Pamela Salem | |
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 Salem asJoanne Francis inEastEnders | |
| Born | Pamela Fortunee Salem (1944-01-22)22 January 1944 Bombay,Bombay Province, British Raj |
| Died | 21 February 2024(2024-02-21) (aged 80) |
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| Occupations | Film and television actress |
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Pamela Fortunee Salem (22 January 1944 – 21 February 2024) was a British film and television actress. She was born inBombay, India, and educated atWispers School[1] andHeidelberg University in Germany, and later at theCentral School of Speech and Drama in London, England.[2][3]
Salem was known for her co-starring role in the early 1980sITV children's fantasy seriesInto the Labyrinth as the evil witch Belor,[4] and her late 1980s guest role in the BBC soap operaEastEnders as shady mafia affiliateJoanne Francis.[5] She was also seen in two adventures ofDoctor Who: as Toos inThe Robots of Death (1977)[6] and as Professor Rachel Jensen inRemembrance of the Daleks (1988),[7] a role she reprised forBig Finish Productions' officially licensedaudio drama spin-off seriesCounter Measures.[8] She was also heard as one of the many voices of Xoanon inThe Face of Evil (1977).[9] She had auditioned for the role of theFourth Doctor'scompanionLeela but the role went toLouise Jameson. Salem also had a recurring role in the British sitcomFrench Fields from 1989 to 1991.[10]Other television guest appearances included roles in popular British series such asOut 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 ofAll Creatures Great and Small as Zoe Bennett; and later on in American series includingMagnum, P.I.,Party of Five,ER andThe West Wing where she played a British prime minister.[2][11][12]
In film, Salem played the role ofMiss Moneypenny in the 'unofficial' 1983James Bond filmNever Say Never Again, starringSean Connery.[13] She also appeared inMichael Crichton'sThe First Great Train Robbery (1979, another film which starred Connery), as well as supporting roles inThe 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) andApril's Shower (2003).[12] She can also be heard as the Queen in the English dub of "Hellsing Ultimate OVA IV" (2008).[citation needed]
Salem was married to the actor Michael O'Hagan until his death on 1 November 2017. They lived inSurfside, Florida,[13] where she died on 21 February 2024, at the age of 80.[14]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1976 | No Longer Alone | Actress In TV Studio | |
| 1978[15] | The First Great Train Robbery | Emily Trent | |
| 1979 | The Bitch | Lynn | |
| 1982[16] | The Secret of Seagull Island | Carol | |
| 1983[17] | Never Say Never Again | Miss Moneypenny | |
| 1986[17] | Salomè | Herodias | |
| 1986 | God's Outlaw | Lady Anne Walsh | |
| 1997 | River Made to Drown In | Lady in Gallery 4 | |
| 1998[17] | Gods and Monsters | Sarah Whale | |
| 1998 | Suicide, the Comedy | Winnie | |
| 2002 | Quicksand | Peggy | |
| 2002 | The Book of Eve | Goldie | |
| 2003[17] | April's Shower | Anna | |
| 2007 | Wide Awake | Mrs. Burns | |
| 2008[18] | A Necessary Death | Matt's Mother | |
| 2011 | Pig | Narrator | |
| 2019[19] | Down's Revenge | Mrs. McBride |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1969 | Happy Ever After | Miss Grimble | Episode: "Feeling the Pinch" |
| 1971[20] | Out of the Unknown | Jeanette | Episode: "The Sons and Daughters of Tomorrow" |
| 1971 | Jason King | Alexandra Lanova | Episode: "To Russia with... Panache" |
| 1972[20] | The Onedin Line | Emma Callon | 2 episodes |
| 1972[20] | Man at the Top | Jane Wilson | |
| 1972[20] | 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[20] | Doctor Who | Xoanon / Toos / Rachel | 9 episodes (Serials:The Face of Evil,The Robots of Death,Remembrance of the Daleks) |
| 1978[20] | 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[20] | All Creatures Great and Small | Zoe Bennett | 5 episodes |
| 1979 | General Hospital (British TV series) | Angela Wilding | Episode: "Technical Hitch" |
| 1980 | Flesh and Blood | Jill Cornforth | Episode: "Time of Life" |
| 1980[17] | Buccaneer | Monica Burton | 13 episodes |
| 1981 | Seagull Island | Carol | 3 episodes |
| 1981–1982[17] | 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[20] | The Tripods | Countess | 4 episodes |
| 1984 | Ever Decreasing Circles | Sue | Episode: "A Married Man" |
| 1984 | Night Train to Murder | Cousin Zelda | Television film |
| 1985[20] | 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[17] | EastEnders | Joanne Francis | 37 episodes |
| 1989–1991[17] | 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[17] | ER | Marian Vucelich | Episode: "True Lies" |
| 2000[20] | Party of Five | Ms. Shaw | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | L/R: Licensed by Royalty | Mrs. Butterfield | Episode: "Gyakuten no hosoku" |
| 2005[17] | The West Wing | P.M. Maureen Graty | Episode: "The Wake Up Call" |
| 2008 | Hellsing | The Queen | Episode: "Hellsing Ultimate, Vol. 4" |
| 2010[17] | Big Love | N/a | Episode: "Under the Roof" |
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