Pam Dawber
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| Birth name | Pam Dawber |
| Born | October 18, 1951 (age 55) Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Harmon |
| Notable roles | Mindy McConnell in Mork & Mindy, 1978-1982. |
Pam Dawber, born on October 18, 1951 in Farmington Hills, Michigan is an American actress, best known for her role as Mindy McConnell in Mork & Mindy.
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[edit] Biography
Pam Dawber attended North Farmington High School and Oakland Community College and began her career as a fashion model with Wilhelmina and went on to a career as an actress. Her character was the comedic foil and eventual love interest for Robin Williams' character, Mork from the planet "Ork". Dawber parodied her Mork & Mindy character in the 1992 movie Stay Tuned. Dawber later starred in her own series as Samantha Russell on My Sister Sam, which ran on CBS from 1986 to 1988.
Dawber has a four-octave soprano voice. She featured as Mabel, in a Los Angeles Civic Light Opera production (based on the Joseph Papp/New York Shakespeare Festival production) of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance.
Pam Dawber is a national spokeswoman for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America.
[edit] Personal Life
She is married to actor Mark Harmon, with whom she has two sons: Sean Thomas Harmon (born April 26, 1988) and Tyrone "Ty" Christian Harmon (born June 25, 1992).
[edit] Films & TV movies
- Don't Look Behind You (1999) - Liz Corrigan
- I'll Remember April (1999) - Barbara Cooper
- A Stranger to Love (1995) - Andie
- Trail of Tears (1999) - Cheryl Harris
- A Child's Cry for Help (1994) - Monica Shaw
- Web of Deception (1994) - Ellen Benesch
- The Man with Three Wives (1993) - Robyn
- Stay Tuned (1992) - Helen Knable
- The Face of Fear (1990) - Connie Weaver
- Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989) - Kendra Dollison
- Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988) - Lucy Wedemeyer
- American Geisha (1986) - Gillian Burke
- Wild Horses (1985) - Daryl Reese
- This Wife for Hire (1985) - Marsha Harper
- Last of the Great Survivors (1984) - Laura Matthews
- Through Naked Eyes (1983) - Anne Walsh
- Remembrance of Love (1982) - Marcy Rabin
- The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (1980) - Bonny Lee Beaumont
- A Wedding (1978) - Tracy Farrell
[edit] Television series
- Life... and Stuff (1997) - Ronnie Boswell
- My Sister Sam (1986-88) - Samantha 'Sam' Russell
- Mork & Mindy (1978-82) - Mindy McConnell
[edit] Voice
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series (TV Series) (1997) - Perdy
- The Bears Who Saved Christmas (TV) (1994) - Mom
- Nick and Noel (1993) (TV) - Leslie
- The Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley with the Fonz Show (TV Series) (1982) - Mindy McConnell
- Swan Lake (1981) - Princess Odette
[edit] External links
- Pam Dawber at the Internet Movie Database
- Pam Dawber at TV.com
