Colleen Camp
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| Born | Colleen Celeste Camp June 7, 1953[1] |
| Education | John H. Francis Polytechnic High School |
| Alma mater | Los Angeles Valley College California State University, Northridge |
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| Years active | 1973–present |
| Known for | The Swinging Cheerleaders Apocalypse Now |
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| Children | 1 |
Colleen Celeste Camp(born June 7, 1953) is an American character actress and producer. After appearing in several bit parts, she had a lead role in the comedyThe Swinging Cheerleaders(1974), followed by roles in two installments of thePolice Academyseries. Camp had supporting roles inLady of the House(1978),Apocalypse Now(1979), andThe Seduction(1982), after which she played Julie’s mother inValley GirlandYvette the Maidin the 1985 comedyClue.[2]
Camp has continued to have minor and supporting roles in various independent and studio films, includingDie Hard with a Vengeance(1995),Election(1999),Factory Girl(2006),Palo Alto(2013),American Hustle(2013), andThe House with a Clock in Its Walls(2018).
Early life[edit]
Colleen Camp was born inSan Francisco,California.She has two brothers, Don and Glen.[3]She moved to theSan Fernando Valleyat a young age and attendedJohn H. Francis Polytechnic High School,Los Angeles Valley College,andCalifornia State University, Northridge,where she majored in English and minored in theater arts.[3]
Career[edit]
To help pay for college, Camp trainedmacawsatBusch Gardenson weeknights, weekends, and then during summers performing for crowds of up to 2,000 in six shows a day, six days a week.[4]Aspiring to be an actress, Camp took private acting and singing lessons. She was noticed by atalent agentfor her hour-long Busch Gardens television special featuring her and her birds, and hired for national-television commercials forGallowine and Touch of Sweden hand lotion.[3][5]This exposure led to small television parts in shows such asMarcus Welby, M.D.,Happy Days,andLove, American Style,as well as a six-episode stint on the miniseriesRich Man, Poor Man.[3]
Camp landed small early roles in films likeFunny LadywithBarbra StreisandandJames Caan,andSmilewithBruce DernandBarbara Feldonin 1975.[3][4]She also appeared in theBruce LeemovieGame of Death(1978) as his girlfriend, Ann, the young aspiring singer (her scenes were shot with a lookalike as Lee had died before she became involved) performing the film's love theme "Will This Be The Song I'll Be Singing Tomorrow". Camp went on to portray aPlaymateinFrancis Coppola's 1979 filmApocalypse Now(followed by an actual pictorial in theOctober 1979Playboy), though most of her footage was cut from the initial theatrical release. She would later feature more prominently in Coppola'sReduxcut. She was also the first actress to playKristin Shepard,the sister ofLinda Gray's character, in the primetime soap operaDallasin 1979.Mary Crosbylater replaced Camp in this role.[6]
Camp worked steadily in film comedies likePeter Bogdanovich's 1981 comedyThey All Laughed,1983'sValley Girl,1985'sClue,and the 1994Michael J. FoxcomedyGreedy.She played a police officer in two of thePolice Academyfilms and inDie Hard with a Vengeance.Camp was nominated twice for the Worst Supporting ActressGolden Raspberry Award– first, in 1982, forThe Seduction,and then, in 1993, forSliver.In 1999, she had a small part as characterTracy Flick's overbearing mother in the filmElection,withReese Witherspoonas Tracy.[7]She appeared in the episode "Simple Explanation"ofHousein 2009.
In 2013, she appeared in a supporting role inDavid O. Russell'sAmerican Hustle[8]The following year, Camp co-produced aBroadwayproduction ofLove Letters[9]and in 2015 co-produced and appeared inEli Roth's thrillerKnock Knock[10]— a remake ofDeath Game(1978, filmed 1974) she'd acted in.[11]
Personal life[edit]
In the late 1970s, Camp datedDean Tavoularis,whom she met in the Philippines while filmingApocalypse Now.[3]In 1986, she marriedJohn Goldwyn,aParamountexecutive; they later divorced in 2001.
