Lenore Kasdorf
Lenore Kasdorf (born July 23, 1948) is an American actress. She is known for her role as the alluring and promiscuous nurse Rita Stapleton Bauer, whom she played from 1975 to 1981 in the soap opera Guiding Light, and for her performance as Mrs. Rico in Starship Troopers.[1]
Lenore Kasdorf | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | July 23, 1948
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1971—2004 |
Spouse | Phil Peters |
Children | 1 daughter |
Early life
Kasdorf was born in New York City. Her father served in the United States Army and she attended International School Bangkok from 1963 to 1965.[2]
Career
She has since appeared on the soaps Santa Barbara and Days of Our Lives, as well as a number of films. She costarred with Chuck Norris in 1984's Missing in Action. She also had a recurring role on the 1990s sitcom Coach. Other television credits include guest-starring roles on Jake and the Fatman; The A-Team, Knight Rider, Murder She Wrote, Barnaby Jones, 21 Jump Street, The Six Million Dollar Man, NYPD Blue, Beverly Hills, 90210, Magnum P.I, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Streets of San Francisco, In the Heat of the Night, and Babylon 5.[1] Her last appearance was in the 2004 film Cellular.
Personal life
Kasdorf was married to Phil Peters from 1977 to 1983 and they have one daughter.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | Dianne - Lester's girlfriend | |
1973 | Fly Me | Andrea | |
1984 | Missing in Action | Ann Fitzgerald | |
1989 | L.A. Bounty | Kelly Rhodes | |
1990 | Kid | Alice | |
1992 | Nervous Ticks | Katie | |
1996 | Amityville Dollhouse | Aunt Marla | Direct-to-video |
1997 | Starship Troopers | Mrs. Rico | |
2004 | Cellular | Ticket Checker |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Night Gallery | Miss Wheeton | Episode: "Death in the Family/The Merciful/Class of '99/Witches' Feast" |
1971 | Bearcats! | Laura | Episode: "The Feathered Serpent" |
1971 | Monty Nash | Barbara | Episode: "The Visitor" |
1971 | Mannix | Michelle | Episode: "The Man Outside" |
1972 | The Sixth Sense | Karen | Episode: "Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death" |
1972 | Emergency! | Lynn | Episode: "Musical Mania" |
1972–1975 | The Streets of San Francisco | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1973 | Banyon | Margie | Episode: "Time Lapse" |
1973 | The Mod Squad | Bev | Episode: "Put Out the Welcome Mat for Death" |
1973 | Love, American Style | Louise | Episode: "Love and the Hand Maiden/Hot Spell/Laughing Lover/Perfect Set-Up" |
1973 | Search | Addie | Episode: "Moment of Madness" |
1973 | The Magician | Jane Roberts | Episode: "The Vanishing Lady" |
1973, 1974 | Cannon | Anne Thorpe / Sherry Benson | 2 episodes |
1973, 1974 | Ironside | Len's Girlfriend / Laura | |
1974 | Chase | Betty | Episode: "Hot Beef" |
1974 | The Manhunter | Sally | Episode: "Pilot" |
1974 | Big Rose: Double Trouble | Waitress | Television film |
1974 | Barnaby Jones | Susan Meecham / Paula | 2 episodes |
1974 | Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy No. 1 Film | Rita | Television film |
1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Girl | Episode: "Firefall" |
1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Sharon Ellis | Episode: "Act of Piracy" |
1974 | Crackle of Death | 1st Girl - Janice | Television film |
1974, 1975 | Police Story | Gwen / Pearl | 2 episodes |
1975 | Lucas Tanner | Ann Callahan | Episode: "The Noise of a Quiet Weekend" |
1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Kathi | Episode: "Death Notice" |
1977–1981 | Guiding Light | Rita | 27 episodes |
1983 | Matt Houston | Heather Flynn | Episode: "Fear for Tomorrow" |
1983 | Magnum, P.I. | Savannah | Episode: "Smaller Than Life" |
1983 | T. J. Hooker | Officer Gina Canelli | Episode: "The Trial" |
1984 | Days of Our Lives | Dr. Veronica Kimball | 4 episodes |
1984 | Lottery! | Dr. Newbury | Episode: "San Diego: Bingo!" |
1984 | Simon & Simon | Monica Powell | Episode: "What Goes Around Comes Around" |
1984 | The A-Team | Callie Russell | Episode: "Breakout!" |
1984 | Jessie | Sheila | Episode: "King of the Streets" |
1984, 1986 | Knight Rider | Karen Bennett / Lori Wainwright | 2 episodes |
1984–1992 | Murder, She Wrote | Various roles | 4 episodes |
1985 | Riptide | Annie Chambers | Episode: "Girls Night Out" |
1985 | Moonlighting | Vivian Baker | Episode: "Read the Mind... See the Movie" |
1985 | The Covenant | Cathy Resnick | Television film |
1985 | Stir Crazy | Sherry Knight | Episode: "Welcome to the Tribe" |
1985 | Airwolf | Jennie Burton | Episode: "Jennie" |
1985 | Hollywood Beat | Vicki Blum | Episode: "Out in the Cold" |
1986 | The Magical World of Disney | Arlene Kulick | Episode: "2 1/2 Dads" |
1986 | Fame | Laura Mattingly | Episode: "Contacts" |
1986 | Matlock | Cynthia Hyland | Episode: "The Seduction" |
1986–1987 | Santa Barbara | Caroline Wilson | 87 episodes |
1987 | A Different Affair | Natalie | Television film |
1988 | Houston Knights | Lorraine | Episode: "Burnout" |
1988 | Highway to Heaven | Elizabeth Osbourne | Episode: "Whose Trash Is It Anyway?" |
1989 | 21 Jump Street | Pam Daniels | Episode: "Parental Guidance Suggested" |
1989 | Dinner at Eight | Lucy Talbot | Television film |
1989–1991 | Jake and the Fatman | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1989–1992 | Coach | Beth Fox | 4 episodes |
1990 | The Flash | Mavis | Episode: "Shroud of Death" |
1990 | Dragnet | Detective Lyons | Episode: "DOA Cope" |
1991 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Suzanne | Episode: "Play It Again, David" |
1991 | The Woman Who Sinned | Jane Mary Woodman | Television film |
1992 | Pros and Cons | Sandy Morgan | Episode: "The Ex Spots the Mark" |
1992 | In the Heat of the Night | Ardiss Hollins Talbot | Episode: Fool for Love" |
1992 | A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story | Betty Jeanne Solomon | Television film |
1992 | Somebody's Daughter | Sydney | |
1992 | Renegade | Georgia Warren | Episode: "Mother Courage" |
1992 | Revenge on the Highway | Shirley Trump | Television film |
1993 | Camp Wilder | Leigh | Episode: "I Love You, Margaret B. Sanger" |
1993 | Columbo | Janice | Episode: "It's All in the Game" |
1993 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Lorin | Episode: "Attached" |
1994 | Children of the Dark | Peggy | Television film |
1994 | Babylon 5 | ISN Reporter | 3 episodes |
1996 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Pamela Gellar | 4 episodes |
1996 | High Incident | Julie Jensen | 5 episodes |
1997 | NYPD Blue | Mrs. Duffy | Episode: "Taillight's Last Gleaming" |
2000 | Get Real | Andrea Forman | Episode: "Waiting" |
2002 | The Agency | Mine | Episode: "Moo" |
2003 | The Division | Mrs. Willets | Episode: "Acts of Betrayal" |
References
- "Lenore Kasdorf Biography (1948-)". Film Reference. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- "Lenore Kasdorf". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-10-16.