Pamela Dunlap

Pamela Dunlap

Known for
Acting
Born
February 20, 1943 (age 83)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Pamela Dunlap is known for many movie roles starting on Ironside (1967), more recently I Am Sam (2001), The Holiday (2006), Changeling (2008), and most recently Wetlands (2017). She is known for many guest appearances on television series, Happy Days (1974), Law & Order (1990), Boston Legal (2004), and five appearances on Mad Men (2007), Castle (2009), Girls (2012), and Maron (2013). She is bi-coastal, living in New York City and Los Angeles, California USA. While in New York she has been seen on Broadway in "Musical Comedy Murders of 1940," "Redwood Curtain," and "Yerma," and in several Off-Broadway roles. In Southern California, she has performed at the Los Angeles Ahmanson Theater, Costa Mesa South Coast Repertory, LA Theatre Works, and the Los Angeles Fountain Theater. At The Fountain she played Rochelle - a middle-aged, out-of-shape Jewish woman who's undergoing a crisis of faith - Dunlap was persuaded to join a flamenco class for other middle-aged, women. The production united two of the Fountain's specialties - plays and the subject of flamenco.

Known For

Filmography

2026
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins poster

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins

TV · as Sandra · 1 ep

2026
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed poster

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed

TV · as Trevor's Neighbor · 2 eps

2022
Funny Pages poster

Funny Pages

Movie · as Judge

2022
The Watcher poster

The Watcher

TV · as Carol Flanagan · 1 ep

2021
Fourth Grade poster

Fourth Grade

Movie · as Vera

2021
Dr. Death poster

Dr. Death

TV · as Mee-Maw · 2 eps

2019
The Goldfinch poster

The Goldfinch

Movie · as Mrs. Vogel

2019
The Kitchen poster

The Kitchen

Movie · as Mary - Kathy's Mother

2019
The Enemy Within poster

The Enemy Within

TV · as Jeanie · 1 ep

2018
Stuck poster

Stuck

Movie · as Grandma Jenkins

2018
New Amsterdam poster

New Amsterdam

TV · as Erma Mirojnik · 1 ep

2018
The Resident poster

The Resident

TV · as Lilian Courtland · 1 ep

2017
Suburbicon poster

Suburbicon

Movie · as Mrs. Krup

2017
Wetlands poster

Wetlands

Movie · as Mrs. Harrington

2016
The List poster

The List

Movie · as Ruby

2016
The Wedding Party poster

The Wedding Party

Movie · as Aunt Sylvia

2015
Mothers of the Bride poster

Mothers of the Bride

Movie · as Elaine Stansbury

2015
Kittens in a Cage poster

Kittens in a Cage

TV · as Ma · 2 eps

2014
Doll & Em poster

Doll & Em

TV · as Dianne · 2 eps

2013
3 Geezers! poster

3 Geezers!

Movie · as Mary

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as Ms. Moore · 1 ep

2013
Maron poster

Maron

TV · as Carol · 2 eps

2013
Newsreaders poster

Newsreaders

TV · as Neena Nerny · 1 ep

2012
Girls poster

Girls

TV · as Barb · 1 ep

2012
Squaresville poster

Squaresville

TV · as Mrs. Auchenbacher · 1 ep

2012
Major Crimes poster

Major Crimes

TV · as Lorraine North · 1 ep

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Esther Kelton · 1 ep

2011
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! poster

Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!

