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Lenore Kasdorf

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Lenore Kasdorf
Born (1948-07-27) July 27, 1948 (age 76)
OccupationActress
Years active1971—2004
Known for
Spouse
Phil Peters
(m. 1975⁠–⁠1983)
Children1 daughter

Lenore Kasdorf (born July 27, 1948)[1] 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.

Early life

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Kasdorf was born in Fort Totten, New York. Her father served in the United States Army and she attended International School Bangkok and Butler University in Indianapolis.[1]

Career

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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. Her last appearance was in the 2004 film Cellular.

Personal life

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Kasdorf was married to Phil Peters from 1977 to 1983 and they have one daughter.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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

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Year Title Role Notes
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

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  1. ^ a b Peterson, Bettelou (December 7, 1986). "Soap Stars: Lenore Kasdorf 'Santa Barbara'". Detroit Free Press. p. 10-H. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
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