Brenda Bakke

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Brenda Bakke
Born (1963-05-15) May 15, 1963 (age 62)
Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Website www.brendabakke.com

Brenda Jean Bakke (born May 15, 1963) [1] [2] is an American actress, best known for her roles in 1990s films Hot Shots! Part Deux , Gunmen , Demon Knight , Under Siege 2: Dark Territory , and L.A. Confidential .

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Life and career

Bakke was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, [1] [2] and began her acting career in a Portland stage production of Years Ago at age 15. After graduating in 1981 from Sunset High School, [2] near Beaverton, Oregon, she moved to Los Angeles to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. [1] She made her screen debut in the 1986 movie Hardbodies 2 , and the following year, guest starred in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation . In later years, she had a number of roles in low-budget genre movies, such as Gunhed , Solar Crisis , and The Medium .

In 1993, Bakke appeared in the comedy film Hot Shots! Part Deux as Michelle Huddleston, the love interest of Charlie Sheen. [3] The following year, she played the female leading role in the action-comedy film, Gunmen . In 1995, she appeared as Cordelia the prostitute in Ernest Dickerson's Demon Knight , and as Captain Linda Gilder in Under Siege 2 . [3]

During the 1995-96 television season, she was a regular cast member in the CBS horror series, American Gothic alongside Gary Cole. In 1997, Bakke appeared as Lana Turner in the neo-noir mystery crime film, L.A. Confidential . In 1999, she returned to television with the role of the lead character's mother in the short-lived Fox drama series, Ryan Caulfield: Year One . [3]

In 2000s, Bakke continued appearing in films, playing roles in smaller movies, such as The Quickie and Moving August . She spent the following years playing guest star roles in episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , NYPD Blue , The Mentalist , and Supernatural . In 2015, she began appearing in the recurring role of Virginia in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera If Loving You Is Wrong . In 2016, Bakke appeared in guest starring roles in episodes of Heartbeat and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Last Resort Veroneeka
1986 Hardbodies 2 Morgan
1987 ScavengersKimberly Blake
1987 Medium Rare
1988 Fast GunJulie Comstock
1988 A Father's HomecomingNurse PitzerTelevision film
1988 Dangerous Love Chris
1989Fist FighterEllen
1989 Nowhere to Run Joannie
1989 Another Chance Sandy
1989 Gunhed Texas Air Ranger Sgt. Nim
1989 Death Spa Laura Danvers
1990 Stolen: One HusbandSamanthaTelevision film
1990 Solar Crisis Claire Beeson
1992 The Medium
1992 Secrets Sandy WarwickTelevision film
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux Michelle Rodham Huddleston
1994 Gunmen Maria
1994TwogetherAllison McKenzie
1994 Terminal Voyage Zinovitz
1995 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight Cordelia
1995 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Captain Linda Gilder
1995 Lone Justice 2Wren
1996 Lone Justice 3Wren
1996 Frame by Frame
1997 L.A. Confidential Lana Turner
1997 Trucks Hope Gladstone
1998 ShelterHelena
1998 The FixerC.J.Television film
1998 Nobody Lives Forever Laurel TrevelynTelevision film
2000 Warm Texas Rain Kim
2000 Time Loves a Hero AliceShort film
2001 The Quickie Jane
2002 Moving August Ginny Forster
2002 Groom Lake Joyce
2004 Hot RushOld LadyShort film
2004 Leave No Trace Victoria Blake
2015ThereLLM
2015 Unbelievable!!!!!Nurse Christine Choppel
2017 Juvenile Margarette
2018Foster BoyLinda Ryan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation RivanEpisode: "Justice"
1987—1988 High Mountain Rangers Episodes: "Pilot" and "Russian Skier Defects"
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries Claudia MarshallEpisode: "The Showgirl Mystery"
1991 The Young Riders AliceEpisode: "The Peacemakers"
1992 Jake and the Fatman Lori MenzaEpisode: "Come Closer to Me"
1993 Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life WrenMiniseries
1994 Second Chances Lara PetersonEpisodes: "Miss Friendly Santa Rita" and "Justifiable Jealousy"
1994 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Frances McCabeEpisode: "Ned Zed"
1995—1996 American Gothic Selena CoombsSeries regular, 18 episodes
1997 Trucks Hope GladstoneTV movie
1999 Ryan Caulfield: Year One Mrs. CaulfieldSeries regular, 8 episodes
1999 Charmed Soul CollectorEpisode: "The Power of Two"
2001 Popular Mary Lou ParkerEpisodes: "Miss Friendly Santa Rita" and "It's Greek to Me"
2001 Dark Angel Dr. Adriana VertesEpisode: "Female Trouble"
2001 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bonnie RittenEpisode: "Burked"
2004 NYPD Blue Claudia WeintraubEpisode: "I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid"
2009 Dollhouse Margaret BashfordEpisode: "Haunted"
2010 The Mentalist Det. Sharon FloreyEpisode: "Blood in, Blood Out"
2010 Dark Blue Ana PerryEpisode: "Dead Flowers"
2014 The Bridge GuardEpisode: "Eye of the Deep"
2015 Supernatural SuzieEpisode: "The Werther Project"
2015-2017 If Loving You Is Wrong VirginiaRecurring role, 9 episodes
2016 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders CamilleEpisode: "Iqiniso"
2016 Heartbeat MarieEpisode: "Match Game"
2017-2018 Colony Swiss ChancellorEpisodes: "Panopticon" and "Puzzle Man"
2017 Grey's Anatomy Gwen NolanEpisode: "Back Where You Belong"
2019 What/If Older LauraEpisodes: "What Remains" and "WTF"

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brenda Bakke". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2016. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Baker, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Brenda Bakke profile". Hollywood.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
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