Movie · as Sue

2011
Austin & Ally poster

Austin & Ally

TV · as Ms. Krum · 1 ep

2010
The Hard Times of RJ Berger poster

The Hard Times of RJ Berger

TV · as Sex Ed Teacher · 1 ep

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Djuge Dolan · 1 ep

2009
16 to Life poster

16 to Life

Movie · as Kate's Grandma

2009
Stolen poster

Stolen

Movie · as Shelly the Waitress

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as Secretary · 1 ep

2008
Changeling poster

Changeling

Movie · as Mrs. Fox

2007
Mad Men poster

Mad Men

TV · as Pauline Francis · 6 eps

2006
The Holiday poster

The Holiday

Movie · as Woman on Plane

2006
Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters

TV · as Patricia Bower · 1 ep

2006
Hannah Montana poster

Hannah Montana

TV · as Mrs. Elderman · 1 ep

2005
How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother

TV · as Miss Cruickshank · 1 ep

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Mrs. Jenkins · 1 ep

2005
Commander in Chief poster

Commander in Chief

TV · as Gilda Rockwell · 8 eps

2004
Mind the Gap poster

Mind the Gap

Movie · as Elsa

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Yellowstone, Adams · 1 ep

2003
Sin poster

Sin

Movie · as ER Nurse

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Mom · 1 ep

2002
Clockstoppers poster

Clockstoppers

Movie · as Vice Principal

2001
I Am Sam poster

I Am Sam

Movie · as Grace

2001
The Guardian poster

The Guardian

TV · as Agent Calfas · 1 ep

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Prudence Sands · 1 ep

2000
Bette poster

Bette

TV · 1 ep

2000
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

TV · as Nurse Grinaldi · 1 ep

2000
Gideon's Crossing poster

Gideon's Crossing

TV · as Marge · 1 ep

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Head Nurse, Vivian Hill · 1 ep

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Mrs. Chancer · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Mrs. Elliot · 1 ep

1998
Charmed poster

Charmed

TV · as Janice · 1 ep

1998
Cousin Skeeter poster

Cousin Skeeter

TV · as Mrs. Pasternak · 1 ep

1997
Die Gang

Die Gang

TV · as Francis McGuire · 1 ep

1996
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal poster

For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal

Movie · as Supervisor Maryann

1995
The O.J. Simpson Story poster

The O.J. Simpson Story

Movie · as Therapist

1995
Nick of Time poster

Nick of Time

Movie · as Centerpiece Poacher

1994
Muddling Through poster

Muddling Through

TV · as Estelle · 1 ep

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Shirley · 1 ep

1992
The Golden Palace poster

The Golden Palace

TV · as Dr. Ursula · 1 ep

1992
Mad About You poster

Mad About You

TV · as Louise · 1 ep

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Judge Alice Crawford · 1 ep

1990
Equal Justice poster

Equal Justice

TV · as Finny's Social Worker · 1 ep

1990
Nasty Boys poster

Nasty Boys

TV · as Midwife · 1 ep

1989
Major Dad poster

Major Dad

TV · as Nurse Collins · 1 ep

1988
Clean and Sober poster

Clean and Sober

Movie · as Jane

1987
Retribution poster

Retribution

Movie · as Sally Benson

1987
Wiseguy poster

Wiseguy

TV · 2 eps

1987
CBS Summer Playhouse poster

CBS Summer Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1986
Pleasures poster

Pleasures

Movie · as Elaine

1985
Amos poster

Amos

Movie · as Leah

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Detective · 1 ep

1984
The Seduction of Gina poster

The Seduction of Gina

Movie · as Annette

1984
Hot Pursuit poster

Hot Pursuit

TV · 1 ep

1982
Victims poster

Victims

Movie · as Nina Blygelder

1982
St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere

TV · as Marlene · 1 ep

1982
Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey

TV · 1 ep

1982
Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston

TV · 1 ep

1981
The Patricia Neal Story poster

The Patricia Neal Story

Movie · as Speech Therapist

1979
Trapper John, M.D. poster

Trapper John, M.D.

TV · as Woman, Kathleen Hughes · 1 ep

1979
Miss Winslow and Son

Miss Winslow and Son

TV · 1 ep

1977
Three's Company poster

Three's Company

TV · 2 eps

1976
Family poster

Family

TV · as Gloria · 1 ep

1974
Happy Days poster

Happy Days

TV · 2 eps

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

Movie · as Laverne Holley

1970
Bloody Mama poster

Bloody Mama

Movie · as Rembrandt

1968
Here Come the Brides poster

Here Come the Brides

TV · as Abigail · 1 ep

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · 2 eps

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · 1 ep

1967
The High Chaparral poster

The High Chaparral

TV · as Trece Burnett · 1 ep

1967
Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense

TV · 1 ep

1966
Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad

TV · 1 ep

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Julie · 1 ep

1963
Le temps des copains poster

Le temps des copains

Movie

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Susan Hurley, Ada Coleman · 1 ep