Brandis Kemp

Brandis Kemp was an American actress who became known for her work on the television shows Fridays and AfterMASH between 1980 and 1985. Raised in Palo Alto, California, she studied drama and literature at Stanford University and trained at the American Conservatory Theater. She performed onstage with the Stanford Repertory Theatre and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and appeared in productions including Women Behind Bars. Producers saw her in the comedy troupe the Low Moan Spectacular and cast her in Fridays, where she created recurring characters and became a key female ensemble member. On AfterMASH she played Alma Cox, a role that grew from occasional appearances into a regular part over the show's run, which ended in 1985. She went on to work as a character actress in a wide range of films and television programs. Kemp died in 2020.