Pamela Susan Shoop
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Pamela Susan Shoop | |
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| Born | June 7, 1948 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Pamela Shoop |
| Alma mater | Westlake School for Girls Beverly Hills High School Phillips Academy University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Actress Author |
| Years active | 1969–1996; 2006 |
| Known for | Halloween II |
| Television | Return to Peyton Place |
| Spouse | Terrance A. Sweeney (1987-present) |
| Parent | General Clarence A. Shoop & Julie Bishop |
| Website | pamelasusanshoop |
Pamela Susan Shoop (born June 7, 1948) is an American character actress in film and on television. She often appeared in shows created by Glen A. Larson.
Shoop's best known film role was in the 1981 horror film Halloween II, as Karen, a nurse. She appeared in the pilot episode of Knight Rider ("Knight of the Phoenix") and later on in the season four premiere ("Knight of the Juggernaut"). She also appeared in the pilot episode of Magnum, P.I. She also starred in NBC's "Return to Peyton Place" as Allison McKinzie #2 from 1973-1974.
Other guest appearances include The Mod Squad, B. J. and the Bear, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Simon & Simon, Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk and Murder, She Wrote. Shoop's last credited appearance was a 1996 episode of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, but she continues to attend conventions associated with films in which she appeared. She appeared in the 2006 DVD release Halloween: 25 Years of Terror.
Personal life
Shoop is the daughter of Gen. Clarence A. Shoop, a test pilot who flew for Howard Hughes and later became vice president of Hughes Aircraft (died 1968) and actress Julie Bishop[1] (died 2001), both deceased.
In 1987, she married Terrance Sweeney, a former Jesuit priest.[2] Together, they authored What God Hath Joined (ISBN 034538203X).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Changes | Student Hippie Sculptress | (voice, uncredited) |
| 1972 | Frog Story (Short) | Frog girl | |
| 1977 | Empire of the Ants | Coreen Bradford | (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1978 | The One Man Jury | Wendy Sommerset | (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Karen Bailey | |
| 2006 | Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (Video Documentary) | Herself | |
| 2013 | The Night She Came Home!! (Video Documentary) | Herself |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | The Interns (TV Series) | Janet Keller | Episode "Mondays Can Be Fatal" (1.10) |
| 1972 | Night Gallery (TV Series) | Mrs. Foster | Episode "The Sins of the Fathes/Youj Can't Get Help Like That Anymore" (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1972 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) | Muriel Davis | Episode "The Corruptor" (7.23) |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) | Patty Lewis | Episode "The Bear That Didn't Get Up" (1.7) (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1972 | Mannix (TV Series) | Jan Lachlan | Episode "To Kill a Memory" (6.7) (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1972 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) | Carol Bridgewater | Episode "Crime Club" (5.11) (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1973-1974 | Return to Peyton Place (TV Series) | Alison MacKenzie Tate #2 | |
| 1976 | Switch (TV Series) | Sue Zirk | Episode "Before the Holocaust" (1.19) (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1976 | Gemini Man (TV Mini-Series) | Barby | Episode "Sam Casey, Sam Casey" (1.3) |
| 1976 | Emergency! (TV Series) | Marcia Emerson | Episode "That Time of Year" (6.4) (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1976 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) | Magda | Episode "The Feminum Mystique: Part 1" (1.5) (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1976 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) | Magda | Episode "The Feminum Mystique: Part 2" (1.6) (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1977 | Keeper of the Wild (TV Series) | Holly James | Episode (1.1) |
| 1977 | Code R (TV Series) | Debbie Payton | Episode "Beauty and the Beach" (1.10) |
| 1977 | 79 Park Avenue (TV Mini-Series) | Angie Harding | |
| 1978 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) | Carol Abrams | Episode "Terror in Times Square (1.6) (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1978 | Kaz (TV Series) | Laura Colcourt | Episode "A Fine Romance" (1.9) |
| 1979 | Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) | IFB Interviewer | Episode "The Man With Nine Lives" (1.15) |
