Sharon Spelman

Sharon Spelman

Born: May 1, 1942
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Movies for Sharon Spelman...

Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg
Title: Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg
Character: Linda Francis
Released: January 31, 1994
Type: Movie
A young mother is accused of convincing four teenagers to murder her husband, who she claims abused her during their ten-year relationship.
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Stop at Nothing
Title: Stop at Nothing
Character: Victoria (uncredited)
Released: December 3, 1991
Type: Movie
An ex-prosecutor takes a bodyguard job protecting a girl from a mother who has lost custody. The father was accused of sexually abusing the daughter but the evidence was dismissed. Who's lying?
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The Blob
Title: The Blob
Character: Mrs. Penny
Released: August 5, 1988
Type: Movie
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, the trio witness the Blob destroying an elderly man, then it growing to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and the police refuse to believe the kids without proof.
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The Stepford Children
Title: The Stepford Children
Character: Sandy Gregson
Released: March 15, 1987
Type: Movie
Steven and Laura Harding, along with their kids David and Mary, have moved to the quiet community of Stepford. Steven joins the men's club, which is still assimilating their wives into robots. This time, they have begun to turn their out of control teens into robots as well. Once they are assimilated, they are obedient, homework loving, big band dancing droids. Laura, David, and Mary stumble onto this mystery, and they must avoid Steven's plans to turn them into robots.
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Kate's Secret
Title: Kate's Secret
Character: Liz Reed
Released: November 17, 1986
Type: Movie
A beautiful woman married to a successful lawyer and the perfect suburban mother turns out to be a closeted bulimic.
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Title: L.A. Law
Character: Judge Constance Shay
Released: September 15, 1986
Type: TV
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
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Title: Amazing Stories
Character: Sally
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
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Title: Amazing Stories
Character: Mom
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
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Title: The Golden Girls
Character: Dr. Richmond
Released: September 14, 1985
Type: TV
Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.
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Title: Crazy like a Fox
Character: Mrs. Murdoch
Released: December 30, 1984
Type: TV
Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired on CBS from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986.
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The Karate Kid
Title: The Karate Kid
Character: Mrs. Lawrence (Johnny's Mother) (uncredited)
Released: June 22, 1984
Type: Movie
Daniel moves to Los Angeles with his mother, Lucille, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of high school students, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei, John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
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Title: Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Released: October 3, 1983
Type: TV
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a train station.
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Title: Gimme a Break!
Character: Margaret Kanisky
Released: October 29, 1981
Type: TV
Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.
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Twirl
Title: Twirl
Character: Tammy Watsberg
Released: October 25, 1981
Type: Movie
Best friends compete for the title of "Miss Twirl" (similar to a Miss America contest with the primary category of competition being (what else?) twirling!). The real test, however, is whether their friendship will survive through the contest with the pressure and interference from their parents to win.
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The Big Stuffed Dog
Title: The Big Stuffed Dog
Character: Amy Pearson
Released: February 8, 1981
Type: Movie
A large stuffed Snoopy toy goes astray at an airport baggage area, and gets involved with various travelers.
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Terror Among Us
Title: Terror Among Us
Character: Sara Kates
Released: January 12, 1981
Type: Movie
A convicted rapist continually violates his parole but slips through the cracks of the justice system until his crimes escalate into a frenzy of terror against five helpless women.
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Title: Freebie and the Bean
Released: December 6, 1980
Type: TV
Freebie and the Bean is a short-lived hour-long police drama based on the 1974 film of the same name. The series stars Tom Mason as Freebie and Héctor Elizondo as Bean, two San Francisco police detectives.
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Schoolboy Father
Title: Schoolboy Father
Character: Mrs. Elderberry
Released: October 15, 1980
Type: Movie
High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.
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Title: Angie
Character: Joyce Benson
Released: February 8, 1979
Type: TV
Angie is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast by the ABC network from February of 1979 to October of 1980.
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Peeping Times
Title: Peeping Times
Character: Eva Braun
Released: January 25, 1978
Type: Movie
Peeping Times is a comedy special that aired on NBC on January 25, 1978. Co-produced, written and directed by Rudy De Luca and Barry Levinson, the special featured an early broadcast network appearance of David Letterman. David Frost was co-executive producer. The show was a spoof of TV news magazine programs.
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Deadly Game
Title: Deadly Game
Character: Dr. Susan Glasglow
Released: December 1, 1977
Type: Movie
A military convoy is transporting something apparently for disposal. They pass by Sheriff Abel Marsh's town and they are passing by property that's owned by Amy Franklin who is the girlfriend of Abel's deputy, Malcolm. Before they know it, everything around the property is uninhabitable. The army returns to clean things up and make restitution. But there is one nagging question, was this an accident or was it deliberate? That is something Abel is most interested in finding out.
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Title: Lou Grant
Character: Jeanette Pepper
Released: September 20, 1977
Type: TV
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.
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The Girl in the Empty Grave
Title: The Girl in the Empty Grave
Character: Dr. Susan Glasgow
Released: September 20, 1977
Type: Movie
The police chief of a small town begins an investigation after a young woman, who was supposed to have died several months previously, starts appearing around town just before her parents are found mysteriously dead.
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Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.
Title: Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.
Character: Patti Storm
Released: August 25, 1977
Type: Movie
The life of doctor and hospital administrator Jim Storm at All Fellows Hospital and his cop wife, Patti.
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Title: Quincy, M.E.
Released: October 3, 1976
Type: TV
Quincy, M.E. is an American television series from Universal Studios pert in several of the later episodes.
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Title: The Cop and the Kid
Released: December 4, 1975
Type: TV
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Title: The Bob Crane Show
Released: March 6, 1975
Type: TV
The Bob Crane Show is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC. The series starred Bob Crane as Bob Wilcox, a man in his 40s who quits his job as an insurance salesman to return to medical school. The series co-starred Patricia Harty as his wife Ellie Wilcox, who becomes the family's breadwinner while Bob is in school. After initial delays, the series debuted on March 6, 1975. The Bob Crane Show performed poorly in the Nielsen ratings and was canceled after 13 weeks.
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Title: Barney Miller
Character: Cynthia Reese Barrow
Released: January 23, 1975
Type: TV
Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker. Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes.
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Title: Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
Released: September 14, 1974
Type: TV
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers is a 1974-1975 United States comedic television series starring Paul Sand which centers around a musician in Boston, Massachusetts, and his personal relationships. It was Sand's only starring role in a television series. The show aired from September 14, 1974, to January 4, 1975.
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Title: The Rockford Files
Character: Doris Parker
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: TV
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
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Title: The Rockford Files
Character: Karen Hathaway
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: TV
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
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Title: The Rockford Files
Character: Susan Miller
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: TV
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
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Title: Rhoda
Released: September 9, 1974
Type: TV
Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which aired 109 episodes over five seasons, from 1974 to 1978. The show was a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which Harper between the years 1970 and 1974 had played the role of Rhoda Morgenstern, a spunky, weight-conscious, flamboyantly fashioned Jewish neighbor and native New Yorker in the role of Mary Richards' best friend. After four seasons, Rhoda left Minneapolis and returned to her original hometown of New York City. The series is noted for breaking two television records, and was the winner of two Golden Globes and two Emmy Awards. Rhoda was filmed Friday evenings in front of a live studio audience at CBS Studio Center, Stage 14 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.