Pamela Lincoln (born Pamela Gill; June 19, 1937 – November 21, 2019) was an American actress of television and film.

Career

Her best-known movie role is the

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'', where her screams save the life of

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, who is being attacked by the bizarre creature. Pamela had contract roles on two daytime soap operas. From 1974 to 1977, in ''

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'', she played the tragic Felicia Fleming Lamont, who was involved with the dashing Eduardo Aleata (played by

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) while married to the older Charles Lamont, From 1977 to 1979, in '' The Doctors'', she played the scheming Doreen Aldrich, who notoriously kidnapped heroine Carolee Aldrich (her former sister-in-law) when she falsely believed that she was dying of

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and decided that she wanted Carolee's husband, Steve. In 1984, Pamela appeared on ''

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'' as Suzanne Allardyce, the widow of the president of a fictional South American country.

Personal life

She was born in

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in June 1937 to actress

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and writer Frank Gill Jr. She was married to actor

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in 1959, and had two children with him. They divorced in 1982. Lincoln died in

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, in November 2019 at the age of 82.Aveleyman: Pamela Lincoln
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Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lincoln, Pamela 1937 births 2019 deaths Actresses from Los Angeles American film actresses American television actresses 21st-century American women