Pamela Stephenson

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Stephenson at the Sting and Trudie Styler's wedding reception , 1992

Pamela Helen Stephenson Connolly (born December 4, 1949 in Takapuna , Auckland , New Zealand ) is an actress , psychologist , television presenter and author . She was best known as a cast member of the satirical television programs Not The Nine O'Clock News and Saturday Night Live , as well as through her book Billy , a biography of her husband Billy Connolly .

Education and career

After her family moved to Australia, she attended the University of New South Wales and then the National Institute of Dramatic Art , where she graduated in 1971. 1972 began her career as a television actress, so she played regularly with the television series Ryan . In 1976 she moved to London. After numerous film and television roles, she gained international fame through her participation in the news parody Not The Nine O'Clock News (1979-82). Rowan Atkinson , Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones played alongside Stephenson . She parodied Kate Bush and Olivia Newton-John , among others . She wrote How To Be A Complete Bitch with two writers on the show ; she also met her future husband Billy Connolly while filming .

From 1982 to 1983 she played a leading role in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance in London's West End .

Stephenson's film roles in the 1980s include Mel Brooks - The Crazy Story of the World (1981), Superman III - The Steel Lightning (1983) and Rob Cohen's Scandalous (1984).

In 1984 she became the first female cast member on the American television sketch show Saturday Night Live . She parodied Madonna , Billy Idol , Joan Collins and Cyndi Lauper , among others .

psychologist

Dr. Dr. hc Pamela H. Connolly is a clinical psychologist and is licensed as a psychotherapist in the USA . Her scientific work focuses on human sexuality. She had a practice in Beverly Hills and was among other things the founder and president of the Los Angeles Sexuality Center and chair of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). She hosted several television programs on psychology and sexuality . She obtained her doctorate in 1996 and received an honorary doctorate from Robert Gordon University on July 15, 2009 . She worked for six years as an honorary professor at the California Graduate Institute. She developed the Pre-Assessment for Trauma Plus (PAT +) psychological test , which assesses treatment needs in juvenile offenders and is used in some UK prisons.

Activist

Since the 1980s, Stephenson has been campaigning to limit colorings and other additives in food, especially in candy for children.

politics

In the British General Election in 1987 , Stephenson ran for the Blancmange Throwers Party - she was sixth in her constituency with 328 votes.

to travel

In 2004 she sold her home in California and sailed the South Pacific for a year, following Robert Louis Stevenson's route. She describes her travels in her book Treasure Islands . A year later she went on another sailing trip to trace the fate of an ancestor who had disappeared in the South Seas. This journey was captured in the documentary and book Murder or Mutiny .

Strictly Come Dancing

In December 2010, Stephenson was a nominee on the BBC dance competition show Strictly Come Dancing . She made it to the final - her Viennese waltz received the highest possible number of points from all four jurors - and finally came third.

Filmography

  • 1971, 1973: Division 4 (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1972: Yeoman of the Guard (TV movie)
  • 1972: Private Collection
  • 1972: Matlock Police (TV series, three episodes)
  • 1972: Redheap (TV series)
  • 1972, 1975: Homicide (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1973–1974: Ryan (TV series, 39 episodes)
  • 1976: McManus (TV movie)
  • 1976: The Hunt for Gold ( Rush , TV series, an episode)
  • 1976: Moon Base Alpha 1 ( Space: 1999 , TV series, an episode)
  • 1976, 1978: Within These Walls (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1977: Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers
  • 1977: With Umbrella, Charm and Bowler Hat ( The New Avengers , TV series, an episode)
  • 1977: Target (TV series, episode)
  • 1978: Hazell (TV series, episode)
  • 1978: Witness to Madness (The Comeback)
  • 1978: The Professionals ( The Professionals , television series, three episodes)
  • 1979: The Unbelievable Stories of Roald Dahl ( Tales of the Unexpected , TV series, an episode)
  • 1979–1982: Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV series, 27 episodes)
  • 1980: Mike Yarwood in Persons (TV series, an episode)
  • 1981: Mel Brooks - History of the World, Part I
  • 1981: Funny Man (TV series, nine episodes)
  • 1981: Gummy bear and scalpel (Doctors & Nurses)
  • 1982: The Kenny Everett Television Show (television series, episode)
  • 1983: Superman III - The Steel Lightning (Superman III)
  • 1984: Scandalous
  • 1984: Spitting Image (TV series, voice)
  • 1984: Bloodbath at the House of Death
  • 1984: The Chaos Express (Finders Keepers)
  • 1984–1985: Saturday Night Live (TV series, 18 episodes)
  • 1986: Lost Empires (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1986: Spitting Image: Down and Out in the White House (TV movie, voice)
  • 1987: Les Patterson Saves the World
  • 1987: It's Better to Live Dead (Those Dear Departed)

Books

Pamela Connolly has published six books so far. The biography 'Billy' was an international bestseller. The book 'Head Case' explains self-help measures for mental health problems. She is a columnist for several magazines and newspapers including Psychologies , Australia's Women's Weekly and The Guardian .

  • Pamela Stephenson: Billy . Overlook hardcover, 2002, ISBN 978-1-58567-308-7 .
  • Pamela Stephenson: Bravemouth: Living with Billy Connolly . Headline Book Publishing, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7553-1284-9 .
  • Pamela Stephenson: Treasure Islands: Sailing the South Seas in the Wake of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson . Headline Book Publishing, 2005, ISBN 978-0-7553-1285-6 .
  • Pamela Stephenson: Murder or Mutiny . Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84188-270-3 .
  • Pamela Stephenson: Head Case: Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health . Headline Book Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7553-1282-5 .
  • Pamela Stephenson: Sex Life: How Our Sexual Encounters and Experiences Define Who We Are . Vermilion, 2011, ISBN 978-0-09-192985-5 .

Web links

Commons : Pamela Stephenson  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theater Record , May 19, 1982 to June 2, 1982, p. 278
  2. ↑ Shane, Emma. The Pirates of Penzance . Louise Gold website, accessed February 13, 2011
  3. ^ University Honors Pamela Stephenson-Connolly . Robert Gordon University , July 10, 2009, accessed February 4, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Biography . CAS Production, Inc. , accessed September 4, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Donnie Kerr, "It's Party Time! 101 Election Oddities," The People , April 20, 1997
  6. ↑ Strictly Come Dancing at bbc.co.uk
  7. ^ "Pamela Stephenson Connolly" . In: The Guardian , April 24, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
personal data
SURNAME Stephenson, Pamela
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Connolly, Pamela Helen Stephenson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand actress, psychologist, television presenter and author
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Takapuna , Auckland , New Zealand