Pamela Salem
Born (1944-01-22) 22 January 1944 (age 79)
Bombay, India
Alma materHeidelberg University
Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation(s)Film, television actress
Known forInto the Labyrinth(1981-82)
EastEnders (1988-89)
Doctor Who
Spouse
Michael O'Hagan
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(m. 1983; died 2017)​

Pamela Fortunee Salem (born 22 January 1944) is a British film and television actress of Anglo-Indian descent. She was born in Bombay, India, and educated at Heidelberg University in Germany and later at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.[1][2]

Career

Television

Salem is known for her co-starring role in the early 1980s ITV children's fantasy series Into the Labyrinth as the evil witch Belor,[3] and her late 1980s guest role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as shady mafia affiliate Joanne Francis.[4] She has also been seen in two adventures of Doctor Who: as Toos in The Robots of Death (1977)[5] and as Professor Rachel Jensen in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988),[6] a role she reprised for Big Finish Productions' officially licensed audio drama spin-off series Counter Measures.[7] She was also heard as one of the many voices of Xoanon in The Face of Evil (1977).[8] She had auditioned for the role of the Fourth Doctor's companion Leela but the role went to Louise Jameson. Salem also had a recurring role in the British sitcom French Fields from 1989 to 1991.[9]

Other television guest appearances have included roles in popular British series such as Out of the Unknown, Blake's 7 (as Kara in "Cygnus Alpha", 1978), The Onedin Line, The Professionals (episodes "The Female Factor", 1978, and "Fall Girl", 1978), Howards' Way, Ever Decreasing Circles, Tripods, episodes of All Creatures Great and Small as Zoe Bennett; and later on in American series including Magnum, P.I., Party of Five, ER and The West Wing where she played a British prime minister.[1][10][11]

Film

In film, she played the role of Miss Moneypenny in the 'unofficial' 1983 James Bond film Never Say Never Again, starring Sean Connery.[12] She also appeared in Michael Crichton's The First Great Train Robbery (1979, another film which starred Connery), as well as supporting roles in The Bitch (1979), Night Train to Murder (1983), After Darkness (1985), Thirteen at Dinner (1985), Salome (1986), God's Outlaw (1987), Succubus (1987), Gods and Monsters (1998), Quicksand (2002) and April's Shower (2003).[11] She can also be heard as the Queen in the English dub of "Hellsing Ultimate OVA IV" (2008).

Personal life

She was married to the actor Michael O'Hagan until his death on 1 November 2017. They lived in Surfside, Florida.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1976 No Longer Alone Actress In TV Studio
1978 The First Great Train Robbery Emily Trent
1979 The Bitch Lynn
1982 The Secret of Seagull Island Carol
1983 Never Say Never Again Miss Moneypenny
1986 Salomè Herodias
1986 God's Outlaw Lady Anne Walsh
1997 River Made to Drown In Lady in Gallery 4
1998 Gods and Monsters Sarah Whale
1998 Suicide, the Comedy Winnie
2002 Quicksand Peggy
2002 The Book of Eve Goldie
2003 April's Shower Anna
2007 Wide Awake Mrs. Burns
2008 A Necessary Death Matt's Mother
2011 Pig Narrator
2019 Down's Revenge Mrs. McBride

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1969 Happy Ever After Miss Grimble Episode: "Feeling the Pinch"
1971 Out of the Unknown Jeanette Episode: "The Sons and Daughters of Tomorrow"
1971 Jason King Alexandra Lanova Episode: "To Russia with... Panache"
1972 The Onedin Line Emma Callon 2 episodes
1972 Man at the Top Jane Wilson
1972 The Adventurer Michele Episode: "Return to Sender"
1972 New Scotland Yard Ann Denbury Episode: "Two Into One Will Go"
1974 The Carnforth Practice Dr. Helen Rheinman 5 episodes
1974 The Early Life of Stephen Hind Sarah Bernard 2 episodes
1977 Van der Valk Millie Sanger Episode: "Dead on Arrival"
1977, 1988 Doctor Who Rachel / Toos / Xoanon 9 episodes
1978 Blake's 7 Kara Episode: "Cygnus Alpha"
1978 Scorpion Tales Ursula Episode: "The Great Albert"
1978 Tycoon Marjorie Reynolds Episode: "Personal Account"
1978 The Professionals Marikka Schuman / Ann Seaford 2 episodes
1978–1988 All Creatures Great and Small Zoe Bennett 5 episodes
1979 General Hospital Angela Wilding Episode: "Technical Hitch"
1980 Flesh and Blood Jill Cornforth Episode: "Time of Life"
1980 Buccaneer Monica Burton 13 episodes
1981 Seagull Island Carol 3 episodes
1981–1982 Into the Labyrinth Belor 21 episodes
1981–1984 Crown Court Juliet Parkinson 4 episodes
1982 Strangers Helena Russell Episode: "A Much Underestimated Man"
1983 The Consultant Jennifer 3 episodes
1984 The Tripods Countess 4 episodes
1984 Ever Decreasing Circles Sue Episode: "A Married Man"
1984 Night Train to Murder Cousin Zelda Television film
1985 Magnum, P.I. Alyce Episode: "Deja Vu"
1985 Thirteen at Dinner Mrs. Wildburn Television film
1985 Lytton's Diary Isabelle de Montfort Episode: "The Lady in the Mask"
1986 Chance in a Million Cousin Mary Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner"
1986 Howards' Way Mrs. Travis 3 episodes
1987 Boon Davida Duff Episode: "Credit Where It's Due"
1987 Succubus Joy Television film
1988–1989 EastEnders Joanne 37 episodes
1989–1991 French Fields Chantal Moriac 18 episodes
1990 El C.I.D. Lisa Episode: "A Proper Copper"
1990 Chain Vivienne Lynton Episode: "David Lynton"
1990 The Paradise Club Delia Rich Episode: "Dead Dogs Don't Bark"
1992 Perfect Scoundrels Julia Jones Episode: "The Goodbye Look"
1993 Then Churchill Said to Me Baroness Hannah von Thump Episode: "The Goose Has Landed"
1993 Don't Leave Me This Way Sandra Neil Television film
1996 ER Marian Vucelich Episode: "True Lies"
2000 Party of Five Ms. Shaw 3 episodes
2003 L/R: Licensed by Royalty Mrs. Butterfield Episode: "Gyakuten no hosoku"
2005 The West Wing P.M. Maureen Graty Episode: "The Wake Up Call"
2008 Hellsing The Queen Episode: "Hellsing Ultimate, Vol. 4"
2010 Big Love — Episode: "Under the Roof"

References

  1. ^ a b "Pamela Salem". Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Alumni US - Central School of Speech and Drama, U. of London". alumnius.net. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Little Gems - Into The Labyrinth". www.thechestnut.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ^ Price, Annie (13 February 2015). "EastEnders 30th anniversary: A look back at Albert Square's most iconic characters". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  5. ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Robots of Death - Details". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  6. ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Remembrance of the Daleks - Details". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  7. ^ News, Doctor Who. "Big Finish: Counter-Measures". Retrieved 29 May 2017. ((cite web)): |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Face of Evil - Details". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  9. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "French Fields - ITV Sitcom - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Pamela Salem". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Pamela Salem - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Interview with Pamela Salem". BBC. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

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