Pamela Salem
Pamela Fortunee Salem (22 January 1944 – 21 February 2024) was a British film and television actress. She was born in Bombay, India, and educated at Wispers School and Heidelberg University in Germany, and later at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.
Also recorded as Pamela Fortunee Salem
Pamela Salem
- Name
- Pamela Salem
- Birth Name
- Pamela Fortunee Salem
- Born
- 22 January 1944
- Birthplace
- Bombay, Bombay Province, British Raj
- Died
- 21 February 2024
- Place of death
- Surfside, Florida, US
- Education
- * Heidelberg University
- Occupation
- Film and television actress
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English · German
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Pamela Fortunee Salem (22 January 1944 – 21 February 2024) was a British film and television actress. She was born in Bombay, India, and educated at Wispers School and Heidelberg University in Germany, and later at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.
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• Name — Pamela Salem • Birth Name — Pamela Fortunee Salem • Born — 22 January 1944 • Birthplace — Bombay, Bombay Province, British Raj • Died — 21 February 2024 • Place of death — Surfside, Florida, US • Education — * Heidelberg University • Central School of Speech and Drama • Occupation — Film and television actress
Television
Television
Salem was known for her co-starring role in the early 1980s ITV children's fantasy series Into the Labyrinth as the evil witch Belor, and her late 1980s guest role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as shady mafia affiliate Joanne Francis. She was also seen in two highly celebrated adventures of Doctor Who: as Toos in The Robots of Death (1977) and as Professor Rachel Jensen in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988), a role she reprised for Big Finish Productions' officially licensed audio drama spin-off series Counter Measures. She was also heard as one of the many voices of Xoanon in The Face of Evil (1977). 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. She had one of the lead roles in the airline drama series Buccaneer in 1980. Other television guest appearances 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.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Salem was married to the actor Michael O'Hagan until his death on 1 November 2017. They lived in Surfside, Florida, where she died on 21 February 2024, at the age of 80.
Television
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 — Xoanon / Toos / Rachel — 9 episodes (Serials: The Face of Evil, The Robots of Death, Remembrance of the Daleks) • 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 (British TV series) — 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 Francis — 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"
Life and career
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Life and career
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2024
Pamela Salem died on 21 February 2024.
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Mumbai.
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Surfside.
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Film
Film
In film, Salem played the role of Miss Moneypenny in the 'unofficial' 1983 James Bond film Never Say Never Again, starring Sean Connery. 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). She can also be heard as the Queen in the English dub of "Hellsing Ultimate OVA IV" (2008).
Film
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
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The authorities additionally record the heading Pamela Fortunee Salem. Her recorded languages were English and German. Recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded as having studied at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and Heidelberg University.
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