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Gwen Van Dam
Born: 5th Nov 1928 - Died 19th Dec 2024
Dept: Acting
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 70
Film: 45 (64%)
Television: 25 (36%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Kids, Music, History, Soap, War
Filmography
2025
Alice, a New York cooking show YouTuber journeys to an English castle to lay the remains of a WWII nurse in the gardens, and finds herself in the mids ... view
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Hortense Pollard
2025
In the frozen darkness of an Alaskan winter, a mother and son turn their home into a house of nightmares — luring victims into a twisted web of abus ... view
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Mother
2024
A young woman is driving through the desert alone when she is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a psychopathic Sheriff. The chase esca ... view
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Ma
Nov 2024 (first aired)
Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural, tries to find his way into the larger story–and along the way discovers secrets ab ... view
Character:
Hazel Carrey (2 ep.)
2024
Following the death of his parents, a pliant seventeen-year-old living in a kitschy future where happiness is sold as a commodified drug trepidatiousl ... view
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Elderly Woman
2022
After her parents' deaths, Ariana Alvarez is lost and can’t hold down a 9 to 5 job no matter how hard she tries, which isn’t that hard. To help he ... view
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Elderly Lady
2021
An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past. ... view
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Nancy
2021
Beautiful, ruthlessly ambitious, intelligent, and successful businesswoman Catherine Black lives a life of luxury in an architectural dream house in M ... view
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Grandma Betty
2020
Piper's efforts to give a touching eulogy at her grandfather's funeral are thwarted when her loose cannon ex-boyfriend, Gavin, shows up in his work cl ... view
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Grandma Leanne
2019
It's 1987, Kyle has cold feet before his wedding and he's about to stand up to his sister for the first time in his life. ... view
Character:
Stella
2019
An unsuspecting user is sent through a turbulent series of splash portals when his government-enforced dating app malfunctions in the bathtub. Storm i ... view
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Woman at Restaurant
2019
Spend a year through the ups and downs of the life of an American teenager, told entirely from the perspective of his iPhone. ... view
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Grandma
Nov 2018 (first aired)
Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later she has started a new li ... view
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Mrs. Trotter (4 ep.)
2018
A caring mother loses her sanity, setting off a chain of events resulting in tragedy and murder. The story of Casey Pollack unfolds from two very diff ... view
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Crone
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Lady at the House
2017
During her first days working at a social media company, Megan’s team is tasked with finding the best Christmas hashtag and she is determined to be ... view
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Edna
2017
When Michael Briskett meets the perfect woman, his ideal Christmas dream comes true when she invites him to her family's holiday celebration. Dreams s ... view
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Sep 2017 (first aired)
Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future. ... view
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Grandmother (1 ep.)
Oct 2016 (first aired)
Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman. ... view
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Old Lady (1 ep.)
Jan 2016 (first aired)
Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a ... view
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Kindly Old Woman (1 ep.)
May 2015 (first aired)
Elegant, proper Grace and freewheeling, eccentric Frankie are a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down - and permanently intertwined - w ... view
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Marie (1 ep.)
Apr 2012 (first aired)
After a naive Midwestern girl's big city dreams are dashed her first week in New York, she finds herself living with her worst nightmare in this hilar ... view
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Great Aunt Agnes (1 ep.)
Sep 2011 (first aired)
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and ... view
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Docent (1 ep.)
Jun 2011 (first aired)
Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog ... view
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Patient #2 (1 ep.)
Apr 2011 (first aired)
The misadventures of three recent college dropouts, roommates, and co-workers at a telemarketing company and their drug dealer. ... view
Character:
Cassidy (1 ep.)
Jan 2011 (first aired)
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Fr ... view
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Erma (1 ep.)
2010
Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once- ... view
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Curler Woman at Grundy Bus Stop
2010
Follows Andy, who needs to hook up with a hottie, pronto, because he hasn't had sex in... well, forever - and his luck isn't the only thing that's har ... view
Character:
80 Year Old Woman
2010
Monty is a bodybuilder. His gym is the very heart of his existence. He is aggressively male, outrageously narcissistic and a bigot. Sharing this stran ... view
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Granny
Oct 2009 (first aired)
The League is an American sitcom and semi-improvised comedy about a about a fantasy football league and its members and their everyday lives. ... view
Character:
Margaret (1 ep.)
Sep 2009 (first aired)
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, s ... view
Character:
Grams (1 ep.)
2009
After Shenaniganz loses all its hottest waitresses to new competitor Ta-Ta's Wing Shack -- where the scantily clad wait staff earns bigger tips -- the ... view
Character:
Senile Woman
2008
A NASA scientist discovers that a group meteorites is heading towards Earth. Along the way, they will collide with the space station Hyperion, whose 1 ... view
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Elderly Woman
2007
Three siblings struggle to maintain control of their lives after the unexpected death of their parents thrusts them into an uncertain world of adultho ... view
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Grandma Barbara
2006
Fourteen years after her son and estranged husband were presumed lost at sea, Kristen believes she glimpses them in the background of a friend's recen ... view
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Travel Agent
Sep 2004 (first aired)
Joey has struck out on his own and moved to Hollywood, hoping to truly make it as an actor. Joey says goodbye to a time when his friends were his fami ... view
Character:
Grandma (1 ep.)
