Pam Dawber

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Actress • Producer • Singer

Birth Date: October 18, 1951

Age: 71 years old

Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan

Although Pam Dawber harbored hopes of a career as a musical comedy star, she found her niche on television. Born and raised in Michigan, the tall, vivacious beauty began her career as a model and appeared in several print and broadcast advertisements. After making her stage debut in the lead in the Goodspeed Opera House revival of "Sweet Adeline" (1977), Dawber landed her first feature role as the former girlfriend of the groom who makes a memorable entrance astride a horse in Robert Altman's "A Wedding" (1977). She then landed a leading role in a busted ABC pilot "Sister Terri" but the network suits were impressed enough to offer her the star-making role of Mindy to Robin Williams' quirky alien in the hit sitcom "Mork and Mindy" (1978-82). Dawber had the difficult task of playing straight woman to Williams and his zany improvisations, but she brought a certain charm to the role. Once the characters were married, however, the magic seemed to dissipate (amid rumors of dissension between the stars) and ABC pulled the plug on the show.

Credits

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

Actor
TV Show
2020

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Self
TV Show
2018

Robin Williams: Come Inside My MindStream

Actor
Movie
2018
94%

The Odd CoupleStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2015

The Crazy OnesStream

Guest Star
Lily
TV Show
2013

The Talk

Guest
TV Show
2010

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

Guest
TV Show
2005

NCISStream

Guest Star
Marcie Warren
TV Show
2003

I'll Remember April

Actor
Barbara Cooper
Movie
2000

Don't Look Behind You

Actor
Liz Corrigan
Movie
1999

101 Dalmatians: The Series

Actor
TV Show
1997

Life ... and Stuff

Actor
Ronnie Boswell
TV Show
1997

A Stranger to Love

Actor
Andie
Movie
1996

Trail of Tears

Actor
Cheryl Harris
Movie
1995

The Bears Who Saved Christmas

Voice
Mom
TV Show
1994

Web of Deception

Actor
Ellen Benesch
Movie
1994

A Child's Cry for Help

Actor
Monica Shaw
Movie
1994

The Man With Three Wives

Actor
Robyn
Movie
1993

Stay Tuned

Actor
Helen Knable
Movie
1992

Atrapados en la Tele

Actor
Movie
1992

The Face of Fear

Actor
Connie Weaver
Movie
1990

Le Visage du tueur

Actor
Movie
1990

Do You Know the Muffin Man?

Actor
Kendra Dollison
Movie
1989

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story

Actor
Lucy Wedemeyer
Movie
1988

My Sister Sam

Actor
Samantha "Sam" Russell
TV Show
1986

American Geisha

Actor
Gillian Burke
Movie
1986

The Twilight Zone

Actor
TV Show
1985

This Wife for Hire

Actor
Marsha Harper
Movie
1985

Wild Horses

Actor
Daryl Reese
Movie
1985

Last of the Great Survivors

Actor
Laura Matthews
Movie
1984

Through Naked Eyes

Actor
Anne Walsh
Movie
1983

Remembrance of Love

Actor
Marcy Rabin
Movie
1982

Swan Lake

Voice
Princess Odette
Movie
1982

Swan Lake

Actor
Princess Odette
Movie
1981

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

Actor
Bonny Lee Beaumont
Movie
1980

Mork & MindyStream

Actor
Mindy Beth McConnell
TV Show
1978
90%

A Wedding

Actor
Tracy Farrell
Movie
1978

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