Cause of death Stroke Years active 1951-1964 | Name Pamela Duncan Role Movie actress | |
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Born December 28, 1924 ( 1924-12-28 ) Brooklyn, New York, USA Movies and TV shows Similar People Roger Corman, Norman Taurog, Frank McDonald, Peter Glenville | ||
Pamela Duncan (December 28, 1924 – November 11, 2005) was an American B-movie actress who starred in the 1957 Roger Corman cult science fiction film Attack of the Crab Monsters and later appeared in the 2000 Academy Award-nominated documentary, Curtain Call, that focused on the lives and careers of the residents of the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey.
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Biography
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Duncan won several local beauty pageants as a teenager before moving to southern California to become a movie actor. Her first role came when she appeared in the 1951 film Whistling Hills. Also in the 1950s, she played the part of Mike Hammer's secretary Velda in the mystery drama My Gun Is Quick.
On television, Duncan appeared on a number of television programs. In 1958 she appeared on Perry Mason as the murder victim and title character in "The Case of the Daring Decoy." Other television appearances included Pony Express, Maverick, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Colt .45, Tombstone Territory, Sea Hunt, and in 1959 she appeared in Bat Masterson, as the character Rachel Lowery in the episode "Lady Luck."
The publicity photo of Duncan (above) is from a 1958 episode of Highway Patrol, starring Broderick Crawford.
She died from a stroke in 2005 at the age of 80.
Filmography
Actress
1970
Belgrove Hotel, Goodbye (TV Movie) as
Hostess
1964
The Bill Dana Show (TV Series) as
Grace Reiner
- Jose's Hot Dog Caper (1964) - Grace Reiner
1957
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (TV Series) as
Woman on TV / Dancer on Movie
- The Hayride (1964) - Woman on TV
- The Strict Parents (1957) - Dancer on Movie
1963
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Margo Caldez
- The Man in Power (1963) - Margo Caldez
1963
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Marie
- Target Island (1963) - Marie
1962
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) as
The Woman Clerk
- Beaver, the Sheep Dog (1962) - The Woman Clerk
1962
Girls! Girls! Girls! as
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
1962
The Tall Man (TV Series) as
Angela
- A Day to Kill (1962) - Angela
1962
Cain's Hundred (TV Series) as
Frances
- Murder by Proxy: Earl Klegg (1962) - Frances
1962
The Detectives (TV Series) as
Rita
- Point of No Return (1962) - Rita
1962
Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) as
Mrs. Lawrence
- The Cake Baker (1962) - Mrs. Lawrence
1961
Shotgun Slade (TV Series)
- Mother Sixgun (1961)
1961
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Dorothy
- Holiday Weekend (1961) - Dorothy
1961
Summer and Smoke as
Pearl (uncredited)
1961
Two Faces West (TV Series) as
Liza
- The Sure Thing (1961) - Liza
1961
Whispering Smith (TV Series) as
Helen
- Three for One (1961) - Helen
1961
Dante (TV Series) as
Molly
- Not as a Canary (1961) - Molly
1960
The Brothers Brannagan (TV Series) as
Donna
- The Damaged Dolls (1960) - Donna
1960
Thriller (TV Series) as
Sue
- The Twisted Image (1960) - Sue
1960
Colt .45 (TV Series) as
Belle O'Tara / Dora Lacey
- The Trespasser (1960) - Belle O'Tara
- Trial by Rope (1960) - Dora Lacey
1960
Lock Up (TV Series) as
Gail Van Der Berg / Lillian Doyle
- The Blood Red Ruby (1960) - Gail Van Der Berg
- Murder Is a Gamble (1960) - Lillian Doyle
1960
Bachelor Father (TV Series) as
Edie McDrit
- Bentley, the Stage Mother (1960) - Edie McDrit
1960
Mr. Lucky (TV Series) as
Nancy Ballard
- Cold Deck (1960) - Nancy Ballard
1960
Laramie (TV Series) as
Sally Mannering
- Duel at Alta Mesa (1960) - Sally Mannering
1960
Johnny Midnight (TV Series) as
Crystal Lodge
- A Taste of Curry (1960) - Crystal Lodge
1958
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Sadie / Kitty / Princess Nadja / ...
