Pamela Salem | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 January 1944 |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg University Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television actress |
| Known for | Into the Labyrinth(1981-82) EastEnders (1988-89) Doctor Who |
| Spouse |
Michael O'Hagan
(m. 1983; died 2017) |
Pamela Fortunee Salem (born 22 January 1944) is a British film and television actress of Anglo-Indian descent. She was born in Bombay, India, and educated at Heidelberg University in Germany and later at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.[1][2]
Career
Television
Salem is known for her co-starring role in the early 1980s ITV children's fantasy series Into the Labyrinth as the evil witch Belor,[3] and her late 1980s guest role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as shady mafia affiliate Joanne Francis.[4] She has also been seen in two adventures of Doctor Who: as Toos in The Robots of Death (1977)[5] and as Professor Rachel Jensen in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988),[6] a role she reprised for Big Finish Productions' officially licensed audio drama spin-off series Counter Measures.[7] She was also heard as one of the many voices of Xoanon in The Face of Evil (1977).[8] She had auditioned for the role of the Fourth Doctor's companion Leela but the role went to Louise Jameson. Salem also had a recurring role in the British sitcom French Fields from 1989 to 1991.[9]
Other television guest appearances have included roles in popular British series such as Out of the Unknown, Blake's 7 (as Kara in "Cygnus Alpha", 1978), The Onedin Line, The Professionals (episodes "The Female Factor", 1978, and "Fall Girl", 1978), Howards' Way, Ever Decreasing Circles, Tripods, episodes of All Creatures Great and Small as Zoe Bennett; and later on in American series including Magnum, P.I., Party of Five, ER and The West Wing where she played a British prime minister.[1][10][11]
Film
In film, she played the role of Miss Moneypenny in the 'unofficial' 1983 James Bond film Never Say Never Again, starring Sean Connery.[12] She also appeared in Michael Crichton's The First Great Train Robbery (1979, another film which starred Connery), as well as supporting roles in The Bitch (1979), Night Train to Murder (1983), After Darkness (1985), Thirteen at Dinner (1985), Salome (1986), God's Outlaw (1987), Succubus (1987), Gods and Monsters (1998), Quicksand (2002) and April's Shower (2003).[11] She can also be heard as the Queen in the English dub of "Hellsing Ultimate OVA IV" (2008).
Personal life
She was married to the actor Michael O'Hagan until his death on 1 November 2017. They lived in Surfside, Florida.[12]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | No Longer Alone | Actress In TV Studio | |
| 1978 | The First Great Train Robbery | Emily Trent | |
| 1979 | The Bitch | Lynn | |
| 1982 | The Secret of Seagull Island | Carol | |
| 1983 | Never Say Never Again | Miss Moneypenny | |
| 1986 | Salomè | Herodias | |
| 1986 | God's Outlaw | Lady Anne Walsh | |
| 1997 | River Made to Drown In | Lady in Gallery 4 | |
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Sarah Whale | |
| 1998 | Suicide, the Comedy | Winnie | |
| 2002 | Quicksand | Peggy | |
| 2002 | The Book of Eve | Goldie | |
| 2003 | April's Shower | Anna | |
| 2007 | Wide Awake | Mrs. Burns | |
| 2008 | A Necessary Death | Matt's Mother | |
| 2011 | Pig | Narrator | |
| 2019 | Down's Revenge | Mrs. McBride |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Happy Ever After | Miss Grimble | Episode: "Feeling the Pinch" |
| 1971 | Out of the Unknown | Jeanette | Episode: "The Sons and Daughters of Tomorrow" |
| 1971 | Jason King | Alexandra Lanova | Episode: "To Russia with... Panache" |
| 1972 | The Onedin Line | Emma Callon | 2 episodes |
| 1972 | Man at the Top | Jane Wilson | |
| 1972 | The Adventurer | Michele | Episode: "Return to Sender" |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard | Ann Denbury | Episode: "Two Into One Will Go" |
