Wendy Phillips | |
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 Phillips and Mitchell Ryan in Executive Suite , 1976 | |
| Born | January 2, 1952 [1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Wendy Phillips (born January 2, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles on television series including Falcon Crest , Homefront and Promised Land .
Phillips was born in Brooklyn, New York. [2] She made her screen debut in the 1975 NBC Movie of the Week, Death Be Not Proud . [2] Two years later, Phillips made her big screen debut in the drama film Fraternity Row . On television, she starred alongside Mitchell Ryan in the CBS drama series, Executive Suite from 1976 to 1977, and later on the NBC series The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978–79). She later guest-starred on Lou Grant , Trapper John, M.D. , Taxi , St. Elsewhere , The Twilight Zone , and Murder, She Wrote
During the 1980s, Phillips appeared in films Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) and Midnight Run (1988), and well as number of made-for-television movies notable Paper Dolls (1982), the NBC miniseries A Year in the Life (1986), and its sequel series from 1987 to 1988. In 1989, she was a regular cast member in the ABC sitcom The Robert Guillaume Show , [3] and from 1989 to 1990 starred as David Selby's character's last wife, Lauren Daniels, during the final season of CBS prime time soap opera, Falcon Crest . In 1991, she played title character' ex-wife in the biographical film Bugsy .
From 1991 to 1993, Phillips starred in the ABC award-winning drama series, Homefront . She later played Gerald McRaney's wife, Claire Greene, on the CBS series Touched by an Angel (1994–98) and Promised Land (1996–99). [4] The following years, Phillips guest-starred on Charmed , ER , The Closer , Shameless , and had a recurring roles on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) and Big Love (2006–2011).
Phillips has been teaching scene study and acting for the camera privately since 2001, and in later years she has been an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1977 | Fraternity Row | Betty Ann | |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Mary | |
| 1988 | Midnight Run | Gail | |
| 1988 | From Hollywood to Deadwood | Monolith Secretary | |
| 1989 | The Wizard | Christine Bateman | |
| 1991 | Hard Time Romance | ||
| 1991 | Bugsy | Esta Siegel | |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | Miss Wright | |
| 2002 | My Femme Lady | Mom | Short film |
| 2004 | Marty and Sven | Therapist | Short film |
| 2006 | Friends with Money | Fundraiser Host | |
| 2007 | Rendition | Samantha | |
| 2009 | Vocabular Delectations | Muse Martha | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Death Be Not Proud | Mary Wilson | TV movie |
| 1975 | One of Our Own | Debbie Hinshaw | TV movie |
| 1976–1977 | Executive Suite | Stacey Walling | 18 episodes |
| 1978–1979 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Lacey Brown | 10 episodes |
| 1979 | Paris | Dina Novotny | Episode: "Pawn" |
| 1979 | Lou Grant | Nell Wheeler | Episode: "Frame-Up" |
| 1979 | The Last Resort | Sandy | Episode: "Girlfriends" |
| 1980 | B. J. and the Bear | Officer Tracy McBain | Episode: "The 18-Wheel Rip-Off" |
| 1980 | The Love Tapes | Lisa Del Monte | TV movie |
| 1981 | CHiPs | Joanne | Episode: "The Killer Indy" |
| 1982 | Trapper John, M.D. | Laura Johnson | Episode: "42" |
| 1982 | Taxi | Heather | Episode: "The Road Not Taken: Part 1" |
| 1982 | Paper Dolls | TV movie | |
| 1984 | Partners in Crime | Shirley Hamner | Episode: "The Hottest Guy in Town" |
| 1984 | Shattered Vows | TV movie | |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere | Diane Hassett | Episode: "Fade to White" |
| 1984 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Mrs. Roberts | Episode: "Thanksgiving Day" |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Mom | Episode: "The Uncle Devil Show" |
| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Barbara Lynn | Episode: "The Sitter" |
| 1986 | Fuzzbucket | Mom | TV movie |
| 1986 | A Year in the Life | Anne Gardner-Maxwell | TV miniseries |
| 1987 | Matlock | Paula Campbell | Episode: "The Court-Martial: Part 1" Episode: "The Court-Martial: Part 2" |
| 1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Nancy Dalton | Episode: "Murder, She Spoke" |
| 1987 | Baby Girl Scott | TV movie | |
| 1987–1988 | A Year in the Life | Anne Gardner-Maxwell | 22 episodes |
| 1989 | The Gifted One | Sarah Grant | TV movie |
| 1989 | The Robert Guillaume Show | Ann Sherr | 12 episodes |
| 1989–1990 | Falcon Crest | Lauren Sharpe Daniels Channing | 20 episodes |
| 1990 | Appearances | Marie Danzig | TV movie |
| 1990 | Lifestories | Mrs. Hawkins | Episode: "The Hawkins Family" |
| 1991–1993 | Homefront | Anne Metcalf | 42 episodes |
| 1994 | MacShayne: Winner Takes All | Hannah Foss | TV movie |
| 1994 | MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice | Hannah Foss | TV movie |
| 1994 | The Stand | Lisa Hull | Episode: "The Plague" |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Karen Fielder | Episode: "Murder Most Vial" |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Ruth Ann Russell | Episode: "The Southbound Bus" |
| 1995 | The Commish | Emily Sherman | Episode: "The Johnny Club" |
| 1995 | Picket Fences | Janine Barrett | Episode: "The Song of Rome" |
| 1995 | Fast Company | Paula Stone | TV movie |
| 1996 | Heroine of Hell | Margaret | TV movie |
| 1996 | Savannah | Lucille Richards | 9 episodes |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | Babs Honeywell | TV movie |
| 1996 | A Season in Purgatory | Luanne Utley | TV movie |
| 1996 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Karen | Episode: "Too Soon for Jeff" |
| 1996–1998 | Touched by an Angel | Claire Greene | 6 episodes |
| 1996–1999 | Promised Land | 67 episodes | |
| 2000 | Family Law | Ruth Crowley | Episode: "Are You My Father?" |
| 2000 | The Beach Boys: An American Family | TV movie | |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Michelle Freid | Episode: "Brainchild" |
| 2001 | Charmed | Sister Agnes | Episode: "Charmed Again: Part 2" |
| 2002 | For the People | Alice Benedict | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2002 | MDs | Mrs. Farrell | Episode: "Cruel and Unusual" |
| 2003 | Presidio Med | Louise Altman | Episode: "Breathless" |
| 2003 | Joan of Arcadia | Brenda Jameson | Episode: "Touch Move" |
| 2003 | ER | Mrs. Lambright | Episode: "Missing" |
| 2004 | Life on Liberty Street | Lucy Zane | TV movie |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Diane Shields | Episode: "Homecoming" |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Diane Shields | Episode: "The Vanishing" |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Shelley Green | 4 episodes |
| 2006–2011 | Big Love | Peg Embry | 15 episodes |
| 2008 | The Closer | Patricia Simmons | Episode: "Speed Bump" |
| 2009 | Bones | Abby Chevaleer | Episode: "The Goop on the Girl" |
| 2018 | SEAL Team | Linda Hayes | Episodes: "The Worst of Conditions", "All That Matters" |
| 2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show | Herself | Stu-D2 1138 on the Binary Sunset Sith (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon) |
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