Sep 2002 (first aired)
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City. ... view
Character:
Emma (1 ep.)
2001
Two guys, handsome William and his side kick Luke have just started their trip through the beautiful California desert when they're kidnapped by the n ... view
Character:
Old Woman
Oct 2000 (first aired)
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair wh ... view
Character:
Mrs. Van Wyck (1 ep.)
Sep 1996 (first aired)
When three kids explore Charterville's haunted Hillhurst Mansion on a dare, they discover a lot more than they bargain for! The trio find a wild and w ... view
Character:
Norma Desdoom (1 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened e ... view
Character:
Etta (1 ep.)
1988
A woman with four single daughters sets out to try and get them married. ... view
Character:
Margaret
May 1987 (first aired)
Molly Dodd — a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York — faces the comedy and drama of a widely changing career, difficulties of apartment livi ... view
Character:
Mrs. Feldman (1 ep.)
1986
A policewoman who was raped forms a vigilante group of various rape victims. They abduct and castrate men who have committed repeated violations of wo ... view
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Woman No. 1
Nov 1985 (first aired)
Shadow Chasers is a 1985 American mystery television series created by Brian Grazer and Kenneth Johnson. Thirteen episodes were produced, nine of whic ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Mar 1985 (first aired)
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, ... view
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Waitress (1 ep.)
1984
Katherine Gilvey is a comely councilwoman, whose campaign for Attorney General is being managed by her ambitious, but cold-hearted husband Benjamin, w ... view
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White Woman
1983
Based on the true-life story of teenage bride Candra Torres who was abducted in 1976 while on a honeymoon camping trip in the High Sierras. ... view
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Mrs. Stern
1983
Lawyer Amy finds herself courted by two very different men: her client, a roguish street musician named Will, and her ex John Michael. A curious trian ... view
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1982
Mary Ellen marries Jonesy but they don't exactly have a good start. ... view
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Nurse
Mar 1982 (first aired)
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to patrolli ... view
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Woman Hostage (1 ep.)
1982
An unmarried career woman decides she wants a baby and finds a suitable partner, a sportswriter working for the magazine she publishes. After she mane ... view
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Dr. Quinn
1981
A former call-girl who has left the profession behind to pursue a college career is recruited by the police to turn one more trick in order to trap th ... view
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Matron
1981
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute. ... view
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Mrs. Fazenda
1981
The rags-to-riches tale of country western queen, Tammy Wynette, from her impoverished childhood to country's First Lady and her two rocky marriages t ... view
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Mrs. Sims
1981
Casey Powell is a teenage girl who is secretly suffering from anorexia nervosa, a mental and physical illness of deliberately starving herself or self ... view
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O.R. Nurse
1981
A boozy drifter tries to get to know the widow he married while on a bender. ... view
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Waitress at Frankie's
1980
New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing ... view
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Mrs. Beatty
1980
The story of the 1950s platinum-blonde sex symbol whose search for stardom and meteoric (if brief) career ended in an automobile accident when she was ... view
Character:
Vivian
1980
True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision whic ... view
Character:
Mrs. Lawrence
Dec 1979 (first aired)
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community. ... view
Character:
Sales Clerk (1 ep.)
Nov 1979 (first aired)
When the SS Festivale sets sail from New York to France, its 3,000 passengers include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harold Columbine and 146 members o ... view
Character:
Barney's Wife (3 ep.)
1979
Based on Joni Eareckson's autobiography. She becomes paralyzed after breaking her neck in a swimming accident at age 17. Trying to cope with her new l ... view
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Nurse Pauline
1978
TV sequel to "The Savage Bees" featuring more rampaging insects. This time a marching band and a school bus get in the path of the bees. ... view
Character:
Ms. Logan
1978
The Stratton kids, Samantha and Chip, and their grandmother, Ada, drive to visit their Uncle Stuart. Grandma collapses and dies in a strange town, lea ... view
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Mrs. Waldrup
1978
In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war. ... view
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Mrs. Harris
Nov 1977 (first aired)
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transforma ... view
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Mayor Claire Murphy (1 ep.)
1975
Terry is a young woman determined to find her estranged father, a novelist who abandoned her as a child. After arriving in the small New Mexico town w ... view
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Emily Nelson
1971
A bawdy burlesque version of the famous fairy tale, Geppeta is a frustrated and nubile young virgin. She carves Pinocchio as a gorgeous young hunk. Ge ... view
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Madame Suburbia
1970
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave the country together. But mindl ... view
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Gwen