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]
Pamela Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1937 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 2003 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | actress |
| Spouse | Marc Wedner |
| Children | 2 |
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
editFilm
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Pamela Gordon Wedner". Variety. 22 September 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ 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.