Brenda Bakke | |
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Born | Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S. | May 15, 1963
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986–present |
Website | www |
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 .
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 as Michelle Huddleston in the comedy film Hot Shots! Part Deux , where 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 .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Last Resort | Veroneeka | |
1986 | Hardbodies 2 | Morgan | |
1987 | Scavengers | Kimberly Blake | |
1987 | Medium Rare | ||
1988 | Fast Gun | Julie Comstock | |
1988 | A Father's Homecoming | Nurse Pitzer | Television film |
1988 | Dangerous Love | Chris | |
1989 | Fist Fighter | Ellen | |
1989 | Nowhere to Run | Joannie | |
1989 | Another Chance | Sandy | |
1989 | Gunhed | Texas Air Ranger Sgt. Nim | |
1989 | Death Spa | Laura Danvers | |
1990 | Stolen: One Husband | Samantha | Television film |
1990 | Solar Crisis | Claire Beeson | |
1992 | The Medium | ||
1992 | Secrets | Sandy Warwick | Television film |
1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Michelle Rodham Huddleston | |
1994 | Gunmen | Maria | |
1994 | Twogether | Allison 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 2 | Wren | |
1996 | Lone Justice 3 | Wren | |
1996 | Frame by Frame | ||
1997 | L.A. Confidential | Lana Turner | |
1997 | Trucks | Hope Gladstone | |
1998 | Shelter | Helena | |
1998 | The Fixer | C.J. | Television film |
1998 | Nobody Lives Forever | Laurel Trevelyn | Television film |
2000 | Warm Texas Rain | Kim | |
2000 | Time Loves a Hero | Alice | Short film |
2001 | The Quickie | Jane | |
2002 | Moving August | Ginny Forster | |
2002 | Groom Lake | Joyce | |
2004 | Hot Rush | Old Lady | Short film |
2004 | Leave No Trace | Victoria Blake | |
2015 | There | LLM | |
2015 | Unbelievable!!!!! | Nurse Christine Choppel | |
2017 | Juvenile | Margarette | |
2018 | Foster Boy | Linda Ryan |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Rivan | Episode: "Justice" |
1987—1988 | High Mountain Rangers | Episodes: "Pilot" and "Russian Skier Defects" | |
1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Claudia Marshall | Episode: "The Showgirl Mystery" |
1991 | The Young Riders | Alice | Episode: "The Peacemakers" |
1992 | Jake and the Fatman | Lori Menza | Episode: "Come Closer to Me" |
1993 | Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life | Wren | Miniseries |
1994 | Second Chances | Lara Peterson | Episodes: "Miss Friendly Santa Rita" and "Justifiable Jealousy" |
1994 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Frances McCabe | Episode: "Ned Zed" |
1995—1996 | American Gothic | Selena Coombs | Series regular, 18 episodes |
1997 | Trucks | Hope Gladstone | TV movie |
1999 | Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Mrs. Caulfield | Series regular, 8 episodes |
1999 | Charmed | Soul Collector | Episode: "The Power of Two" |
2001 | Popular | Mary Lou Parker | Episodes: "Miss Friendly Santa Rita" and "It's Greek to Me" |
2001 | Dark Angel | Dr. Adriana Vertes | Episode: "Female Trouble" |
2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bonnie Ritten | Episode: "Burked" |
2004 | NYPD Blue | Claudia Weintraub | Episode: "I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid" |
2009 | Dollhouse | Margaret Bashford | Episode: "Haunted" |
2010 | The Mentalist | Det. Sharon Florey | Episode: "Blood in, Blood Out" |
2010 | Dark Blue | Ana Perry | Episode: "Dead Flowers" |
2014 | The Bridge | Guard | Episode: "Eye of the Deep" |
2015 | Supernatural | Suzie | Episode: "The Werther Project" |
2015-2017 | If Loving You Is Wrong | Virginia | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
2016 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Camille | Episode: "Iqiniso" |
2016 | Heartbeat | Marie | Episode: "Match Game" |
2017-2018 | Colony | Swiss Chancellor | Episodes: "Panopticon" and "Puzzle Man" |
2017 | Grey's Anatomy | Gwen Nolan | Episode: "Back Where You Belong" |
2019 | What/If | Older Laura | Episodes: "What Remains" and "WTF" |
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