| 1979 | Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (TV Movie) | Betty Denton | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) | Tangie | Episode "Vegas in Space" (1.3) |
| 1979 | Vega$ (TV Series) | Maryann Silverton | Episode "Runaway" (2.4) |
| 1979 | B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) | Alison Spencer | Episode "Silent Night, Unholy Night" (2.12) |
| 1979 | CHiPs ( TV Series) | Alice Piermont | Episode "Christmas Watch" (3.15) |
| 1980 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) | Tangie | Episode "A Blast for Buck" (1.14) (uncredited) (archive footage) |
| 1980 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) | Jennifer Fair | Episode "School for Assassins" (12.12) |
| 1980 | Vega$ (TV Series) | Maryann Silverton | Episode "The Private Eye Connection" (2.11) |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 (TV Series) | Dorothy Carlyle | Episode "Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 1 (1.1) |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) | Alice Cook | Episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (1.1) |
| 1980 | B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) | Dolly Reed | Episode "The Fast and the Furious: Part 1" (3.3) |
| 1980 | B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) | Dolly Reed | Episode "The Fast and the Furious: Part 2 (3.4) |
| 1981 | Fitz and Bones (TV Series) | Episode "To Kill a Ghost" (1.3) | |
| 1981 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) | Mira Dutton | Episode "Lillian Russell/The Lagoon" (5.8) |
| 1981 | CHiPs (TV Series) | Chickee | Episode "Mitchell & Woods" (5.12) |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) | Rhonda Starr | Episode "The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda" (1.2) (as Pamela Shoop) |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) | Maggie | Episode "Knight of the Phoenix" (1.1) |
| 1982 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) | Marnie Greer | Episode "Bail and Bond" (2.1) |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker (TV Series) | Sheila Benson | Episode "A Cry for Help" (2.9) |
| 1983 | Fame (TV Series) | Nancy | Episode "Relationships" (2.13) |
| 1983 | Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV Series) | Sister Teresa / Brigid Harrington | Episode "Force of Habit" (1.16) |
| 1983 | The Rousters (TV Movie) | Trish Callahan | |
| 1983 | The Rousters (TV Series) | Trish Callahan | Episode "The Rousters" (1.1) |
| 1984 | Masquerade (TV Series) | Episode "Oil" (1.7) (as Pamela Shoop) | |
| 1984 | Whiz Kids (TV Series) | Marcie | Episode "The Sufi Project" (1.15) |
| 1985 | I Had Three Wives (TV Series) | Vicki | Episode "Bedtime Stories" (1.3) |
| 1985 | Knight Rider (TV Series) | Marta Simmons | Episode "Knight of the Juggernaut" (4.1) |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Carla Quite | Episode "Fast Food for Thought" (3.12) |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) | Katie McCallum | Episode "Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1" (3.1) |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) | Katie McCallum | Episode "Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2" (3.2) |
| 1987 | The Law and Harry McGraw (TV Series) | Episode "Mr. Chapman, I Presume?" (1.3) | |
| 1987 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) | Jenny Burgess | Episode "Deep Water Death" (6.13) |
| 1988 | The Highway (TV Series) | Dr. Chadway | Episode "Send in the Clones" (1.5) |
| 1988 | Simon & Simon (1988) | Beth Eastwick | Episode "Beauty and Deceased" (8.1) |
| 1991 | Dragnet (TV Series) | Sue Cunningham | Episode "Armored Truck 211s" (1.20) |
| 1992 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) | Dorothy Porter | Episode "Badge of Honor" (8.21) |
| 1992 | Dangerous Curves (TV Series) | Stella | Episode "Old Acquaintance" (2.5) |
| 1996 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV Series) | Dr. Jennifer Harmon | Episode "Dark Vision" (4.1) |
Books
| Year | Author | Book | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13, 1993 | Pamela Susan Shoop (as Pamela Shoop Sweeney)
Terrance Sweeney (as Terrance A. Sweeney) |
What God Hath Joined: the Real Life Love Story that Shook the Catholic Church | Ballantine Books | Hardcover / Paperback |
References
- ^ "Beauty is back". The Christian Science Monitor. February 26, 1979. p. B12.
His fans will do a double take when Julie Bishop Bergin joins look-alike redhead daughter, actress Pamela Susan Shoop
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Emmy Award-Winning Priest Weds Actress Who Was His Parishioner". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1987. pp. Metro, 2. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