In November 2020, Camp's engagement to 34-year-old Garrett Moore, son of photographerDerry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda,was announced.[12]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1973 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Julie | Uncredited |
| 1974 | The Last Porno Flick | Also known as:Those Mad, Mad Moviemakers | |
| The Swinging Cheerleaders | Mary Ann | ||
| 1975 | Funny Lady | Billy's Girl | |
| Smile | Connie | ||
| 1976 | Ebony, Ivory & Jade | Ginger Douglas | |
| The Gumball Rally | Franco's Date | ||
| Amelia Earhart | Starlet | ||
| 1977 | Death Game | Donna | |
| Love and the Midnight Auto Supply | Billie Jean | ||
| 1978 | Game of Death | Ann Morris | |
| Lady of the House | Rosette | ||
| Cat in the Cage | Gilda Riener | ||
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Playmate | |
| 1980 | Cloud Dancer | Cindy | |
| 1981 | They All Laughed | Christy Miller | |
| 1982 | The Seduction | Robin | |
| Deadly Games | Randy | ||
| 1983 | Valley Girl | Sarah Richman | |
| Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | Dusty Trails | ||
| Trial by Terror | |||
| 1984 | The City Girl | Rose | |
| Joy of Sex | Liz Sampson | ||
| The Rosebud Beach Hotel | Tracy King | ||
| 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Sgt. Kathleen Kirkland | |
| Doin' Time | Nancy Catlett | ||
| D.A.R.Y.L. | Elaine Fox | ||
| Clue | Yvette | ||
| 1986 | Screwball Academy | Liberty Jean | Straight-to-video |
| 1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Mrs. Kirkland-Tackleberry | |
| Walk Like a Man | Rhonda Shand | ||
| 1988 | Addicted to His Love | Ellie Snyder | Television film |
| Illegally Yours | Molly Gilbert | ||
| Track 29 | Arlanda | ||
| 1989 | Wicked Stepmother | Jenny Fisher | |
| 1990 | My Blue Heaven | Dr. Margaret Snow Coopersmith | |
| 1991 | Backfield in Motion | Laurie | Television film |
| 1992 | Wayne's World | Mrs. Vanderhoff | |
| The Vagrant | Judy Dansig | ||
| Unbecoming Age | Deborah | ||
| 1993 | For Their Own Good | Chris | Television film |
| Sliver | Judy Marks | ||
| Last Action Hero | Ratcliff | ||
| Naked in New York | Auditioner | ||
| 1994 | Greedy | Patti | |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Connie Kowalski | |
| The Baby-Sitters Club | Maureen McGill | ||
| Three Wishes | Neighbor's Wife | ||
| 1996 | The Right to Remain Silent | Mrs. Buford Lowry | Television film |
| House Arrest | Mrs. Burtis | ||
| The Associate | Detective Jones | ||
| The Lone Star Letters | Deulah Pooch | ||
| Suddenly | Jude | Television film | |
| 1997 | The Ice Storm | Dr. Pasmier | |
| Plump Fiction | Viv | ||
| Speed 2: Cruise Control | Debbie | ||
| 1999 | Election | Judith R. Flick | |
| Love Stinks | Monica Harris | ||
| Goosed | Jane | ||
| Jazz Night | Marge Winslow | ||
| 2000 | Loser | Homeless Woman | |
| Bar Hopping | Chick with Ax to Grind | Television film | |
| 2001 | Someone Like You... | Realtor | |
| An American Rhapsody | Dottie | Also co-producer | |
| Rat Race | Rainbow House Nurse | ||
| How to Make a Monster | Faye Clayton | Television film | |
| 2002 | Joshua | Joan Casey | |
| Second to Die | Cynthia | ||
| Trapped | Joan Evans | ||
| 2004 | Who's Your Daddy? | Beverly Hughes | |
| L.A. Twister | Judith | ||
| In Good Company | Receptionist | ||
| 2005 | Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend | Maura Hobbs | Television film |
| Rumor Has It... | Pasadenan Wife | ||
| 2006 | Material Girls | Charlene | |
| Running with Scissors | Joan | ||
| Dead and Deader | Mrs. Wisteria | Television film | |
| Factory Girl | Mrs. Whitley | ||
| 2007 | Noise | Mrs. Broomell | |
| 2008 | Four Christmases | Aunt Donna | |
| 2009 | Winter of Frozen Dreams | Jerry's Mother | |
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Mrs. Shan | ||
| Porky's Pimpin' Pee Wee | Helen Morris | ||
| 2010 | Burning Palms | Barbara Barish | |
| Psych:9 | Beth | ||
| 2011 | Balls to the Wall | Maureen | |
| Hollywood & Wine | Judge Head | ||
| Love, Wedding, Marriage | Ethel | ||
| Homecoming | Cathy | ||
| 2012 | A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III | Karen | |
| Waffle Hut | Carla | Television film | |
| 2013 | Palo Alto | Sally | |
