Lindsay Wagner Biography (1949-)

Original name, Lindsay Jean Ball; born June 22, 1949, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Bill Nowels and Marilyn Louise (maiden name, Thrasher) Wagner; married Alan Rider (a music publisher; divorced); married Michael Brandon (an actor), December 1976 (divorced, 1979); married Henry Kingi (a stunt performer),1981 (divorced, 1984); married Lawrence Mortoroff (a film producer), 1990 (divorced); children: (third marriage) Dorian Henry, Alex Nathan. Addresses: Agent: Sylvia Gold, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer
Birth Details: June 22, 1949; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Jaime Sommers, The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1975-1976
Jaime Sommers (title role), The Bionic Woman, ABC, 1976-1977 thenNBC, 1977-1978
Dr. Jessie Hayden (title role), Jessie, ABC, 1984
Rebecca Cafferty, A Peaceable Kingdom, CBS, 1989
Host, Against All Odds, NBC, 1992
Miniseries
Billy Ikehorn, Scruples, CBS, 1980
Francesca Valensky, Princess Daisy, NBC, 1983
Joanna Darby, From the Dead of the Night, NBC, 1989
Katharine Tempest, Voice of the Heart, syndicated, 1990
Paula O'Neill, To Be the Best, CBS, 1992
Movies
Title role, The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, CBS, 1979
Title role, The Incredible Journey of Dr. Meg Laurel, CBS, 1979
Callie Lord (some sources cite Callie Bordeaux), Callie and Son (also known as Rags to Riches), CBS, 1981
Joanne Tilford, Memories Never Die, CBS, 1982
Barbara Graham, I Want to Live, ABC, 1983
Susan Farley, Two Kinds of Love, CBS, 1983
Nina Simon, Passions, CBS, 1984
Laura Gordon, Young Again, ABC, 1984
Claire Fielding, The Other Lover, CBS, 1985
Bonnie Wilkerson, This Child Is Mine, NBC, 1985
Joanne Van Buren, Child's Cry, CBS, 1986
Martha Forbes, Convicted, ABC, 1986
Principal, Student Exchange, ABC, 1987
Jaime Sommers, The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the BionicWoman, NBC, 1987
Beverly Slater, Stranger in My Bed, NBC, 1987
Uli Derickson, The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (also known as The Flight and The Taking of Flight 847), NBC, 1988
Detective Sydney Shannon, Burnout (also known as Police Story:Burnout), ABC, 1988
Nita Daniels, Nightmare at Bitter Creek, CBS, 1988
Kate McKinnon, Evil in Clear River, ABC, 1988
Jaime Sommers, Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, NBC, 1989
Yvonne, Babies, NBC, 1990
Charlotte Fedders, Shattered Dreams, CBS, 1990
Janet, Fire in the Dark, CBS, 1991
Lindsey Thompson Gates, Treacherous Crossing, USA Network, 1992
Title role, A Message from Holly, CBS, 1992
Claudia Parr, She Woke Up, ABC, 1992
Elizabeth Hahn, Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7, CBS, 1993
Jaime Sommers, Bionic Ever After? (also known as Bionic Breakdown), CBS, 1994
Daphne Fields, Danielle Steel's "Once in a Lifetime" (also known as Once in a Lifetime), NBC, 1994
Kate Kerner, Fighting for My Daughter (also known as Fighting for My Daughter: The Anne Dion Story), ABC, 1995
Molly McKinley, Sins of Silence, CBS, 1996
Raeanne Gilbaine, A Mother's Instinct, CBS, 1996
Hannah Cole, Contagious (also known as Virus), USA Network,1997
Barbara Colvin, Their Second Chance (also known as The Keller/Keller Story), Lifetime, 1997
Dr. Stephanie Tauber, Voyage of Terror (also known as The Fourth Horseman), Fox Family, 1998
Pilots
Sara Butler, The Rockford Files (also known as The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter), NBC, 1974
Jaime Sommers, The Bionic Woman (also known as The Six MillionDollar Man: The Bionic Woman), 1975

