Pamela Sue Martin

Biography

Pamela Sue Martin is an American actress who started as a teenage model before moving into film and television. After auditioning for To Find a Man (1972) with no prior dramatic training, she won the lead female role, and producer Irwin Allen then cast her in The Poseidon Adventure (1972). She appeared in Our Time (1974) and Buster and Billie (1974) before turning to television, where her portrayal of Nancy Drew on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977 to 1979) made her a teen idol. She later played the spoiled heiress Fallon Carrington on Dynasty (1981 to 1984), earning a Bambi Award in 1984. Martin hosted Saturday Night Live in 1985 and served as artistic director for the Interplanetary Theater Group in Idaho. Her final screen appearance came in the 2019 pilot of the Nancy Drew reboot as Harriet Grosset.

73years old

Turns 74 on January 5in 56 days

Born January 5, 1953Hartford
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 45 years1972 to 2017

Every film, newest first

2017My Christmas PrinceIMDb rating 5.3
1990A Cry in the WildIMDb rating 5.8
1974The Gun and the PulpitIMDb rating 5.7
1972The Poseidon AdventureIMDb rating 7.1

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First role
Martin had no training, experience or ambition in acting when she auditioned for To Find a Man, and after three months the producers cast her as the lead female character.
Big break
Irwin Allen, a producer, picked Martin for a role in The Poseidon Adventure in 1972, when she was 19, because of what she had done in To Find a Man.
A role that slipped away
In season 2, the two shows were merged and renamed The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, which reduced Nancy's role. Martin was frustrated and left the series, and her last appearance as Nancy was on January 1, 1978.