Angel Tompkins | |
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 Tompkins in trailer for I Love My Wife (1970) | |
| Born | 1942 [1] |
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| Years active | 1969–present |
| Known for | I Love My Wife The Teacher |
| Spouse | Ted Lang (m. 1985) |
Angel Tompkins is an American actress and model. She appeared in several films and television shows, and is a Golden Globe nominee. [2] [3]
Angel Tompkins's performance in the comedy I Love My Wife (1970), resulted in her being nominated for a Golden Globe award. [3] Tompkins was featured in the pictorial "Angel" in the February 1972 edition of Playboy ; subsequently, the magazine used her in three more editions, all presumably related to that film promotion. [4]
She appeared in Prime Cut (1972) with Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and Sissy Spacek [5] and Little Cigars (1973) as a gangster's moll who teams up with a gang of little people. She also appeared with Anthony Quinn in The Don Is Dead (1973), with former child star Jay North in The Teacher (1974), and with Bo Svenson in the action sequel Walking Tall Part 2 (1975). Her later films included The One Man Jury (1978), The Bees (1978), Alligator (1980), The Naked Cage (1986), Dangerously Close (1986), and Murphy's Law (1986), opposite Charles Bronson.
In 1987, Tompkins appeared in the comedy film Amazon Women on the Moon and with Ann-Margret in the film A Tiger's Tale , [6] and made her last film appearances in Relentless (1989) and Crack House (1989). She also works in the commercial voice-over field.
On television, Tompkins appeared in the pilot for Search (1972). The pilot was originally titled Probe, but the title was changed to Search due to a PBS program already having that title. She also appeared in several of the early episodes of Search. She appeared in many guest spots on shows such as The Wild Wild West (1968), Mannix (1967), Dragnet (1969 episode "Forgery: (DR-33)"), Bonanza (1970), Police Woman (1970), Kojak (1977), The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978), Three's Company (1978), [7] Knight Rider (1983), and Simon & Simon (1981). Tompkins additionally appeared in the episode "Gallery of Fear" on the Canadian sci-fi program The Starlost .
In 1991, Tompkins was elected the national recording secretary of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). [8] She ran unsuccessfully for president of the guild in 1995. [9] In 1996, she received the most votes for the SAG Hollywood Board of Directors. [10] She ran for president again in 1999, changing her name to Angeltompkins so her name would appear first on the ballot, and came in third. [11] In 2000, she proposed that members of SAG's partner union, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, vote to decertify the union and recertify as part of SAG. [10] She came in fourth in the 2001 SAG election, her fifth attempt. [12]
She has been married to television and film writer/comedy rewriter, venture capitalist, Ted Lang since 1985. They have two children: Troy and Channing, Their homes are in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Fallbrook, California.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1969 | Hang Your Hat on the Wind | Fran Harper | |
| 1970 | I Love My Wife | Helene Donnelly | |
| 1972 | Prime Cut | Clarabelle | |
| 1973 | Little Cigars | Cleo | |
| 1973 | The Don Is Dead | Ruby Dunne | |
| 1974 | How to Seduce a Woman | Pamela Balsam | |
| 1974 | The Teacher | Diane Marshall | |
| 1975 | Walking Tall Part 2 | Marganne Stilson | |
| 1977 | The Farmer | Betty | |
| 1978 | The One Man Jury | Kitty | |
| 1978 | The Bees | Sandra Miller | |
| 1980 | Alligator | Newswoman | |
| 1986 | The Naked Cage | Diane | |
| 1986 | Murphy's Law | Jan Murphy | |
| 1986 | Dangerously Close | Ms. Waters | |
| 1987 | A Tiger's Tale | LaVonne | |
| 1989 | Relentless | Carmen | |
| 1989 | Crack House | Mother | |
| 2001 | Extreme Honor | Gladys |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Wild Wild West | Marcia Dennison | Episode: "The Night of the Death-Maker" |
| 1968 | Here Come the Brides | Jenny | Episode: "The Man of the Family" |
| 1969 | Dragnet 1967 | Sarah Phillips | Episode: "Forgery: DR-33" |
| 1969 | Mannix | Barbara Stoner / Sondra Markham | Episode: "A Sleep in the Deep" |
| 1970 | Bonanza | Mrs. Janie Lund | Episode: "The Night Virginia City Died" |
| 1970 | Arnie | Gabrielle | Episode: "Wife vs. Secretary" |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Lila Bauman | Episode: "Room with a View" |
| 1971 | The Name of the Game | Vickie Ward | Episode: "A Sister from Napoli" |
| 1971 | The F.B.I. | Polly | Episode: "Death Watch" |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Diana | Episode: "Operation: Big Store" |
| 1971 | Love, American Style | Joyce | Episode: "Love and the Groupie" |
| 1971–72 | Ironside | Kerry / Candy Delmar | Episodes: "Love, Peace, Brotherhood and Murder", "Achilles' Heel" |
| 1972 | Probe | Gloria Harding | TV film |
| 1972 | Search | Gloria Harding | Episodes: "The Murrow Disappearance", "The Gold Machine" |
| 1973 | The Starlost | Daphne | Episode: "Gallery of Fear" |
| 1974 | Police Woman | Wanda May Kubelski | Episode: "Anatomy of Two Rapes" |
| 1974 | McCloud | Madge | Episode: "The Concrete Jungle Caper" |
| 1975 | You Lie So Deep, My Love | Jennifer Pierce | TV film |
| 1977 | Kojak | Jocelyn Mayfair | Episode: "Case Without a File" |
| 1977 | Charlie's Angels | Jean Trevor | Episode: "Angels on Horseback" |
| 1978 | Three's Company | Grace Thompson | Episode: "The Fast" |
| 1979 | CHiPs | Billy Wakefield / Laurie Windsor | Episode: "Destruction Derby" |
| 1983 | Knight Rider | Connie Chasen / Nora Rayburn | Episodes: "Nobody Does It Better", "Custom K.I.T.T." |
| 1985 | Knots Landing | Maggie | Episode: "#14 with a Bullet" |
| 1985 | E/R | Bitsy Carmichael | Episode: "Merry Wives of Sheinfeld: Part 2" |
| 1985 | Simon & Simon | Sylvia Finnegan / Bonnie Henderson | Episodes: "Enter the Jaguar", "Down-Home Country Blues" |
| 1985 | General Hospital | Dr. Erna Morris | TV series |
| 1986 | T. J. Hooker | Diane | Episode: "Death Trap" |
| 1987 | The Hitchhiker | Janet O'Mell | Episode: "Homebodies" |
| 1987 | Amazing Stories | Mia | Episode: "Stardust" |
| 1990 | Growing Pains | Natalie | Episode: "Daddy Mike" |
| 2023 | Periphery | Leanne Cross | TV movie (pre-production) |
| Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28th Golden Globe Awards | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | I Love My Wife | Nominated |
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