Angel Tompkins
Angel Tompkins | |
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| Born | Angel Stromberg December 20, 1942 Albany, California, U.S. |
Angel Tompkins (born December 20, 1942) is an American actress and Golden Globe nominee, who appeared in several films and television shows.[1][2]
Career
Angel Tompkins was a model in the Chicago area before being discovered by Woody Allen who sent her to Universal. She was signed and became part of the last Universal Contract Players. She started her television and film acting career in the late 1960s. She made her major film debut as the seductive blonde who came between husband and wife, Elliott Gould and Brenda Vaccaro, in the comedy I Love My Wife (1970) and was nominated for a Golden Globe.
She appeared in Prime Cut (1972) with co-stars Gene Hackman and Lee Marvin and newcomer Sissy Spacek as a co-star. She also appeared with Anthony Quinn in The Don Is Dead (1973), with former child star, Jay North in The Teacher (1974), and with Charles Bronson in Murphy's Law (1986). Tompkins was featured in the pictorial "Angel" in the February 1972 edition of Playboy Magazine; subsequently the magazine used her in three more editions, all presumably related to that film promotion.[3]
On television Tompkins appeared in the pilot for Search (1972), also referenced as "Probe", and appeared in many guest spots in shows, such as The Wild Wild West (1965), Mannix (1967), Police Woman (1970), Knight Rider (1982) and Simon & Simon (1981).
In 1988 Tompkins appeared with Ann-Margret in the film A Tiger's Tale,[4] and made her last film appearances in 1989 in Relentless (1989) and Crack House (1989). She also works in the commercial voice-over field.
In 1991 Tompkins was elected the national recording secretary of the Screen Actors Guild. She ran for president of the guild the following election, but was upset in her bid during an unusual turnout of voters.[5][6]
She is married to television and film writer/comedy rewriter, Ted Lang, one of the initiators and prime litigants in "The Television Writers of Age" lawsuit. They have two children, many dogs and cats, and other wild things patrolling their homes, which are in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.
References
- ^ Angel Tompkins at IMDb
- ^ "Angel Tompkins to be star of the week". The Los Angeles Times. 1971-01-16.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Angel Tompkins". Playboy Magazine. 1972-02-01.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Film: 'A Tiger's Tale,' Starring Ann-Margret The New York Times
- ^ Kupcinet, Irving (1991-11-20). "Kup's Column". Chicago Sun-Times.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "SAG vote draws record turnout". Hollywood Reporter. 2002-03-08.
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