Brenda Bakke
Birth dateMay 15, 1963 (age 63)
Birth placeKlamath Falls, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Websitebrendabakke.com

Brenda Jean Bakke (born May 15, 1963)[1][2] is an American actress, best known for her roles in 1990s films Hot Shots! Part Deux, Gunmen, Demon Knight, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, and L.A. Confidential.

Life and career

Bakke was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon,[1][2] and began her acting career in a Portland stage production of Years Ago at age 15. After graduating in 1981 from Sunset High School,[2] near Beaverton, Oregon, she moved to Los Angeles to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1] She made her screen debut in the 1986 movie Hardbodies 2, and the following year, guest starred in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. In later years, she had a number of roles in low-budget films, such as Gunhed, Solar Crisis and The Medium.

In 1993, Bakke appeared in the comedy film Hot Shots! Part Deux as Michelle Huddleston, the love interest of Charlie Sheen.[3] The following year, she played the female leading role in the action-comedy film, Gunmen. In 1995, she appeared as Cordelia the prostitute in Ernest Dickerson's Demon Knight, and as Captain Linda Gilder in Under Siege 2.[3]

During the 1995-96 television season, she was a regular cast member in the CBS horror series, American Gothic alongside Gary Cole. In 1997, Bakke appeared as Lana Turner in the neo-noir mystery crime film, L.A. Confidential. In 1999, she returned to television with the role of the lead character's mother in the short-lived Fox drama series, Ryan Caulfield: Year One.[3]

In the 2000s, Bakke continued playing roles in smaller movies, such as The Quickie and Moving August. She spent the following years guest starring in episodes of ', NYPD Blue, The Mentalist, and Supernatural. In 2015, she began appearing in the recurring role of Virginia in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera If Loving You Is Wrong. In 2016, Bakke guest starred in episodes of Heartbeat and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Last ResortVeroneeka
1986 Hardbodies 2Morgan
1987 ScavengersKimberly Blake
1987 Medium Rare
1988 Fast GunJulie Comstock
1988 A Father's HomecomingNurse PitzerTelevision film
1988 Dangerous LoveChris
1989Fist FighterEllen
1989 Nowhere to RunJoannie
1989 Another ChanceSandy
1989 GunhedTexas Air Ranger Sergeant Nim
1989Death SpaLaura Danvers
1990 Stolen: One HusbandSamanthaTelevision film
1990 Solar CrisisDr. Claire Beeson
1992 The Medium
1992Secrets Sandy WarwickTelevision film
1993 Hot Shots! Part DeuxMichelle Rodham Huddleston
1994 GunmenMaria
1994TwogetherAllison McKenzie
1994 Terminal VoyageZinovitz
1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightCordelia
1995 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Captain Linda Gilder
1995 Lone Justice 2Wren
1996 Lone Justice 3Wren
1996 Frame by Frame
1997 L.A. ConfidentialLana Turner
1997 TrucksHope Gladstone
1998 ShelterHelena
1998 The FixerC.J.Television film
1998 Nobody Lives Forever Laurel TrevelynTelevision film
2000 Warm Texas Rain Kim
2000 Time Loves a Hero AliceShort film
2001 The QuickieJane
2002Moving AugustGinny Forster
2002 Groom Lake Joyce
2004 Hot RushOld LadyShort film
2004 Leave No Trace Victoria Blake
2015ThereLLM
2015 Unbelievable!!!!!Nurse Christine Choppel
2017 JuvenileMargarette
2018Foster BoyLinda Ryan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationRivanEpisode: "Justice"
1987—1988High Mountain Rangers Episodes: "Pilot" and "Russian Skier Defects"
1990Father Dowling MysteriesClaudia MarshallEpisode: "The Showgirl Mystery"
1991The Young RidersAliceEpisode: "The Peacemakers"
1992Jake and the FatmanLori MenzaEpisode: "Come Closer to Me"
1993Ned Blessing: The True Story of My LifeWrenMiniseries
1994Second Chances Lara PetersonEpisodes: "Miss Friendly Santa Rita" and "Justifiable Jealousy"
1994The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Frances McCabeEpisode: "Ned Zed"
1995—1996American GothicSelena CoombsSeries regular, 18 episodes
1997TrucksHope GladstoneTV movie
1999Ryan Caulfield: Year OneMrs. CaulfieldSeries regular, 8 episodes
1999CharmedSoul CollectorEpisode: "The Power of Two"
2001PopularMary Lou ParkerEpisodes: "Miss Friendly Santa Rita" and "It's Greek to Me"
2001Dark AngelDr. Adriana VertesEpisode: "Female Trouble"
2001'Bonnie RittenEpisode: "Burked"
2004NYPD Blue Claudia WeintraubEpisode: "I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid"
2009Dollhouse Margaret BashfordEpisode: "Haunted"
2010The MentalistDetective Sharon FloreyEpisode: "Blood in, Blood Out"
2010Dark BlueAna PerryEpisode: "Dead Flowers"
2014The Bridge GuardEpisode: "Eye of the Deep"
2015Supernatural SuzieEpisode: "The Werther Project"
2015-2017If Loving You Is Wrong VirginiaRecurring role, 9 episodes
2016Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders CamilleEpisode: "Iqiniso"
2016Heartbeat MarieEpisode: "Match Game"
2017-2018ColonySwiss ChancellorEpisodes: "Panopticon" and "Puzzle Man"
2017Grey's AnatomyGwen NolanEpisode: "Back Where You Belong"
2019What/IfOlder LauraEpisodes: "What Remains" and "WTF"

References

  1. ^ "Brenda Bakke". The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  2. ^ Baker, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  3. ^ "Brenda Bakke profile". Hollywood.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.