| American Hustle | Brenda | ||
| 2014 | Chicanery | Regina Moon | |
| She's Funny That Way | Cece | ||
| 2015 | Knock Knock | Vivian | Also co-producer |
| Joy | Lori | ||
| 2016 | Always Shine | Sandra | |
| 2017 | An Imperfect Murder | Elaine Lockman | |
| The Truth About Lies | May | Also co-producer | |
| 2018 | The House with a Clock in Its Walls | Mrs. Hanchett | |
| 2020 | Spenser Confidential | Mara | |
| Mainstream | Judy | ||
| 2021 | Violet | Connie Campos | |
| 2022 | 9 Bullets | Drew | |
| Father Stu | Motel Receptionist | ||
| Monstrous | Mrs. Langtree | ||
| Amsterdam | Eva Ott | ||
| 5-25-77 | Janet Johnson | ||
| 2023 | Back on the Strip | Rita |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Betty Adams | 1 episode |
| Love, American Style | Jane / Diane | 2 episodes | |
| 1975 | Happy Days | Rose | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Harry O | Karen Bremmer | 1 episode |
| Doc | 1 episode | ||
| Isis | Wynn | 1 episode | |
| Starsky and Hutch | Bobette | 1 episode | |
| 1976–1977 | Rich Man, Poor Man—Book II | Vicki St. John | 6 episodes |
| 1976 | Man from Atlantis | Amanda | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Dallas | Kristin Shepard | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Bonnie Lane | 1 episode |
| 1982 | WKRP | Herself | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Magnum, P.I. | Valerie Cane | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Tales from the Darkside | Connie Squires | 1 episode |
| 1987–1988 | Murder, She Wrote | Dody Rogers / Dep. Marigold Feeney | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Tales from the Crypt | Mrs. Mildred Korman | 1 episode |
| 1991 | thirtysomething | Deborah Branchflower Diggs | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Tom | Kara Wilhoit | 12 episodes |
| 1993–1996 | Roseanne | Jill / Dawn / Secretary | 3 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman | Angela Birnbaum | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Entourage | Marjorie | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | House | Charlotte | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Mob City | Woman in Restaurant | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | American Dad! | Dr.Temperance "Bones" Brennan(voice) | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: Home Again | Sunny Haywith | Television film |
| 2018 | Andi Mack | Cookie | 1 episode |
References[edit]
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- ^"Actress Returns To Sex Symbol Role - Sun Sentinel".Articles.sun-sentinel.com. December 13, 1985. Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 7,2014.
- ^abcdefErwin, Fran (May 26, 1977)."From Bird Girl at Busch Gardens to movie star, her career takes flight".The Valley News.Van Nuys, California:Van Nuys Publishing. p. 60.ISSN0192-7264.
- ^abMorning Newsstaff (October 31, 1974)."True Blond".The Morning News.Wilmington, Delaware:Gannett Company.p. 38.ISSN1042-4121.
- ^Herefore Brandstaff (April 6, 1975)."On the TV Scene".Hereford Brand.Hereford, Texas:Ray, Googer & Co. p. 14.OCLC13695046.
- ^Curran, Barbara A. (2005).Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite Prime-Time Soap.Cumberland House Publishing.ISBN978-1581824728.
- ^"Colleen Camp | Movies and Biography - Yahoo Movies".Movies.yahoo.com.RetrievedFebruary 7,2014.
- ^"Review: 'American Hustle' shakes things up in madcap style - Los Angeles Times".Articles.latimes.com. December 12, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 7,2014.
- ^"Colleen Camp".Playbill.RetrievedApril 30,2017.
- ^King, Susan (October 3, 2015)."In 'Knock Knock,' actress Colleen Camp has a cameo -- and a producer credit".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedApril 30,2017.
- ^Horn, Shawn Van (March 26, 2023)."Before John Wick, Ana de Armas & Keanu Reeves Starred in This Erotic Horror Story".Collider.RetrievedSeptember 9,2023.
- ^Cope, Rebecca (November 9, 2020)."A 1970s pin-up is engaged to the Earl of Drogheda's son".Tatler.
External links[edit]
- Colleen CampatIMDb
- Colleen Campat theTCM Movie Database
- Colleen CampatAllMovie
- Colleen Campat theAmerican Film Institutecatalog
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