Host, Windows, Doors and Keyholes, NBC, 1978
Guest, Star Search, syndicated, 1983
Dr. Jessie Hayden (title role), Jessie, ABC, 1984
Episodic
Nurse, "The Diary," Night Gallery, NBC, 1971
Stella Bowers, "In Defense of Ellen McKay," The Bold Ones: The Lawyers, NBC, 1971
Laurie Meyers, "The Combatants," Sarge, NBC, 1971
Diana Oliver, "Until Proven Innocent," Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law, ABC, 1971
Jenny Carson, "Million Dollar Buff," Adam-12, 1971
Margie Holland, "Disaster on Turner Street," The Man and the City,1971
Nurse Gledhill, "The Best Is Yet to Be," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC,1971
"Operation: XW-1," O'Hara, U.S. Treasury, 1972
Emily Matocsis, "All the Pretty People," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC,1972
Laurie Peale, "Dark Journey," The F.B.I., ABC, 1972
Denise Malory, "Don and Denise," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1972
Woman, "Smile, Please," Night Gallery, NBC, 1973
Sara Butler, "Backlash of the Hunter," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1974
Sara Butler, "Aura Lee, Farewell," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975
Susan Davis, "Dark Fury: Parts 1 & 2," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1975
Mary Connors, "Devil's Island," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments, 1985
Julia, "Late Bloomer," Kate and Allie, CBS, 1986
Susan Forrester, "Prism," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network,1988
A Conversation with Dinah, TNN, 1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1990
So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2001
Pet Star, 2002
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour, MTV, 2002
Agatha B., "Farewell My Lovelies," The Division, Lifetime, 2002
Also appeared in The Hollywood Squares; Playboy After Dark.
Specials
Hostess, Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of Me, ABC, 1977
Disney's Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, NBC, 1987
Narrator, Ahimsa: Non-Violence (documentary), PBS, 1987
Host, Scandals, ABC, 1988
Host, Once upon Her Time, Lifetime, 1988
CBS Premiere Preview Special, CBS, 1989
Narrator, Queen of the Beasts, CBS, 1989
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic, CBS, 1990
Welcome Home America! A USO Salute to America's Sons and Daughters, ABC, 1991
Voices That Care, Fox, 1991
Host, Untold Stories: The Search for Amelia Earhart, syndicated, 1992
Host, TV Guide: 40th Anniversary Special, Fox, 1993
Bob Hope's Christmas Show: Hopes for the Holidays, NBC, 1994
Host, Best Sellers: Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them: The Relationship, NBC, 1994
Host, The Secret Of ... , UPN, 1995
Disney's Most Unlikely Heroes, ABC, 1996
Intimate Portrait: Lindsay Wagner, Lifetime, 1999
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Barbara Taylor Bradford, Lifetime,1999
Host, Dude Ranch Days, PBS, 1999
Heart-throbs of the 70s (documentary), 2001
TVography: Lee Majors--Hollywood's Bionic Hero, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
Art of Darkness: A Night Gallery Retrospective (documentary), Starz!, 2002
Interviewee, Ennis' Gift: A Film about Learning Differences, HBO,2002
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1977
Presenter, The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1978
The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, TheDisney Channel, 1993
The Essence Awards, CBS, 1993
The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1994
Television Work
Movies
Co-executive producer, Shattered Dreams, CBS, 1990
Series
Executive producer, Jessie, 1984
Film Appearances
Deirdre McClusky, Two People, Universal, 1973
Susan Kingsfield, The Paper Chase, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
Linda, Second Wind, 1976
Irene, Deke's girlfriend, Nighthawks (also known as Hawks),Universal, 1981
Olivia, High Risk (also known as Los gringos), American Cinema, 1981
Dr. Mennen, Martin's Day, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
District Attorney Priscilla Brimleigh, Ricochet, Warner Bros., 1991
Sydney Parker, Frog's mom, Frog and Wombat, Showcase Entertainment, 1998
Penelope Audrey, A Light in the Forest, RGH/Lions Share, 2002
WRITINGS
Books
Coauthor, Lindsay Wagner's New Beauty: The Acupressure Facelift, with videotape, Prentice Hall, 1987
Coauthor, The High Road to Health: A Vegetarian Cookbook, PrenticeHall, 1990

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Altman, Linda Jacobs, Lindsay Wagner, Her Own Way, EMC Corporation, 1977

Periodicals

TV Guide, December 21, 2002, p. 13

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