| 1974 | The Carnforth Practice | Dr. Helen Rheinman | 5 episodes |
| 1974 | The Early Life of Stephen Hind | Sarah Bernard | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Van der Valk | Millie Sanger | Episode: "Dead on Arrival" |
| 1977, 1988 | Doctor Who | Rachel / Toos / Xoanon | 9 episodes |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 | Kara | Episode: "Cygnus Alpha" |
| 1978 | Scorpion Tales | Ursula | Episode: "The Great Albert" |
| 1978 | Tycoon | Marjorie Reynolds | Episode: "Personal Account" |
| 1978 | The Professionals | Marikka Schuman / Ann Seaford | 2 episodes |
| 1978–1988 | All Creatures Great and Small | Zoe Bennett | 5 episodes |
| 1979 | General Hospital | Angela Wilding | Episode: "Technical Hitch" |
| 1980 | Flesh and Blood | Jill Cornforth | Episode: "Time of Life" |
| 1980 | Buccaneer | Monica Burton | 13 episodes |
| 1981 | Seagull Island | Carol | 3 episodes |
| 1981–1982 | Into the Labyrinth | Belor | 21 episodes |
| 1981–1984 | Crown Court | Juliet Parkinson | 4 episodes |
| 1982 | Strangers | Helena Russell | Episode: "A Much Underestimated Man" |
| 1983 | The Consultant | Jennifer | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | The Tripods | Countess | 4 episodes |
| 1984 | Ever Decreasing Circles | Sue | Episode: "A Married Man" |
| 1984 | Night Train to Murder | Cousin Zelda | Television film |
| 1985 | Magnum, P.I. | Alyce | Episode: "Deja Vu" |
| 1985 | Thirteen at Dinner | Mrs. Wildburn | Television film |
| 1985 | Lytton's Diary | Isabelle de Montfort | Episode: "The Lady in the Mask" |
| 1986 | Chance in a Million | Cousin Mary | Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner" |
| 1986 | Howards' Way | Mrs. Travis | 3 episodes |
| 1987 | Boon | Davida Duff | Episode: "Credit Where It's Due" |
| 1987 | Succubus | Joy | Television film |
| 1988–1989 | EastEnders | Joanne | 37 episodes |
| 1989–1991 | French Fields | Chantal Moriac | 18 episodes |
| 1990 | El C.I.D. | Lisa | Episode: "A Proper Copper" |
| 1990 | Chain | Vivienne Lynton | Episode: "David Lynton" |
| 1990 | The Paradise Club | Delia Rich | Episode: "Dead Dogs Don't Bark" |
| 1992 | Perfect Scoundrels | Julia Jones | Episode: "The Goodbye Look" |
| 1993 | Then Churchill Said to Me | Baroness Hannah von Thump | Episode: "The Goose Has Landed" |
| 1993 | Don't Leave Me This Way | Sandra Neil | Television film |
| 1996 | ER | Marian Vucelich | Episode: "True Lies" |
| 2000 | Party of Five | Ms. Shaw | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | L/R: Licensed by Royalty | Mrs. Butterfield | Episode: "Gyakuten no hosoku" |
| 2005 | The West Wing | P.M. Maureen Graty | Episode: "The Wake Up Call" |
| 2008 | Hellsing | The Queen | Episode: "Hellsing Ultimate, Vol. 4" |
| 2010 | Big Love | — | Episode: "Under the Roof" |
References
- 1 2 "Pamela Salem". Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "Alumni US - Central School of Speech and Drama, U. of London". alumnius.net. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "Little Gems - Into The Labyrinth". www.thechestnut.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ Price, Annie (13 February 2015). "EastEnders 30th anniversary: A look back at Albert Square's most iconic characters". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Robots of Death - Details". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Remembrance of the Daleks - Details". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ News, Doctor Who. "Big Finish: Counter-Measures". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Face of Evil - Details". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "French Fields - ITV Sitcom - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "Pamela Salem". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- 1 2 "Pamela Salem - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- 1 2 "Interview with Pamela Salem". BBC. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
External links
- Pamela Salem at IMDb
- Audio interview at BBC Wiltshire, September 2005
- Pamela Salem at AllMovie
- Pamela Salem at Rotten Tomatoes