Brenda Bakke

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Brenda Bakke : biography

May 15, 1963 –

Brenda Jean Bakke (born May 15, 1963) is an American actress.

Life and career

Bakke was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon and began acting career in a Portland stage production of Years Ago at age 15 before moved to Los Angeles to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She made her screen debut in 1986 movie Hardbodies 2 and later appeared of many films and TV shows.

Bakke is best known for her roles as Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential, Michelle Rodham Huddleston in Hot Shots! Part Deux, where she plays a spoof on Sharon Stone’s character (Catherine Tramell) from Basic Instinct, Cordelia the prostitute in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight and Captain Linda Gilder in Under Siege 2. On television she starred in American Gothic and Ryan Caulfield: Year One.

Filmography

  • Last Resort (1986) …. Veroneeka
  • Hardbodies 2 (1986) …. Morgan
  • Fast Gun (1987) …. Julie Comstock
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 episodes, "Justice" and "Shades of Gray", 1987) …. Rivan and Rivan archive footage (uncredited)
  • High Mountain Rangers (2 episodes, "Pilot" and "Russian Skier Defects", 1987–1988) ….
  • Scavengers (1988) …. Kimberly Blake
  • Death Spa (1988) …. Laura Danvers
  • A Father’s Homecoming (1988) (TV) …. Nurse Pitzer
  • Dangerous Love (1988) …. Chris
  • Another Chance (1989) …. Sandy/Nurse #1
  • Nowhere to Run (1989) …. Joannie
  • Fist Fighter (1989) …. Ellen
  • Gunhed (1989) …. Texas Air Ranger Sgt. Nim
  • Stolen: One Husband (1990) (TV) …. Samantha
  • Solar Crisis (1990) …. Claire Beeson
  • Father Dowling Mysteries (1 episode, "The Showgirl Mystery", 1990) …. Claudia Marshall
  • The Young Riders (1 episode, "The Peacemakers", 1991) …. Alice
  • Medium Rare (1992) ….
  • Jake and the Fatman (1 episode, "Come Closer to Me", 1992) …. Lori Menza
  • Secrets (1992) (TV) …. Sandy Warwick
  • Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) …. Michelle Rodham Huddleston
  • Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (3 episodes, "A Ghost Story", "The Smink Brothers" and "Oscar", 1993) …. Wren
  • Gunmen (1994) …. Maria
  • Terminal Voyage (1994) …. Zinovitz
  • Twogether (1994) …. Allison McKenzie
  • Second Chances (2 episodes, "Miss Friendly Santa Rita" and "Justifiable Jealousy", 1994) …. Lara Peterson
  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1 episode, "Ned Zed", 1994) …. Frances McCabe
  • Lone Justice 2 (1995) …. Wren
  • Demon Knight (1995) …. Cordelia
  • Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) …. Captain Linda Gilder
  • American Gothic (18 episodes, 1995–1996) …. Selena Coombs
  • Frame by Frame (1996) ….
  • Trucks (1997) (TV) …. Hope Glaxton
  • L.A. Confidential (1997) …. Lana Turner
  • Shelter (1998) …. Helena
  • The Fixer (1998) (TV) …. C.J.
  • Nobody Lives Forever (1998) (TV) …. Laurel Trevelyn
  • Charmed (1 episode, "The Power of Two", 1999) …. Soul Collector
  • Ryan Caulfield: Year One (8 episodes) …. Mrs. Caulfield
  • Time Loves a Hero (2000) (V) …. Alice
  • Warm Texas Rain (2000) (V) …. Kim
  • Popular (2 episodes, "The News of My Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" and "It’s Greek to Me", 2001) …. Shaggy Louise Grout and Shaggy Louise Grout / Mary Lou Parker
  • Dark Angel (1 episode, "Female Trouble", 2001) …. Dr. Adriana Vertes
  • The Quickie (2001) …. Jane
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode, "Burked", 2001) …. Bonnie Ritten
  • Hot Rush (2002) …. Old Lady
  • Moving August (2002) …. Ginny Forster
  • Groom Lake (2002) …. Joyce
  • Leave No Trace (2004) …. Victoria Blake
  • NYPD Blue (1 episode, "I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid", 2004) …. Claudia Weintraub
  • Dollhouse (1 episode, "Haunted", 2009) …. Margaret Bashford
  • The Mentalist (1 episode, "Blood In, Blood Out", 2010) …. Det. Sharon Florey