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Veronica Hamel Biography (1945?-)

Born November 20, 1945 (some sources cite 1943), in Philadelphia, PA; father,a carpenter; married Michael Irving, 1971 (divorced, 1981).

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, producer

Birth Details

November 20, 1945?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Joyce Davenport, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-1987
• Judge Marjorie Brennan, Philly, ABC, 2001-?
• Miniseries
• Laura DeWitt Koshko, Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (also known as79 Park Avenue), NBC, 1977
• Kate Kane, Kane and Abel, CBS, 1985
• Deborah, Twist of Fate, NBC, 1989
• Movies
• Helen Thornton, The Gathering, ABC, 1977
• Andrea Mason, Ski Lift to Death (also known as Snowblind),CBS, 1978
• Helen Thornton, The Gathering, Part II (also known as The Gathering II), NBC, 1979
• Sheila Dodge, The Hustler of Muscle Beach, ABC, 1980
• Jennifer North, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (also known as Valley of the Dolls), CBS, 1981
• Leigh Churchill and Randy Churchill, Sessions, ABC, 1983
• Brotherhood of the Rose, 1989
• Elizabeth Early, She Said No, NBC, 1990
• Dr. Kathy Holland, Deadly Medicine, NBC, 1991
• Nettie Forbes, Stop at Nothing, Lifetime, 1991
• Bianca Hudson, Baby Snatcher, CBS, 1992
• Kitty Dodds, The Conviction of Kitty Dodds (also known as Conviction: The Kitty Dodds Story), CBS, 1993
• Nora Freemont, The Disappearance of Nora (also known as The Stranger in the Mirror), CBS, 1993
• Dr. Paula Spencer, A Child's Cry for Help (also known as Intensive Care), NBC, 1994
• Rebecca Kendall, Shadow of Obsession (also known as Unwanted Attentions), NBC, 1994
• Etta Berter, Secrets, ABC, 1995
• Lily Munster, Here Come the Munsters, Fox, 1995
• Micki Dickoff, In the Blink of an Eye (also known as Blink of an Eye), ABC, 1996
• Sadie Frost, Talk to Me, ABC, 1996
• Georgia Patchett, Home Invasion, NBC, 1997
• Jenifer Richmond, Stranger in My Home (also known as Brother'sKeeper), CBS, 1997
• Specials
• Host, Breast Cancer: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, 1990
• Episodic
• Elenora, "How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars," Kojak, CBS,1975
• "Fashion Mart," Joe Forrester, NBC, 1975
• "A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves," Kojak, CBS, 1975
• Marcy, "Return to the 38th Parallel" (also known as "Return to the Thirty-Eighth Parallel"), The Rockford Files, NBC, 1976
• Marianne Tustin, "Tap Dancing Their Way Back into Your Hearts," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1976
• Rosemary, "Peeper-Two," The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1976
• Sandy Lederer, "A Bad Deal in the Valley," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1976
• Thelma, "The Castle of Dreams," City of Angels, NBC, 1976
• "Round up the Usual Suspects," Switch, CBS, 1976
• "Change of Heart," Family, ABC, 1977
• Vanessa, "Hutchinson for Murder One," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1978
• "The Intimate Friends of Jenny Wilde," The Eddie Capra Mysteries,NBC, 1978
• "Blackmail," Dallas, CBS, 1979
• "Call Girl," Dallas, CBS, 1979
• "Judgment Call," Doctors' Private Lives, ABC, 1979
• "Powder Burn," Eischied, NBC, 1980
• Herself, "The Annies," The Duck Factory, NBC, 1984
• "Lupe Anguiano," An American Portrait, CBS, 1985
• Dorrie, "The Wind beneath My Wings," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
• Commissioner, "Forces of Deviance," The Division, Lifetime, 2001
• Dr. Diana Thayer, "Flesh and Blood," The Fugitive, CBS, 2001
• Television Work
• Executive Producer; with Others; Movies
• Deadly Medicine, NBC, 1991
• Baby Snatcher, CBS, 1992
• Film Appearances
• Model, Klute, Warner Bros., 1971
• Linda Maxwell, Cannonball (also known as Carquake), New World, 1976
• Apple Pie, Aumont Productions, 1976
• Suzanne Constantine, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Warner Bros.,1979
• Nikki Spangler, When Time Ran Out (also known as The Day the World Ended and Earth's Final Fury), Warner Bros., 1980
• Kay Hutton, A New Life, Paramount, 1988
• Elizabeth Barnes, Taking Care of Business (also known as Filofax), Buena Vista, 1990
• The Last Leprechaun, Peakviewing Transatlantic, 1998
• Virginia "Ginny" Halloran, Determination of Death, World International Network, 2001
• Stage Appearances
• Annie Sullivan, The Miracle Worker, St. Louis, MO, 1982
• Claire Ganz, Rumors, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1988-1990
• Also appeared in The Ballad of Boris K.; and off-off-Broadway in The Big Knife, New York City.
• Major Tours
• Appeared in Cactus Flower, U.S. cities.