Brenda Bakke
| Brenda Bakke | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 15, 1963 Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website | www |
Brenda Jean Bakke (born May 15, 1963) is an American actress, best known for her roles in 1990s films Hot Shots! Part Deux, Gunmen, Demon Knight and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. Bakke also played Lana Turner in the 1997 neo-noir L.A. Confidential.
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 moving to Los Angeles to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1] She made her screen debut in the 1986 movie Hardbodies 2, and the following year guest starred in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. In later years, she had number of roles in low-budget genre movies, such as Gunhed, Solar Crisis, and The Medium.
In 1993, Bakke starred as Michelle Rodham Huddleston in the comedy film Hot Shots! Part Deux, where she plays a spoof on Sharon Stone's character (Catherine Tramell) from Basic Instinct and romantic interest of Charlie Sheen.[2] The following year, she played the female leading role in the action-comedy film, Gunmen. In 1995, Bakke appeared as Cordelia the prostitute in Ernest Dickerson's Demon Knight, and as Captain Linda Gilder in Under Siege 2 opposite Steven Seagal.[2] During 1995-96 television season, she was regular cast member in the CBS horror series, American Gothic alongside Gary Cole. In 1997, Bakke appeared as Lana Turner in the neo-noir mystery crime film, L.A. Confidential, directed by Curtis Hanson. In 1999, she returned to television with role of lead character's mother in the short-lived Fox drama series, Ryan Caulfield: Year One.[2]
In 2000s, Bakke continued appearing in films, playing roles in smaller movies, such as The Quickie and Moving August. She spent the following years playing small parts in the episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NYPD Blue, The Mentalist, and Supernatural.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Last Resort | Veroneeka | |
| 1986 | Hardbodies 2 | Morgan | |
| 1987 | Scavengers | Kimberly Blake | |
| 1987 | Medium Rare | ||
| 1988 | Fast Gun | Julie Comstock | |
| 1988 | A Father's Homecoming | Nurse Pitzer | Television film |
| 1988 | Dangerous Love | Chris | |
| 1989 | Fist Fighter | Ellen | |
| 1989 | Nowhere to Run | Joannie | |
| 1989 | Another Chance | Sandy | |
| 1989 | Ganheddo | Texas Air Ranger Sgt. Nim | |
| 1989 | Death Spa | Laura Danvers | |
| 1990 | Stolen: One Husband | Samantha | Television film |
| 1990 | Solar Crisis | Claire Beeson | |
| 1992 | The Medium | ||
| 1992 | Secrets | Sandy Warwick | Television film |
| 1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Michelle Rodham Huddleston | |
| 1994 | Gunmen | Maria | |
| 1994 | Twogether | Allison McKenzie | |
| 1994 | Terminal Voyage | Zinovitz | |
| 1995 | Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight | Cordelia | |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Captain Linda Gilder | |
| 1995 | Lone Justice 2 | Wren | |
| 1996 | Lone Justice 3 | Wren | |
| 1996 | Frame by Frame | ||
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Lana Turner | |
| 1997 | Trucks | Hope Gladstone | |
| 1998 | Shelter | Helena | |
| 1998 | The Fixer | C.J. | Television film |
| 1998 | Nobody Lives Forever | Laurel Trevelyn | Television film |
| 2000 | Warm Texas Rain | Kim | |
| 2000 | Time Loves a Hero | Alice | Short film |
| 2001 | The Quickie | Jane | |
| 2002 | Moving August | Ginny Forster | |
| 2002 | Groom Lake | Joyce | |
| 2004 | Hot Rush | Old Lady | Short film |
| 2004 | Leave No Trace | Victoria Blake | |
| 2015 | There | LLM | |
| 2015 | Unbelievable!!!!! | Nurse Christine Choppel | |
| 2016 | Billy Boy | Margarette |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Rivan | Episode: "Justice" |
| 1987—1988 | High Mountain Rangers | Episodes: "Pilot" and "Russian Skier Defects" | |
| 1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Claudia Marshall | Episode: "The Showgirl Mystery" |
| 1991 | The Young Riders | Alice | Episode: "The Peacemakers" |
| 1992 | Jake and the Fatman | Lori Menza | Episode: "Come Closer to Me" |
| 1993 | Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life | Wren | Miniseries |
| 1994 | Second Chances | Lara Peterson | Episodes: "Miss Friendly Santa Rita" and "Justifiable Jealousy" |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Frances McCabe | Episode: "Ned Zed" |
| 1995—1996 | American Gothic | Selena Coombs | Series regular, 18 episodes |
| 1999 | Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Mrs. Caulfield | Series regular, 8 episodes |
| 1999 | Charmed | Soul Collector | Episode: "The Power of Two" |
| 2001 | Popular | Mary Lou Parker | Episodes: "Miss Friendly Santa Rita" and "It's Greek to Me" |
| 2001 | Dark Angel | Dr. Adriana Vertes | Episode: "Female Trouble" |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bonnie Ritten | Episode: "Burked" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Claudia Weintraub | Episode: "I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Margaret Bashford | Episode: "Haunted" |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Det. Sharon Florey | Episode: "Blood in, Blood Out" |
| 2010 | Dark Blue | Ana Perry | Episode: "Dead Flowers" |
| 2014 | The Bridge | Guard | Episode: "Eye of the Deep" |
| 2015 | Supernatural | Suzie | Episode: "The Werther Project" |
References
- ↑ Brenda Bakke, The New York Times
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Official website not in Wikidata
- 1963 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
- American film actresses
- American people of Norwegian descent
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- People from Klamath Falls, Oregon
