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Brooke Bundy

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Brooke Bundy
Bundy in 1967
Born (1944-08-08) August 8, 1944 (age 80)
OccupationActress
Years active1959–present

Brooke Bundy (born August 8, 1944)[1] is an American film and television actress.

Early years

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As a teenager, Bundy was a model[2] in New York before she went to Hollywood on vacation and remained there to become an actress.[3] While in New York, she attended the Professional Children's School.[2]

Acting career

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Movie

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She is perhaps best known for her role as Elaine Parker in the 1987 hit horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and its sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988).[4] Bundy appeared in Daniel Farrands' documentary film, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy.[5]

Television

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Bundy had two long-running roles on the soap opera Days of Our Lives as Rebecca North (1975–77) and General Hospital as Diana Maynard Taylor, RN (1977–81).[6] She has made guest appearances on a variety of television shows including The Big Valley, Mr. Novak, Daniel Boone, Lassie (playing Terri Young in season 12, episode 10 "In the Midst of Splendor"), Lancer, Charlie's Angels, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Medical Center, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Cannon (season four, episode 17 "The Killer on the Hill"), Barnaby Jones (season two, "Death Leap", 1973), Rawhide, The Virginian, Mission: Impossible (season four, episodes three and four "The Controllers" Part One, Part Two), Mannix, The Mod Squad, McMillan and Wife, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Moonlighting, Gidget, Land of the Lost, Star Trek: The Next Generation (season one, episode "The Naked Now"), Starman (season one, episode 20 - "Starscape" part one), My Three Sons, and The Donna Reed Show. As a stock actress for Jack Webb's production company Mark VII Limited, she appeared as several different characters in shows such as Emergency!, Sierra, and Dragnet.

TV and filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2001). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company. p. 81. ISBN 0786409428.
  2. ^ a b "Brooke Bundy: Dog-walking to Broadway and Hollywood". Berkshire Sampler. February 13, 1977. p. 12 TV Week. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brooke Bundy Succeeds". Lancaster New Era. Newspaper Enterprise Association. January 8, 1969. p. 7. Retrieved February 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Barton, Steve (July 8, 2010). "Event Report: Crypticon Seattle 2010: Home Sweet Home". Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "ICONS Interview with Dan Farrands". Archived from the original on May 8, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "Die Gaststars" [Guest Stars]. CHiPs Europe (in German). Archived from the original on July 6, 2010.
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