Wendy Phillips

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Wendy Phillips
Mitchell Ryan Wendy Phillips Executive Suite 1976.JPG
Phillips and Mitchell Ryan in Executive Suite , 1976
Born (1952-01-02) January 2, 1952 (age 73) [1]
Occupation Actress
Years active1975–present
Spouse
(m. 1981)
Children1

Wendy Phillips (born January 2, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles on television series including Falcon Crest , Homefront and Promised Land .

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Life and career

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's 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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 Fraternity Row Betty Ann
1982 Airplane II: The Sequel Mary
1988 Midnight Run Gail
1988From Hollywood to DeadwoodMonolith Secretary
1989 The Wizard Christine Bateman
1991 Hard Time Romance
1991 Bugsy Esta Siegel
2001 I Am Sam Miss Wright
2002My Femme LadyMomShort film
2004Marty and SvenTherapistShort film
2006 Friends with Money Fundraiser Host
2007 Rendition Samantha
2009Vocabular DelectationsMuse MarthaShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975Death Be Not ProudMary WilsonTV movie
1975One of Our OwnDebbie HinshawTV movie
1976–1977 Executive Suite Stacey Walling18 episodes
1978–1979 The Eddie Capra Mysteries Lacey Brown10 episodes
1979ParisDina NovotnyEpisode: "Pawn"
1979 Lou Grant Nell WheelerEpisode: "Frame-Up"
1979 The Last Resort SandyEpisode: "Girlfriends"
1980 B. J. and the Bear Officer Tracy McBainEpisode: "The 18-Wheel Rip-Off"
1980The Love TapesLisa Del MonteTV movie
1981 CHiPs JoanneEpisode: "The Killer Indy"
1982 Trapper John, M.D. Laura JohnsonEpisode: "42"
1982 Taxi HeatherEpisode: "The Road Not Taken: Part 1"
1982 Paper Dolls TV movie
1984Partners in CrimeShirley HamnerEpisode: "The Hottest Guy in Town"
1984Shattered VowsTV movie
1984 St. Elsewhere Diane HassettEpisode: "Fade to White"
1984 The New Leave It to Beaver Mrs. RobertsEpisode: "Thanksgiving Day"
1985 The Twilight Zone MomEpisode: "The Uncle Devil Show"
1986 Amazing Stories Barbara LynnEpisode: "The Sitter"
1986FuzzbucketMomTV movie
1986 A Year in the Life Anne Gardner-MaxwellTV miniseries
1987 Matlock Paula CampbellEpisode: "The Court-Martial: Part 1"
Episode: "The Court-Martial: Part 2"
1987 Murder, She Wrote Nancy DaltonEpisode: "Murder, She Spoke"
1987Baby Girl ScottTV movie
1987–1988 A Year in the Life Anne Gardner-Maxwell22 episodes
1989The Gifted OneSarah GrantTV movie
1989 The Robert Guillaume Show Ann Sherr12 episodes
1989–1990 Falcon Crest Lauren Sharpe Daniels Channing 20 episodes
1990AppearancesMarie DanzigTV movie
1990 Lifestories Mrs. HawkinsEpisode: "The Hawkins Family"
1991–1993 Homefront Anne Metcalf42 episodes
1994MacShayne: Winner Takes AllHannah FossTV movie
1994MacShayne: The Final Roll of the DiceHannah FossTV movie
1994 The Stand Lisa HullEpisode: "The Plague"
1994 Diagnosis: Murder Dr. Karen FielderEpisode: "Murder Most Vial"
1994 Touched by an Angel Ruth Ann RussellEpisode: "The Southbound Bus"
1995 The Commish Emily ShermanEpisode: "The Johnny Club"
1995 Picket Fences Janine BarrettEpisode: "The Song of Rome"
1995Fast CompanyPaula StoneTV movie
1996 Heroine of Hell MargaretTV movie
1996 Savannah Lucille Richards9 episodes
1996The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul PlayBabs HoneywellTV movie
1996 A Season in Purgatory Luanne UtleyTV movie
1996 ABC Afterschool Specials KarenEpisode: "Too Soon for Jeff"
1996–1998 Touched by an Angel Claire Greene6 episodes
1996–1999 Promised Land 67 episodes
2000 Family Law Ruth CrowleyEpisode: "Are You My Father?"
2000 The Beach Boys: An American Family TV movie
2000 Strong Medicine Michelle FreidEpisode: "Brainchild"
2001 Charmed Sister AgnesEpisode: "Charmed Again: Part 2"
2002 For the People Alice BenedictEpisode "Pilot"
2002 MDs Mrs. FarrellEpisode: "Cruel and Unusual"
2003 Presidio Med Louise AltmanEpisode: "Breathless"
2003 Joan of Arcadia Brenda JamesonEpisode: "Touch Move"
2003 ER Mrs. LambrightEpisode: "Missing"
2004Life on Liberty StreetLucy ZaneTV movie
2005 Ghost Whisperer Diane ShieldsEpisode: "Homecoming"
2006 Ghost Whisperer Diane ShieldsEpisode: "The Vanishing"
2006 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Shelley Green4 episodes
2006–2011 Big Love Peg Embry15 episodes
2008 The Closer Patricia SimmonsEpisode: "Speed Bump"
2009 Bones Abby ChevaleerEpisode: "The Goop on the Girl"
2018 SEAL Team Linda HayesEpisodes: "The Worst of Conditions", "All That Matters"
2020 The George Lucas Talk Show HerselfStu-D2 1138 on the Binary Sunset Sith

(Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon)

References

  1. "Wendy Phillips | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
  2. 1 2 3 "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile". cinema.usc.edu.
  3. Finke, Nikki (April 5, 1989). "It's Not Just Another Sitcom : Robert Guillaume Says New Show's Interracial Romance 'No Big Deal'". Los Angeles Times .
  4. "'ANGEL' LEADS NEW SHOW TO THE 'PROMISED LAND'". Deseret News. September 12, 1996.