Pamela Sue Martin

Pamela Sue Martin (born January 5, 1953)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> is an American actress who is notable for starring as Nancy Drew on the television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979) and as socialite Fallon Carrington on ABC soap opera Dynasty (1981–1984), winning a Bambi Award for the latter in 1984.<ref name=sta>Template:Cite web</ref>

Early life, family and education

Template:Expand-section Martin was born in Westport, Connecticut.<ref name="Official Bio">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> She graduated in 1971 from Staples High School located in Westport, Connecticut.<ref name=sta /> Martin was working in a hamburger stand for $1.45 an hour before she graduated when a friend of hers told her that she was earning $60 an hour modeling in New York. Martin decided to follow in her friend's footsteps as a teen model for print ads and television commercials.Template:Cn

Career

Martin began modeling at age 16.<ref name= Orange /> When she heard that Columbia Pictures was looking for girls to audition for a film called To Find a Man (1972), she decided to audition, despite the fact that she had absolutely no prior training, experience, or even ambitions in the dramatic arts. After a full three months, the producers concluded that she should be cast in the role of the lead female character. She was chosen by producer Irwin Allen to appear in The Poseidon Adventure in 1972, at age 19 based on her work in To Find a Man.Template:Cn More films followed, including Our Time (1974), co-starring Parker Stevenson,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Buster and Billie (1974).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

At her manager's insistence, she began working in television.<ref name= Orange /> Later, her work as ABC-TV's Nancy Drew made her something of a teen idol. Initially, the ABC program alternated each week between The Nancy Drew Mysteries and The Hardy Boys Mysteries.<ref name="Plunkett">Template:Cite book</ref> In season 2, the shows were merged and renamed The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries,<ref name="Plunkett" /> which led to Nancy's role being reduced.<ref name="Plunkett" /> This frustrated Martin, who left the series as a result.<ref name= "Plunkett" /> Her final appearance as Nancy aired on January 1, 1978. Martin appeared in a cover pictorial in the July 1978 issue of Playboy magazine, with the headline "TV's Nancy Drew Undraped". In the magazine, she cited the merger of the two shows as her reason for quitting the series.<ref name="Plunkett"/>

Martin portrayed feisty and spoiled heiress Fallon Carrington Colby on the ABC nighttime soap opera Dynasty from its debut in 1981 through to the end of the fourth season in 1984. After Martin left (of her own accord), the character was initially portrayed as "missing and presumed dead". The series recast the role with actress Emma Samms at the end of the fifth season in 1985.

Martin hosted Saturday Night Live on February 16, 1985. In the 2000s, she was artistic director of the Interplanetary Theater Group, in Idaho.<ref name="Official Bio" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since then, she has worked sporadically in film and television.

Other activities

In the early 1980s, Martin enjoyed scuba diving, tennis and skiing.<ref name= Orange>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 1984, Martin, who has long been involved in environmental causes, appeared in a public service announcement to help save pink dolphins in the Amazon River.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The ad was directed by Clyde Lucas, who appeared on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.Template:Cn

Personal life

Template:Expand-section Martin has spoken about her struggle with interstitial cystitis.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Relationships and family

Martin has been married four times. Her first husband was Charles Gates, whom she married in 1975; they divorced in 1979. Her second marriage was to Jorge Brusch in 1979; the marriage lasted two years. After the divorce, she married Manuel Rojas; their marriage lasted for five years. Martin married Bruce Allen in 1990. This marriage lasted until 1998 and produced a son.<ref name=byg>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	To Find a Man	Rosalind McCarthy	Credited as Pamela Martin
1972	The Poseidon Adventure	Susan Shelby
1974	Our Time	Abigail "Abby" Reed
1974	Buster and Billie	Margie Hooks
1979	The Lady in Red	Polly Franklin
1983	Flicks	Liz Stone
1985	Torchlight	Lillian Weller
1990	A Cry in the Wild	June Robeson
2010	Soupernatural	Rod
2014	McTaggart's Fortune	Sergeant Jeanine Bowman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	The Girls of Huntington House	Gail Dorn	ABC Movie of the Week
1974	The Gun and the Pulpit	Sally Underwood	ABC Movie of the Week
1976	The Hemingway Play	Dana	Movie
1976	The Quest	Ginger	Episode: "Day of Outrage"
1977–78	The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries	Nancy Drew	24 episodes
1978	Human Feelings	Verna Gold	Movie
1980	Fantasy Island	Velda Ferini	Episode: "The Invisible Woman/The Snow Bird"
1980	The Love Boat	Donna Dayton	Episode: "Boomerang/Captain's Triangle/Out of This World"
1981–84	Dynasty	Fallon Carrington Colby	88 episodes
1985	Saturday Night Live	Host	Episode: "Pamela Sue Martin/The Power Station"
1986	Strong Medicine	Celia Grey	Movie
1987	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Melinda Jensen	Episode: "Anniversary Gift"
1987	J.J. Starbuck	Anchorwoman	Episode: "A Killing in the Market"
1987	Bay Cove	Linda Lebon	Movie
1990	The Saint: The Software Murders	Irina	Movie
1991	Sky Trackers	Doctor Spencer Jenkins	Movie
2002	That '70s Show	Wizard	Episode: "Tornado Prom"
2006	The L Word	Linda Kennard	Episode: "Lifeline"
2017	My Christmas Prince<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Sandra Logan	Movie
2019	Nancy Drew	Harriet Grosset	Episode "Pilot"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Result	Ref.
1984	Bambi Award	Dynasty	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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