User:Jack Sebastian/Angel Tompkins
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Angel Tompkins (born December 20, 1942) is an American actress and Golden Globe nominee, who appeared in several films and television shows.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Angel Tompkins was a model in the Chicago area before being discovered by Woody Allen who sent her to Universal. She was signed and became part of the last Universal Contract Players. She started her television and film acting career in the late 1960s. She made her major film debut as the seductive blonde who came between husband and wife Elliott Gould and Brenda Vaccaro in the comedy I Love My Wife (1970) and was nominated for a Golden Globe.
She appeared in Prime Cut (1972) with co-stars Gene Hackman and Lee Marvin and newcomer Sissy Spacek as a co-star. She also appeared with Charles Bronson in Murphy's Law (1986). Tompkins was featured in the pictorial "Angel" in the February 1972 edition of Playboy Magazine; subsequently the magazine used her in three more editions, all presumably related to that film promotion. [3]
On television, Tompkins appeared in the pilot for "Search" also referenced as "Probe." Search (1972), and appeared in many guest spots in shows such as The Wild Wild West (1965), Mannix (1967), Police Woman (1970), Knight Rider (1982) and Simon & Simon (1981).
In 1988, Tompkins appeared with Ann-Margret in the film A Tiger's Tale,[4], and made her last film appearances in 1989 in Relentless (1989) and Crack House (1989). She also makes quite a respectable living acting in the commercial's/VO field.
In 1991 Tompkins was elected the national recording secretary of the Screen Actors Guild, and ran for president of the guild the following election but was upset in her bid during an unusual turnout of voters.[5][6]
She is married to television and film writer Ted Lang,one of the prime litigants in "The Television Writers of Age" lawsuit, they have two kids and many dogs and cats and other wild things patrolling their home, which is in Los Angeles, California.
References
[edit]- ^ Jack Sebastian/Angel Tompkins at IMDb
- ^ "Angel Tompkins to be star of the week". The Los Angeles Times. 1971-01-16.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Angel Tompkins". Playboy Magazine. 1972-02-01.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ Film: 'A Tiger's Tale,' Starring Ann-Margret The New York Times
- ^ Kupcinet, Irving (1991-11-20). "Kup's Column". Chicago Sun-Times.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "SAG vote draws record turnout". Hollywood Reporter. 2002-03-08.
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