Pamela Stephenson

Biography

Pamela Stephenson is a New Zealand-born actress, comedian, psychologist and writer who moved to Australia as a child and trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. After stage and television work in Australia, she moved to the United Kingdom in 1976 and appeared in British series such as Space: 1999 and Tales of the Unexpected. Her breakthrough came in the sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News from 1979 to 1982, and she earned BAFTA shortlist mentions for acting and light entertainment. She appeared in History of the World: Part I (1981) and Superman III (1983). From 1984 to 1985 she was a cast member on Saturday Night Live. She later qualified as a clinical psychologist, earned a doctorate, and wrote several books. She presented Shrink Rap (2007) and reached the final of Strictly Come Dancing in 2010.

76years old

Turns 77 on December 4in 51 days

Born December 4, 1949Takapuna
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Also credited as Pamela Helen Stephenson Connolly and Pamela, Lady Connolly

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 6 years1978 to 1984

Every film, newest first

1984Bloodbath at the House of DeathIMDb rating 5.0
1984Finders KeepersIMDb rating 5.3
1983Superman IIIIMDb rating 5.0
1981History of the World: Part IIMDb rating 6.8
1978The ComebackIMDb rating 5.7

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Early training
Stephenson studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney after switching from the University of New South Wales.
First role
Stephenson's first radio acting role came in 1989, when she appeared in the BBC Radio 4 play The Spectre of Ernie Pike.
Behind the camera
Stephenson started a dance company with Braz Dos Santos, a Brazilian lambazouk dancer, and created Brazouka, a dance-drama stage show about his life and dancing. It opened at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2014, then toured South Africa and Australia until January 2015.