- The Devil's Due (1960) - Sadie
- Somewhere in the Vultures (1959) - Kitty
- RX: Slow Death (1959) - Princess Nadja
- Yankee Pirate (1958) - Lupe Ortega
1960
Pony Express (TV Series) as
Rose
- The Theft (1960) - Rose
1960
Peter Gunn (TV Series) as
Angie
- Hot Money (1960) - Angie
1959
World of Giants (TV Series) as
Sandra Tanner
- Unexpected Murder (1959) - Sandra Tanner
1959
Bat Masterson (TV Series) as
Rachel Lowery
- Lady Luck (1959) - Rachel Lowery
1959
Rawhide (TV Series) as
Woman
- Incident of the Shambling Man (1959) - Woman
1959
Career as
Myra Holloway (uncredited)
1959
Don't Give Up the Ship as
Lt. Ward (uncredited)
1957
Tombstone Territory (TV Series) as
Amy Hendricks / Beth Williams
- Gun Hostage (1959) - Amy Hendricks
- Guns of Silver (1957) - Beth Williams
1956
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Janey Logan / Mary Ellen Fentress
- One Murder - Fifty Suspects (1959) - Janey Logan
- The War of the Colonels (1956) - Mary Ellen Fentress
1958
The Sergeant and the Lady (TV Movie)
1958
Highway Patrol (TV Series) as
Mattie / Martha Cole
- Confidence Game (1958) - Mattie
- Policewoman (1958) - Martha Cole
1958
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as
WAC Captain / Pentagon records officer / Valerie Venton
- Bolivar and the Lost Patrol (1958) - WAC Captain
- Episode #7.27 (1958) - Pentagon records officer
- Bolivar's Beauty Salon (1958) - Valerie Venton
1958
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
Florita Gomez
- The Puma (1958) - Florita Gomez
1958
The Thin Man (TV Series) as
Juana
- The Painted Witnesses (1958) - Juana
1958
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Rose Calvert
- The Case of the Daring Decoy (1958) - Rose Calvert
1958
Sea Hunt (TV Series) as
Catherine Martin
- Recovery (1958) - Catherine Martin
1958
Harbor Command (TV Series) as
Valerie Dehner
- Gold Smugglers (1958) - Valerie Dehner
1957
Dr. Christian (TV Series) as
Ann
- Poison Control (1957) - Ann
1957
Maverick (TV Series) as
Coral Stacey
- Stampede (1957) - Coral Stacey
1957
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Blanca
- Cornada (1957) - Blanca
1957
The Walter Winchell File (TV Series) as
Carol
- The Decision (1957) - Carol
1957
M Squad (TV Series) as
Christine Edmonson
- Street of Fear (1957) - Christine Edmonson
1957
Gun Battle at Monterey as
Maria Salvador
1957
My Gun Is Quick as
Velda
1957
The George Sanders Mystery Theater (TV Series)
- Round Trip (1957)
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Lydia Kennelly
- The Silver Bullets (1957) - Lydia Kennelly
1957
Panic! (TV Series) as
Abigail Denning
- Two Martinis (1957) - Abigail Denning
1957
Blondie (TV Series) as
Secretary / Eloise
- Deception (1957) - Secretary
- The Glamour Girl (1957) - Secretary
- The Idol (1957) - Eloise
1955
Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) as
The Maharani / Maria
- The City of Doom (1957) - The Maharani
- Escape from Camp Diablo (1955) - Maria
1957
The Undead as
Diana Love / Helene
1957
Attack of the Crab Monsters as
Martha Hunter
1956
Julie as
Peggy Davis (uncredited)
1956
7 Men from Now as
Señorita Nellie
1956
Man Against Crime (TV Series) as
Joyce Van Allen
- Shipboard Murder (1956) - Joyce Van Allen
1956
Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) as
Velvet
- The Sword of Villon (1956) - Velvet
1956
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Josefina Ochoa
- The Chris Hall Story (1956) - Josefina Ochoa
1955
Passport to Danger (TV Series) as
Alenka Melnick
- Prague (1955) - Alenka Melnick
1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Maria Curtis
- Rusty Volunteers (1955) - Maria Curtis
1955
The Johnny Carson Show (TV Series)
- Episode #1.6 (1955)
1955
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV Series) as
Gloria
- How Much for Van Such (1955) - Gloria
1955
Studio 57 (TV Series) as
Jane
- The Stalking Horse (1955) - Jane
1954
The Whistler (TV Series) as
Laurie Edgley / Valerie Hinton
- The Lovely Look (1955) - Laurie Edgley
- Grave Secret (1954) - Valerie Hinton
1955
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) as
The Maid
- The Romance of Harry Morton and Countess Braganni (1955) - The Maid
