Dedee Pfeiffer
Dedee Pfeiffer | |
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Born |
Dorothy Diane Pfeiffer January 1, 1964 Midway City, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse(s) |
Gregory Fein (1996–2001) Santiago A. Gomez (2001–06) Kevin J. Ryan (2009–13)[1] |
Family | Michelle Pfeiffer (sister) |
Dorothy Diane "Dedee" Pfeiffer (born January 1, 1964) is an American film and television actress.
Early life
Pfeiffer was born on January 1, 1964, in Midway City, California,[2] the daughter of Donna (née Taverna), a homemaker, and Richard Pfeiffer, a heating and air-conditioning contractor.[3] Her parents were both originally from North Dakota. Her paternal grandfather was of German ancestry and her paternal grandmother was of English, Welsh, French, Irish, and Dutch descent, while her maternal grandfather was of Swiss-German descent and her maternal grandmother was of Swedish ancestry. She is the younger sister of actress Michelle Pfeiffer.[4]
Career
Pfeiffer began her acting career at the age of 21 with a 1985 appearance on Simon & Simon,[2] an American detective television series starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker. That same year, Pfeiffer made her movie debut in Into the Night,[2] a 1985 American comedy-thriller film directed by John Landis, playing a prostitute opposite Jeff Goldblum and her sister Michelle. Pfeiffer's first nude role came in a 1989 shower scene for the supernatural horror film The Horror Show,[2] and she later would go on to pose nude for Playboy magazine's February 2002 edition.
Along with acting on stage, Pfeiffer starred in many films and on TV. One of her best-known TV roles is on Cybill Shepherd's television series Cybill, as her daughter, "Rachel Blanders," from 1995–1997. She also starred in the TV series For Your Love from 1998 to 2002. She starred with Susanna Hoffs in the 1987 film The Allnighter and has made guest appearances on the TV shows Simon & Simon, Ellen, Seinfeld, Friends, Dream On, CSI: NY and The Dead Zone among others.
In an interview on the 2011 UK DVD & Blu-ray release of Vamp, Pfeiffer states she has shelved her acting career of twenty-five years in favour of pursuing a new career in the field of forensic psychology and is now at college, studying for a master's degree.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Into the Night | Hooker | credited as Dedee Pfeiffer |
1985 | Moving Violations | Cissy | |
1986 | Dangerously Close | Nikki | |
1986 | Vamp | Allison / Amaretto | |
1987 | The Allnighter | Val | |
1988 | Brothers in Arms | Stevie | |
1989 | The Horror Show | Bonnie McCarthy | |
1989 | Red Surf | Rebecca | Direct-to-Video |
1990 | Tune in Tomorrow... | Nellie | |
1991 | A Climate for Killing | Donna | |
1991 | Drive | The Girl | |
1991 | Frankie and Johnny | Frankie's Cousin | credited as Dedee Pfeiffer |
1991 | Providence | unknown role | |
1993 | Falling Down | Sheila (Whammyburger) | |
1993 | Running Cool | Michele | |
1993 | King's Ransom | Catherine | Direct-to-Video |
1993 | Sandman | Lana Hawkins | |
1994 | Double Exposure | Linda Mack | |
1995 | My Family | Karen Gillespie | |
1995 | Deadly Past | Kirsten | |
1996 | Up Close & Personal | Luanne Atwater | |
1999 | The Sky Is Falling | Emily Hall | |
2000 | Radical Jack | Kate | Direct-to-Video |
2004 | Blue Demon | Marla Collins | Direct-to-Video |
2004 | A Killer Within | Sarah Moss | |
2006 | Hoboken Hollow | Rhonda Simmons | |
2007 | The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie | Harlin | Direct-to-Video |
2007 | AVH: Alien vs. Hunter | Hilary | Direct-to-Video |
2008 | Fix | Daphne | |
2008 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Emily Radford | Direct-to-Video |
2009 | The Tub | unknown role | Short film also Producer |
2009 | Secret at Arrow Lake | Sarah Williams | |
2009 | Laredo | N/A | Short film Producer Boston International Film Festival for Indie Soul Special Recognition Award |
2010 | Flatline | Psychotherapist | |
2011 | L.Al, I Hate You | The Casting Director | |
2016 | ShowRunner | Marilyn Brenner | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Simon & Simon | Jennifer | Episode: "Slither" |
1985 | Code Name: Foxfire | Bonita | Episode: "La Paloma" |
1985 | Toughlove | Kristen Marsh | Television Movie |
1985 | The Midnight Hour | Mary Masterson | Television Movie |
1986 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Queenie | Episode: "Have You Tried Talking to Patty?" |
1986 | Hotel | Angela Holly | Episode: "Child's Play" |
1989 | Midnight Caller | Sally Porter | Episode: "Baby Chase" |
1990 | Dream On | Mary | Episode: "...And Sheep Are Nervous" |
1992 | Highway Heartbreaker | Emily | Television Movie |
1993 | Jack's Place | Allison | Episode: "Play It Again, Jack" |
1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Sally Brigs | Episode: "Murder in White" |
1994 | Seinfeld | Victoria | Episode: "The Opposite" |
1994 | Wings | Joan | Episode: "The Spark and How to Get It" |
1995-1997 | Cybill | Rachel Blaunders | recurring role (42 episodes) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1996) |
1996 | A Kiss So Deadly | Catherine Deese | Television Movie |
1997 | Ellen | Lisa | Episode: "Social Climber" |
1998-2002 | For Your Love | Sheri Winston | series regular (84 episodes) |
1999 | Hollywood Squares | Herself (Panelist) | recurring role (5 episodes) |
2000 | Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back | Leslie Edmonds | Television Movie |
2001 | Neurotic Tendencies | unknown role | Television Movie |
2002 | Friends | Mary Ellen Jenkins | Episode: "The One with the Pediatrician" |
2003 | One on One | Colleen Bay | Episode: "I Hear White People" |
2003 | Titletown | unknown role | Television Movie |
2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Karen Brady | Episode: "Swap Meet" |
2005 | Wanted | Lucinda Rose | recurring role (3 episodes) |
2005–2005 | The Dead Zone | Linda Finney | 2 episodes |
2006 | CSI: NY | Grace Thomason | Episode: "Open and Shut" |
2007 | Seventeen and Missing | Emilie Janzen | Television Movie |
2007 | Burn Notice | Cara Stagner | Episode: "Fight or Flight" credited as Dedee Pfeiffer |
2007 | Without a Trace | Donna | Episode: "Claus and Effect" |
2008 | ER | Annie Raskin | Episode: "Haunted" |
2009 | Supernatural | Kate Milligan | Episode: "Jump the Shark" |
2010 | Jack's Family Adventure | Emily Vickery | Television Movie |
References
- ↑ "Romance is Kevin sent". Sundayworld.com. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
- 1 2 3 4 Mr. Skin (2005). Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia: The A-to-Z Guide To Finding Your Favorite Actresses Naked. Macmillan. p. 436. ISBN 0312331444. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ Dedee Pfeiffer Biography (1964-)
- ↑ "Dedee Pfeiffer - Biography". IMDB.
External links
- Dedee Pfeiffer on IMDb
- Dedee Pfeiffer at the TCM Movie Database
- Dedee Pfeiffer at AllMovie