Constance Forslund

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Constance Forslund
Born (1950-06-19) June 19, 1950 (age 72)
Education New York University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1968–present

Constance Forslund (born June 19, 1950) is an American actress whose performances include a revival of Clare Boothe Luce's The Women on Broadway [1] and the films The Way We Were and The Great Bank Hoax .

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Career

In television movies, Forslund portrayed Ginger Grant in The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island and Marilyn Monroe in This Year's Blonde , one of a series of three movie specials under the "Moviola" name. [2] [3] She also appeared on such television series as Fantasy Island , Taxi , One Day at a Time , Trapper John, M.D. , CHiPs , Magnum, P.I. , The Love Boat , Murder, She Wrote , It's a Living and ER . [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 Hail Sara Burd
1973 The Way We Were Jenny
1977 The Great Bank Hoax Patricia Potter
1983 Uncommon Valor Mrs. Charts
1986 River's Edge Madeleine
1987 Baby Boom Receptionist
1995 Village of the Damned Callie Blum
1997 Clockwatchers Flight AttendantUncredited
2006 The Far Side of Jericho Madame DuBois

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972–1973 The Doctors Donna5 episodes
1975 The Legend of Valentino Silent StarTelevision film
1978 Fantasy Island Elaine BensonEpisode: "Treasure Hunt/Beauty Contest"
1978 One Day at a Time Bunny2 episodes
1978Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed CircusJulie HunsackerTelevision film
1979 Pleasure Cove Kim Parker
1979 Taxi JanetEpisode: "A Woman Between Friends"
1979A Shining SeasonMary AnneTelevision film
1980 This Year's Blonde Marilyn Monroe
1981 Enos KarenEpisode: "Horse Cops"
1981 The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island Ginger Grant Television film
1981 Trapper John, M.D. Carol Collins / Lorna Latour2 episodes
1981, 1983 CHiPs Hildy Hopkins / Charlie
1982 It's a Living CindyEpisode: "Strange Bedfellows"
1983 Magnum, P.I. SandyEpisode: "Home from the Sea"
1983 The Love Boat Fran / Tisha Hudson2 episodes
1983 Days of Our Lives Abigail Duncan
1985 Murder, She Wrote Lucinda LarkEpisode: "Footnote to Murder"
1989 Thirtysomething DianeEpisode: "Pilgrims"
1996 The Burning Zone Woman on the MonitorEpisode: "Touch of the Dead"
1996 Sliders Fiona, Devin's MotherEpisode: "Desert Storm"
1999 Promised Land Mrs. SterlingEpisode: "In the Money"
2009 ER NinaEpisode: "The Beginning of the End"
2011–2021Ave 43Barbara31 episodes
2016 Castle Mrs. Samantha NorthcliffEpisode: "The Blame Game"
2016The Mop and Lucky FilesVicki (Mop's Mom)Episode: "Tracking Those Hours"
2019 Baskets Shelby the Garlic QueenEpisode: "Homemakers"

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