1953
Dragnet (TV Series)
- The Big Underground (1955)
- The Big Kill (1953)
1954
I Led 3 Lives (TV Series) as
Comrade Wanda
- The Kid (1954) - Comrade Wanda
1954
The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series)
- The Golden Ring of Cibola (1954)
- Bullets of Mystery (1954)
- Stampede Fury (1954)
1954
It's a Great Life (TV Series) as
Joan
- Denny's Big Night (1954) - Joan
1953
Your Favorite Story (TV Series)
- The Lost Years (1954)
- Colonel Esteban's Jewel (1953)
1954
Treasury Men in Action (TV Series)
- The Case of the One Way Ride (1954)
1954
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (TV Series) as
Shima
- Inferno in Space: Chapter I (1954) - Shima
1953
The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) as
Alma Clinton / Carla Petrie
- The Lady Killer (1954) - Alma Clinton
- Outlaws of Paradise Valley (1953) - Carla Petrie
1954
Adventures of the Falcon (TV Series) as
Juli
- Decision in Red (1954) - Juli
1954
Return from the Sea as
Nurse
1954
The Saracen Blade as
Zenobia
1954
Private Secretary (TV Series) as
Grace
- April Shower (1954) - Grace
1954
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
- A Chair for a Lady (1954)
1954
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Plugged Nickel (1954)
1954
Dragonfly Squadron as
Anne Taylor
1954
Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as
Floor Nurse Miller
- Lady of the Orchids (1954) - Floor Nurse Miller
1954
Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) as
Bonnie
- Loon Lake (1954) - Bonnie
1953
Terry and the Pirates (TV Series) as
Pamela Brighton
- Black Market for Death (1953) - Pamela Brighton
1952
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Annie / Lucy
- The Wild Earth (1953) - Annie
- The Serpent's Tongue (1952)
- Hurry, Hurry (1952) - Lucy
1953
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Stacey
- Laughing Boy (1953) - Stacey
1951
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
Mrs. Johnson / Connie
- The Doctor's Story (1953) - Mrs. Johnson
- Papa Antonelli (1951) - Connie
1952
Chevron Theatre (TV Series)
- Return to Rome (1953)
- The Cave (1952)
1953
A Blueprint for Murder as
Nurse (uncredited)
1952
Cowboy G-Men (TV Series) as
Morning Star
- Sawdust Swindle (1953) - Morning Star
- Gunslingers (1952)
1952
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (TV Series) as
Abigail Wydham
- Dead Right (1952) - Abigail Wydham
1952
Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) as
Colette / Zari
- The Submarine Story (1952) - Colette
- Displaced Persons Story (1952) - Zari
1952
Gang Busters (TV Series) as
Mary Clarkman / Hazel
- The Burl Case (1952) - Mary Clarkman
- The Dennis Case (1952) - Hazel
1952
The Files of Jeffrey Jones (TV Series)
- The Bouncing Bullet (1952)
1952
The Ring as
Frances - Carhop (uncredited)
1951
Front Page Detective (TV Series) as
Dorabelle
- Episode dated 27 June 1952 (1952)
- The Little Black Book (1951) - Dorabelle
1952
Confidence Girl as
Braddock's Nurse (uncredited)
1951
Lawless Cowboys as
Nora Clayton
1951
Whistling Hills as
Cora - Waitress
1951
Hollywood Theatre Time (TV Series)
- Crime in Crinoline (1951)
1950
Colgate Theatre (TV Series)
- Motive for Murder (1950)
Self
2000
Curtain Call (Short documentary) as
Self
1959
The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) as
Self - Hollywood Deb Star
- Zsa Zsa Gabor, Patti Page, May Britt, James Darren, the 1959 Hollywood Deb Stars (1959) - Self - Hollywood Deb Star
1957
The Walter Winchell File (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 1 November 1957 (1957) - Self
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Dean, the Skylarks, Johnny Silver, Pamela Duncan, Leo Durocher (1956) - Self
Archive Footage
2010
The Factor (TV Series) as
Martha in 'Attack of the Crab Monsters'
- Episode dated 17 February 2010 (2010) - Martha in 'Attack of the Crab Monsters'
1969
Saturday Afternoon Mad Theater (TV Series) as
Martha Hunter
- Attack of the Crab Monsters (1969) - Martha Hunter
1956
The Magnetic Moon (TV Movie) as
Shima
1953
Two Gun Marshal as
Connie
References
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