Telma Hopkins

Telma Hopkins (2008)

Telma Louise Hopkins (born October 28, 1948 in Louisville , Kentucky ) is an American singer and actress .

Life

Telma Hopkins has three sisters and was raised in Detroit , Michigan with her grandmother. As a teenager she sang in the church choir before turning her hobby into a profession. She worked as a background singer . Her career began in the mid-1970s as one half of the singer duo Dawn , the group " Tony Orlando and Dawn".

Her acting career began in the late 1970s. First she starred in a few television films and series. In 1985 she took on a role in the movie Trancers . In the first two sequels in 1990 and 1994, respectively, she was seen again in her role.

She became known to the German-speaking audience with the television series All Under One Roof , which was broadcast on Pro7 from 1995. She played one of the leading actors for four years, and later returned for guest appearances. From 2002 to 2006 she played Phyllis Thorne in the US TV series Half & Half .

Telma Hopkins was once married with one grown son.

Filmography

• 1979: Roots - The Next Generations ( Roots: The Next Generations , Miniseries, Episode 1)
• 1979: Marie (TV movie)
• 1979: A New Kind of Family (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1979–1985: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , TV series, 4 episodes)
• 1980–1982: Bosom Buddies (TV series, 37 episodes)
• 1982: The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV movie)
• 1982–1983: The New Odd Couple (TV series, episodes 1x03, 1x14)
• 1983–1987: Gimme a Break! (TV series, 68 episodes)
• 1984: Fantasy Island (TV series, episode 7x21)
• 1985: Trancers
• 1988: Disney Land (TV series, episode 32x13)
• 1988: Amen (TV series, episode 2x19)
• 1989: It's Garry Shandling's Show. (TV series, episode 3x10)
• 1989–1997: All Under One Roof ( Family Matters , TV series, 93 episodes)
• 1990: ABC TGIF (TV series)
• 1990: Crisis
• 1990: How to Murder a Millionaire (TV movie)
• 1991: Trancers II
• 1992: Trancers 2010
• 1993–1994: Getting By (TV series, 31 episodes)
• 1994: Count on Me (TV movie)
• 1995: Women of the House (TV series, episode 1x10)
• 1996: New Spiderman (TV series, episode 3x05, voice)
• 1997: Die Nanny ( The Nanny , TV series, episode 4x19)
• 1998: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, episode 4x11)
• 1999: The Wood
• 1999: Batman of the Future (TV series, episode 2x08, voice)
• 1999–2001: Alone Among Neighbors ( The Hughleys , TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2000: Histeria! (TV series, episode 2x02)
• 2000: G vs E (TV series, episode 2x10)
• 2000: Static Shock (TV series, episode 1x03, voice)
• 2000: Susan ( Suddenly Susan , TV series, episode 4x20)
• 2000–2001: Alabama Dreams (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2001: Once to Heaven and Back (Down to Earth)
• 2001: For Your Love (TV series, episode 4x11)
• 2001: Rain (short film)
• 2002–2006: Half & Half (TV series, 91 episodes)
• 2008: Psych (TV series, episode 2x11)
• 2008: The Love Guru (The Love Guru)
• 2010: The Clean Up Woman
• 2010–2012: Are We There Yet? (TV series, 29 episodes)
• 2012: JD Lawrence's the Clean Up Woman (TV movie)
• 2012–2014: S3 - Strong, Fast, Smart ( Lab Rats , TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2013: LA Live the Show (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2013: Trancers: City of Lost Angels (short film)
• 2013: Getting On - Nasty Old Bones ( Getting On , TV series, episode 1x01)
• 2014: Partners (TV series, 10 episodes)
• 2015: KC Undercover (TV series, episode 1x19)
• 2015: Welcome to the Family (TV movie)
• since 2019: Dead to Me (TV series)

Web links

• Telma Hopkins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Telma Hopkins in the German dubbing file
• Report on Hopkins at articles.philly.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hopkins short biography at filmreference.com (accessed August 11, 2008)