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Colleen Camp

Biography

Colleen Camp, an American character actress and producer, got her start training macaws at Busch Gardens to help pay for college, then broke into commercials and small television parts after a talent agent noticed her in a television special about the birds. Born in San Francisco and raised in the San Fernando Valley, she took a leading part in the 1974 comedy The Swinging Cheerleaders and later played police officers in two entries of the Police Academy series. Her supporting film work includes Apocalypse Now (1979), American Hustle (2013), Valley Girl (1983), Election (1999), Clue (1985) and Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995). She received two Golden Raspberry nominations for worst supporting actress, for The Seduction and Sliver, co-produced a Broadway staging of Love Letters, and co-produced and acted in the thriller Knock Knock.

73years old

Turns 74 on June 7in 208 days

  • Born San Francisco
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Also credited as Colleen Celeste Camp

Movie Career

Films
69
Career span
52 years1973 to 2025

Genres

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  1. A change of course

    Before acting, Camp trained macaws at Busch Gardens, performing in six shows a day for crowds of up to 2,000, and a television special about her birds got her noticed by a talent agent.

Colleen Camp movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Die Hard: With a Vengeance1995 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Connie Kowalski

    IMDb rating 7.6433K votes

  2. Knock Knock2015 Drama, Thrilleras Vivian

    IMDb rating 4.9117K votes

  3. Clue1985as Yvette

    IMDb rating 7.3127K votes

  4. Speed 2: Cruise Control1997as Debbie

    IMDb rating 4.090K votes

  5. The House with a Clock in Its Walls2018as Mrs. Hanchett

    IMDb rating 6.161K votes

  6. Sliver1993as Judy Marks

    IMDb rating 5.138K votes

  7. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment1985as Kirkland

    IMDb rating 5.864K votes

  8. Election1999as Judith R. Flick

    IMDb rating 7.2112K votes

Most often with

Paul Weitz directed three of these films, Martha Coolidge three and Penelope Spheeris two. Christopher Lloyd appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Colleen Camp's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.9 billion

44 of the 69 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 69 films: 44 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 13 figure not found.

  • 44Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 13Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 79% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Die Hard: With a Vengeance1995as Connie Kowalski
    $366M18.9% of the total
  2. 2
    American Hustle2013as Brenda
    $251M13.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Wayne's World1992as Mrs. Vanderhoff
    $183M9.5% of the total
  4. 4
    $165M8.5% of the total
  5. 5
    Four Christmases2008as Aunt Donna
    $164M8.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Apocalypse Now1979as Miss May
    $150M7.8% of the total
  7. 7
    $132M6.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Sliver1993as Judy Marks
    $116M6.0% of the total
In Good Company (2004), $61.3 millionPolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985), $55.6 millionFunny Lady (1975), $40.1 millionSomeone Like You... (2001), $38.7 millionCirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009), $28.2 millionLoser (2000), $18.0 millionValley Girl (1983), $17.3 millionElection (1999), $14.9 millionClue (1985), $14.6 millionTrapped (2002), $13.4 millionGreedy (1994), $13.1 millionThe Associate (1996), $12.8 millionMaterial Girls (2006), $11.4 millionBattle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), $8.8 millionD.A.R.Y.L. (1985), $7.8 millionGrandma (2015), $7.2 million

$406 millionfrom the other 36 films with a worldwide figure, 21% of the total