Veronica Hamel

Veronica Hamel (born November 20, 1943 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American actress .

Life

Veronica Hamel graduated from Temple University and then worked as a secretary. Some time later she was discovered by Eileen Ford as a model. After her modeling career, she made her debut in the 1971 thriller Klute, directed by Alan J. Pakula , in a small supporting role as a model on the screen alongside Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland . Her acting career did not begin until the mid-1970s, however, with appearances in several television series, such as Detective Rockford - A Call Is Enough and Starsky & Hutch , and feature films such as The Hunt for Poseidon and The Day on Which the World Ended .

From 1981 to 1987 Hamel played one of the leading roles in the Hill Street Police Station television series . She played the character of Joyce Davenport at the side of Daniel J. Travanti , Bruce Weitz and Joe Spano . For this she was nominated for an Emmy five times in a row for Best Actress in a Drama Series from 1981 to 1985 .

From 1971 to 1981 Hamel was married to Michael Irving.

Filmography (selection)

Movie

• 1971: Klute
• 1976: Cannonball
• 1979: Hunt for the Poseidon ( Beyond the Poseidon Adventure )
• 1980: The day the world ended ( When Time Ran Out ... )
• 1981: Valley of the Dolls ( Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls )
• 1988: The Brotherhood of the Rose ( Brotherhood of the Rose )
• 1988: Tomorrow Begins ( A New Life )
• 1990: A Humiliated Woman ( She Said No )
• 1990: Filofax - I am you and you are nothing ( Taking Care of Business )
• 1991: Sacrifice of Love ( Stop at Nothing )
• 1992: Bianca's Baby ( Baby Snatcher )
• 1993: am I a murderer? ( The Disappearance of Nora )
• 1993 murder conviction ( The Conviction of Kitty Dodds )
• 1994: Shadow of the pursuer ( Shadow of Obsession )
• 1994: cry of despair from the Children's Hospital ( A Child's Cry for Help )
• 1995: A Munsters ( Here Come the Munsters )
• 1996: A life in shame - The whole world is looking at you ( Talk to Me )
• 1997: My Brother's Killer ( Stranger in My Home )
• 1998: The Troll King ( The Last Leprechaun )
• 2002: Death on Demand ( Determination of Death )

series

• 1976: Detective Rockford - Just give us a call ( The Rockford Files , 2 episodes)
• 1976–1978: Starsky & Hutch ( Starsky and Hutch , 2 episodes)
• 1981–1987: Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues , 142 episodes)
• 2001–2002: Philly (5 episodes)
• 2002–2003: Third Watch - Operation at the Limit ( Third Watch , 3 episodes)
• 2004–2010: Lost (3 episodes)

Web links

• Veronica Hamel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Veronica Hamel in the Internet Broadway Database
• Veronica Hamel in the German dubbing file