Pamela Gail Hensley (born October 3, 1950) is an American actress and author. Her notable acting roles include Princess Ardala on the 1979–1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and C.J. Parsons on the 1982–1985 television series Matt Houston. She also appeared in Roller Ball and Doc Savage (both 1975) and Double Exposure (1982).

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Acting roles
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life

Hensley was born on October 3, 1950 in Los Angeles. Her father was a veterinarian, and her mother was an actress.

Career

She worked mostly in television and had only eight credits in feature films. Her debut was in the dramedy There Was a Crooked Man... before appearing in a number of Universal television productions as a contract player in the 1970s. Hensley played Janet Blake during the last season of Marcus Welby, M.D..: 655  This was followed by a half season's work as an investigator on Kingston: Confidential.: 567-568 

She appeared in the role of Princess Ardala in the film Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (originally a television pilot that was released theatrically) before reprising her role several times in the subsequent series. Hensley also portrayed C.J. Parsons during the three-year run of the detective series Matt Houston.: 667  When the series ended in the spring of 1985, she retired from acting.

Personal life

Hensley married musician and record producer Wes Farrell in 1978, and they divorced in 1980. She has been married to noted television executive producer E. Duke Vincent since 1982. They do not have any children.

In 2004, The Jewish-Sicilian Cookbook was published under her married name, Pamela Hensley Vincent.

Acting roles

• Matt Houston as C.J. Parsons (69 episodes, 1982–1985)
• The Love Boat (2 episodes, 1984)
• Hotel as Brooke Whitfield (1 episode, 1984)
• Double Exposure (1982) as Sgt. Fontain
• Fantasy Island as Linda Whitney (1 episode, 1982)
• Rooster (1982) (TV) as Bunny Richter
• 240-Robert (1981) TV series as Deputy Sandy Harper (3 episodes / second season, 1981)
• Condominium (1980) (TV) as Drusilla Byrne
• The Nude Bomb (1980) as Agent 36
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Princess Ardala (pilot feature and 4 episodes, 1979–1980)
• The Rebels (1979) (TV) as Charlotte Waverly
• B. J. and the Bear as Holly Tremaine (1 episode, 1979)
• Vega$ as Valerie Kemmet (1 episode, 1979)
• Sharks (1978) (TV) as Cynthia Grayland
• Switch as Sandra Summers (2 episodes, 1977)
• The Six Million Dollar Man (3 episodes, 1977)
• Kingston: Confidential as Beth Kelly (13 episodes, 1977)
• Kingston (1976) (TV) as Beth Kelly
• Marcus Welby, M.D. as Janet Blake (Riley) / (24 episodes, 1975–1976)
• Rollerball (1975) as Mackie
• Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) as Mona
• Death Among Friends (1975) (TV) as Connie Benson
• The Rockford Files as Jennifer Ryburn (1 episode, 1975)
• The Specialists (1975) (TV)
• The Law (1974) (TV) as Cindy Best
• Ironside (1 episode, 1974)
• Lucas Tanner as Dee Wiggins (1 episode, 1974)
• McMillan & Wife as Gwynneth Jerome (1 episode, 1974)
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Miss Lathan (1 episode, 1974)
• Toma (1 episode, 1974)
• Chase (1 episode, 1974)
• Adam-12 as Nurse (1 episode, 1974)
• Kojak: Death is Not a P*ing Grade as Delta, (1974)
• Emergency! as Wanda (1 episode, 1974)
• Banacek as Mandy (1 episode, 1974)
• The New Treasure Hunt (1973) TV series as Model (1973–1974)
• Griff as June (episode "Isolate and Destroy", 1973)
• Self-Portrait (1973)
• Making It (1971) as Bargirl
• There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) as Edwina

References

External links

• Pamela Hensley at IMDb