Pamela Susan Shoop Explained

Pamela Susan Shoop
Alma Mater:University of Southern California
Birth Date:7 June 1948
Birth Place:Hollywood, California, U.S.
Education:Westlake School for Girls
Beverly Hills High School
Parents:Clarence A. Shoop
Julie Bishop
Television:Return to Peyton Place
Yearsactive:1969–2006
Known For:Halloween II
Empire of the Ants
B.J. and the Bear
Knight Rider

Pamela Susan Shoop (born June 7, 1948) is an American character actress in films and on television. She often appeared on television series created by Glen A. Larson. She is known for her role in Halloween II (1981) as Nurse Karen Bailey.

Early years

Shoop is the daughter of actress Julie Bishop[1] and test pilot Clarence A. Shoop (who was an executive at Hughes Aircraft Company and commander of the California Air National Guard).[2] As a Major General in World War II, he flew the first photographic reconnaissance mission over Omaha Beach on D-Day.[1]

She was educated at Westlake School for Girls and Beverly Hills High School, graduating in the latter in the class of 1966.[3]

She studied acting at University of Southern California and at Villa Mercede in Florence, Italy, graduating in the class of 1967.[1]

Career

Shoop had her first stage role as the only female in a production of Generation, which opened January 30, 1968 at the Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix, Arizona.[4] Her father died during the rehearsals, but her mother Julie Bishop, and the play's director and star Robert Cummings, urged her to stay with the week-long production.[5] Her screen debut came in the short film Frog Story.[1]

Shoop's best known film role was in the horror film Halloween II (1981) as Nurse Karen Bailey.

On television, Shoop starred on NBC's Return to Peyton Place as Alison MacKenzie Tate #2 from 1973-1974,[1] taking over the role from Katherine Glass, and she had the role of Miss Dorothy Carlyle on Galactica 1980.[6] She appeared in the pilot episode of Knight Rider[1] ("Knight of the Phoenix") and later on in the season four premiere ("Knight of the Juggernaut"). She also appeared in the pilot episode of Magnum, P.I.

Other guest appearances include The Mod Squad, B. J. and the Bear, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Simon & Simon, Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk and Murder, She Wrote. Shoop's last credited appearance was a 1996 episode of , but she continues to attend conventions associated with films in which she appeared. She appeared in the 2006 DVD release Halloween: 25 Years of Terror.

Personal life

On November 15, 1987,[7] Shoop married Terrance Sweeney, a former Jesuit priest,[8] in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.[7] Together, they wrote What God Hath Joined[1] .

Shoop works with charitable groups, including Good Tidings, the National Charity League, and Achievement Rewards for College Scientists.[1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969ChangesStudent Hippie Sculptress(voice, uncredited)
1972Frog Story (Short)Frog girl
1977Empire of the AntsCoreen Bradford(as Pamela Shoop)
1978The One Man JuryWendy Sommerset(as Pamela Shoop)
1981Halloween IINurse Karen Bailey
2006Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (Video Documentary)Herself
2013The Night She Came Home!(Video Documentary)Herself

