | |
2000 | Strong Medicine | Michelle Freid | Episode: "Brainchild" |
2001 | Charmed | Sister Agnes | Episode: "Charmed Again: Part 2" |
2002 | For the People | Alice Benedict | Episode "Pilot" |
2002 | MDs | Mrs. Farrell | Episode: "Cruel and Unusual" |
2003 | Presidio Med | Louise Altman | Episode: "Breathless" |
2003 | Joan of Arcadia | Brenda Jameson | Episode: "Touch Move" |
2003 | ER | Mrs. Lambright | Episode: "Missing" |
2004 | Life on Liberty Street | Lucy Zane | TV movie |
2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Diane Shields | Episode: "Homecoming" |
2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Diane Shields | Episode: "The Vanishing" |
2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Shelley Green | 4 episodes |
2006–2011 | Big Love | Peg Embry | 15 episodes |
2008 | The Closer | Patricia Simmons | Episode: "Speed Bump" |
2009 | Bones | Abby Chevaleer | Episode: "The Goop on the Girl" |
2018 | SEAL Team | Linda Hayes | Episodes: "The Worst of Conditions", "All That Matters" |
2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show | Herself | Stu-D2 1138 on the Binary Sunset Sith
(Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon) |
References
- ^ Finke, Nikki (April 5, 1989). "It's Not Just Another Sitcom : Robert Guillaume Says New Show's Interracial Romance 'No Big Deal'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Wendy Phillips Biography (1952–)". Filmreference.com.
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