Pamela Duncan

Pamela Duncan

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1924-12-28
Deathday: 2005-11-11 (80 years old)

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Biography

Pamela Duncan (December 28, 1924 – November 11, 2005) was an American B-movie actress who starred in the 1957 Roger Corman cult science fiction film Attack of the Crab Monsters and later appeared in the 2000 Academy Award-nominated documentary, Curtain Call, that focused on the lives and careers of the residents of the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Duncan won several local beauty pageants as a teenager. She attended Hunter College and Columbia University before moving to Southern California in 1951 to get into film acting.Duncan worked three years in summer stock theatre. Her first role came when she appeared in the 1951 film Whistling Hills. Also in the 1950s, she played the part of Mike Hammer's secretary Velda in the mystery drama My Gun Is Quick.

On television, Duncan appeared in over 200 programs and 100 telefilms. In 1958 she appeared on Perry Mason as the murder victim and title character in "The Case of the Daring Decoy." Other television appearances included General Electric Theater, Studio One, The Philco Television Playhouse, Fireside Theatre, Dragnet, Dr. Kildare, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Pony Express, Highway Patrol, Maverick, M Squad, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Colt .45, Laramie, The Roy Rogers Show, Suspense, Captain Video, Tombstone Territory, Sea Hunt, Rawhide, Tales of Wells Fargo episode 14 "The Sliver Bullets" and, in 1959, in Bat Masterson as Rachel Lowery in the episode "Lady Luck."In still another 1959 appearance, Duncan was cast as traveling show performer "Princess Nadja" in the episode "RX: Slow Death" on the syndicated anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by the "Old Ranger" (Stanley Andrews).

On November 11, 2005, Duncan died from a stroke at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey, where she had lived for ten years. She was 80.

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Filmography

all 60

TV Shows 38

Movies 22

self 2

Self
Curtain Call

Curtain Call (2000)

Movie
Sister Peter
Body & Soul

Body & Soul (1993)

TV
Fish and Chip Shop Van Customer
Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here (1987)

Movie
Mrs. Haakman
Van der Valk

Van der Valk (1972)

TV
Tom Brown's Schooldays

Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971)

TV
Hostess
Belgrove Hotel, Goodbye

Belgrove Hotel, Goodbye (1970)

Movie
Cigarette Girl
Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)

Movie
Pearl (uncredited)
Summer and Smoke

Summer and Smoke (1961)

Movie
1
Dorothy
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Frances
Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred (1961)

TV
The Tall Man

The Tall Man (1960)

TV
Johnny Midnight

Johnny Midnight (1960)

TV
Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky (1959)

TV
The Detectives

The Detectives (1959)

TV
Myra Holloway
Career

Career (1959)

Movie
Lock Up

Lock Up (1959)

TV
Lt. Ward
Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)

Movie
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV
Rachel Lowery
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson (1958)

TV
Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn (1958)

TV
6
Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt (1958)

TV
Maria Salvador
Gun Battle at Monterey

Gun Battle at Monterey (1957)

Movie
Harbor Command

Harbor Command (1957)

TV
Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver (1957)

TV
The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File (1957)

TV
Coral Stacey
Maverick

Maverick (1957)

TV
5.33
Rose Calvert
Perry Mason

Perry Mason (1957)

TV
4.33
The Thin Man

The Thin Man (1957)

TV
Christine Edmonson
M Squad

M Squad (1957)

TV
Velda
My Gun Is Quick

My Gun Is Quick (1957)

Movie
Panic!

Panic! (1957)

TV
Diana Love / Helene
The Undead

The Undead (1957)

Movie
Martha Hunter
Attack of the Crab Monsters

Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)

Movie
7.5
Peggy Davis
Julie

Julie (1956)

Movie
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)

TV
The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)

TV
Señorita Nellie
7 Men from Now

7 Men from Now (1956)

Movie
Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol (1955)

TV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)

TV
Studio 57

Studio 57 (1954)

TV
Nurse
Return from the Sea

Return from the Sea (1954)

Movie
The Whistler

The Whistler (1954)

TV
Zenobia
The Saracen Blade

The Saracen Blade (1954)

Movie
Anne Taylor
Dragonfly Squadron

Dragonfly Squadron (1954)

Movie
Connie
Two Gun Marshal

Two Gun Marshal (1953)

Movie
Stacey
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta (1953)

TV
Nurse (Uncredited)
A Blueprint for Murder

A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

Movie
Blanca
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Terry and the Pirates

Terry and the Pirates (1952)

TV
Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)

TV
Frances
The Ring

The Ring (1952)

Movie
Floor Nurse Miller
Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse (1952)

TV
Braddock's Nurse
Confidence Girl

Confidence Girl (1952)

Movie
Gang Busters

Gang Busters (1952)

TV
Dangerous Assignment

Dangerous Assignment (1952)

TV
Dragnet

Dragnet (1951)

TV
7
Nora Clayton
Lawless Cowboys

Lawless Cowboys (1951)

Movie
Cora - Waitress
Whistling Hills

Whistling Hills (1951)

Movie
The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)

TV
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)

TV

Ratings

Average 5.77
Based on 72.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1924-12-28

Deathday
2005-11-11 (80 years old)

Birth Place
Brooklyn, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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