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970The Interns (TV Series)Janet KellerEpisode: "Mondays Can Be Fatal" (1.10)
1972Night Gallery (TV Series)Mrs. FosterEpisode: "The Sins of the Fathers/You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore" (as Pamela Shoop)
1972The F.B.I. (TV Series)Muriel DavisEpisode: "The Corruptor" (7.23)
1972The Rookies (TV Series)Patty LewisEpisode: "The Bear That Didn't Get Up" (1.7) (as Pamela Shoop)
1972Mannix (TV Series)Jan LachlanEpisode: "To Kill a Memory" (6.7) (as Pamela Shoop)
1972The Mod Squad (TV Series)Carol BridgewaterEpisode: "Crime Club" (5.11) (as Pamela Shoop)
1973-1974Return to Peyton Place (TV Series)Alison MacKenzie Tate #2
1976Switch (TV Series)Sue ZirkEpisode: "Before the Holocaust" (1.19) (as Pamela Shoop)
1976Gemini Man (TV Miniseries)BarbyEpisode: "Sam Casey, Sam Casey" (1.3)
1976Emergency! (TV Series)Marcia EmersonEpisode: "That Time of Year" (6.4) (as Pamela Shoop)
1976Wonder Woman (TV Series)MagdaEpisode: "The Feminum Mystique: Part 1" (1.5) (as Pamela Shoop)
1976Wonder Woman (TV Series)MagdaEpisode: "The Feminum Mystique: Part 2" (1.6) (as Pamela Shoop)
1977Keeper of the Wild (TV Series)Holly JamesEpisode: (1.1)
1977Code R (TV Series)Debbie PaytonEpisode: "Beauty and the Beach" (1.10)
197779 Park Avenue (TV Miniseries)Angie Harding
1978The Incredible Hulk (TV Series)Carol AbramsEpisode: "Terror in Times Square" (1.6) (as Pamela Shoop)
1978Kaz (TV Series)Laura ColcourtEpisode: "A Fine Romance" (1.9)
1979Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)IFB InterviewerEpisode: "The Man With Nine Lives" (1.15)
1979Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (TV Movie)Betty Denton
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series)Tangie Episode: "Vegas in Space" (1.3)
1979Vega$ (TV Series)Maryann SilvertonEpisode: "Runaway" (2.4)
1979B. J. and the Bear (TV Series)Alison SpencerEpisode: "Silent Night, Unholy Night" (2.12)
1979CHiPs (TV Series)Alice PiermontEpisode: "Christmas Watch" (3.15)
1980Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series)TangieEpisode: "A Blast for Buck" (1.14) (uncredited) (archive footage)
1980Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)Jennifer FairEpisode: "School for Assassins" (12.12)
1980Vega$ (TV Series)Maryann SilvertonEpisode: "The Private Eye Connection" (2.11)
1980Galactica 1980 (TV Series)Dorothy CarlyleEpisode: "Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 1" (1.1)
1980Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)Alice CookEpisode: "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (1.1)
1980B. J. and the Bear (TV Series)Dolly ReedEpisode: "The Fast and the Furious: Part 1" (3.3)
1980B. J. and the Bear (TV Series)Dolly ReedEpisode: "The Fast and the Furious: Part 2" (3.4)
1981Fitz and Bones (TV Series)Episode: "To Kill a Ghost" (1.3)
1981Fantasy Island (TV Series)Mira DuttonEpisode: "Lillian Russell/The Lagoon" (5.8)
1981CHiPs (TV Series)ChickeeEpisode: "Mitchell & Woods" (5.12)
1981The Fall Guy (TV Series)Rhonda StarrEpisode: "The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda" (1.2) (as Pamela Shoop)
1982Knight Rider (TV Series)MaggieEpisode: "Knight of the Phoenix" (1.1)
1982The Fall Guy (TV Series)Marnie GreerEpisode: "Bail and Bond" (2.1)
1982T. J. Hooker (TV Series)Sheila BensonEpisode: "A Cry for Help" (2.9)
1983Fame (TV Series)NancyEpisode: "Relationships" (2.13)
1983Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV Series)Sister Teresa / Brigid HarringtonEpisode "Force of Habit" (1.16)
1983The Rousters (TV Movie)Trish Callahan
1983The Rousters (TV Series)Trish CallahanEpisode: "The Rousters" (1.1)
1984Masquerade (TV Series)Episode: "Oil" (1.7) (as Pamela Shoop)
1984Whiz Kids (TV Series)MarcieEpisode: "The Sufi Project" (1.15)
1985I Had Three Wives (TV Series)VickiEpisode: "Bedtime Stories" (1.3)
1985Knight Rider (TV Series)Marta SimmonsEpisode: "Knight of the Juggernaut" (4.1)
1985Scarecrow and Mrs. KingCarla QuiteEpisode: "Fast Food for Thought" (3.12)
1986Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)Katie McCallumEpisode: "Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1" (3.1)
1986Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)Katie McCallumEpisode: "Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2" (3.2)
1987The Law and Harry McGraw (TV Series)Episode: "Mr. Chapman, I Presume?" (1.3)
1987Simon & Simon (TV Series)Jenny BurgessEpisode: "Deep Water Death" (6.13)
1988The Highwayman (TV Series)Dr. ChadwayEpisode: "Send in the Clones" (1.5)
1988Simon & Simon (TV Series)Beth EastwickEpisode: "Beauty and Deceased" (8.1)
1991Dragnet (TV Series)Sue CunninghamEpisode: "Armored Truck 211s" (1.20)
1992Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)Dorothy PorterEpisode: "Badge of Honor" (8.21)
1992Dangerous Curves (TV Series)StellaEpisode: "Old Acquaintance" (2.5)
1996 (TV Series)Dr. Jennifer HarmonEpisode: "Dark Vision" (4.1)

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Collum. Jason Paul. Assault of the Killer B's: Interviews with 20 Cult Film Actresses. 2004. McFarland. 9780786418183. 121–132. 1 July 2017. en.
  2. News: Beauty is back. February 26, 1979. The Christian Science Monitor. B12. His fans will do a double take when Julie Bishop Bergin joins look-alike redhead daughter, actress Pamela Susan Shoop.
  3. Web site: Facebook. February 29, 2024.
  4. News: Breitner . Bina . 'Generation' Opens To Audience Favor . The Arizona Republic . January 31, 1968 . Phoenix, Arizona . 12 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Wilson . Maggie . Actress Pamela Shoop: She Walked A Brave Path . The Arizona Republic . February 1, 1968 . Phoenix, Arizona . 22 . Newspapers.com.
  6. Book: Terrace. Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. 2011. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Jefferson, N.C.. 978-0-7864-6477-7. 375–376. 2nd.
  7. News: Emmy-winning Catholic priest, actress are married. The San Bernardino County Sun. Associated Press. November 17, 1987. California, San Bernardino. 2. Newspapers.com. June 30, 2017.
  8. News: Emmy Award-Winning Priest Weds Actress Who Was His Parishioner. https://web.archive.org/web/20120724232916/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58751036.html?dids=58751036:58751036&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+16%2C+1987&author=LAURIE+BECKLUND&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Emmy+Award-Winning+Priest+Weds+Actress+Who+Was+His+Parishioner&pqatl=google. dead. July 24, 2012. November 16, 1987. Los Angeles Times. Metro; 2. January 26, 2012.