Pamela Gordon (actress)

Pamela Gordon
Born(1937-04-08)April 8, 1937
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 21, 2003(2003-09-21) (aged 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeMount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
EducationCarnegie Mellon University
Occupationactress
SpouseMarc Wedner
Children2

Pamela Gordon Wedner (stage name Pamela Gordon, 8 April 1937[1] – 21 September 2003) was an American film and stage actress.[2] She was particularly known for her short height and deep, gravelly voice.[3]

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[1] Gordon acted in local theater as a child.[3] She attended Bennington College, and then Carnegie Mellon University where she received a B.A. in dramatic arts.[2]

She was a member of the Actors Studio. In 1961, she moved to California. She worked in television, film, commercials, and live theatre. Gordon acted in Padua Hills Playwrights’ Festival productions,[3] an experimental Los Angeles–based theatre group that was originally active from 1980s through 1995.

Her films include Frances (1982), Weird Science (1985), Another Day in Paradise (1998) and Chuck & Buck (2000).

She was acting in Harvey at the Laguna Playhouse six weeks before she died, aged 66.[2] She died of esophageal cancer and the complication of pulmonary failure.[3]

Gordon was married to Marc Wedner for 43 years.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Frances Mental Patient
1985 Weird Science Wyatt's Mother
1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side Kane's People
1988 The Night Before Burly Waitress
1991 To the Moon, Alice Fushsia Woman Short
1993 Reckless Kelly Hollywood Policewoman
1993 Bloodstone: Subspecies II Mummy Direct-to-video
1994 Bloodlust: Subspecies III Mummy Direct-to-video
1994 The Road Killers Clerk
1997 Star Maps Customer
1998 Another Day in Paradise Waitress
1999 My Favorite Martian Scientist
1999 Catfish in Black Bean Sauce Jasmine Voice
1999 Ladies Room Dorothy Short
1999 Buddy Boy Marilyn
1999 Starry Night Margot
1999 Deadtime Baker Short
2000 Chuck & Buck Buck's Mom
2000 Everything Put Together Nurse A
2000 Destiny Stalled Mrs. Short
2000 Grand Central Lady with the Rose Short
2000 Might as Well Be Swing Barbara Short
2000 Freud and Darwin Sitting in a Tree Grandmother Short
2001 Wrong Way to Sundance Colleen's Mom
2002 The Dogwalker Betsy
2002 Stealing Harvard Loretta
2003 The Technical Writer Camille
2003 Baadasssss! Ethel

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1974 The Last Angry Man Mrs. O'Brien TV movie
1985 The Twilight Zone Second Shopper Episode: Shatterday
Segment "A Little Peace and Quiet"
1985 Hill Street Blues Apartment Manager Episode: "In the Belly of the Bus"
1987 Santa Barbara Bertha / Bag Lady 3 episodes
1989 Tales from the Crypt Old Crone Episode: "Only Sin Deep"
1991 The Flash Morgue Attendant Episode: "Good Night, Central City"
1991 Crazy from the Heart Winifred TV movie
1992 The Wonder Years Miss Harrelson Episode: "Of Mastodons and Men"
1994 Frasier Marvella Episode: "Travels with Martin"
1994 My So-Called Life Waitress Episode: "Father Figures"
1994 ER Regina 2 episodes
1995 Alien Nation: Body and Soul Dr. Adrian Tivoli TV movie
1998 Buddy Faro Velma Fleckner Episode: "Touched by an Amnesiac"
1999 Wasteland Agnes Episode: "Death Becomes Her"
1999 Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane Mrs. Milch Episode: "The Advice"
1999 Freaks and Geeks Chain Smoking Woman Episode: "Tricks and Treats"
1999 Time of Your Life Adele Episode: "The Time the Millennium Approached"
2000 The X-Files Proprietor Episode: "Theef"
2000 Charmed Amanda Episode: "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans"
2000 The West Wing Woman in Bar Episode: "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I
2001 Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Law Office Receptionist Episode: "An Eye for a Finger"
2001 That's Life Mrs. Alvatroni 2 episodes
2001 The King of Queens Enid / Judy 2 episodes
2001 NYPD Blue Whack Job Episode: "Two Clarks in a Bar"
2002 The Nightmare Room Madame Zora Episode: "My Name Is Evil"

References

  1. ^ a b "Pamela Gordon". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Pamela Gordon Wedner". Variety. 22 September 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Don Shirley (24 Sep 2003). "Pamela Gordon, 66; Petite Actress With Deep Voice Was a Fixture of L.A. Theater". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 Oct 2023.