Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Pamelyn Ferdin

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Name
  
Pamelyn Ferdin

Role
  
Actress


Pamelyn Ferdin Pamelyn Ferdin Animal Activist YouTube


Full Name
  
Pamelyn Wanda Ferdin

Born
  
February 4, 1959 (age 65) (
1959-02-04
)

Occupation
  
Actress, public relations director, activist

Spouse
  
Jerry Vlasak (m. 1986–2008)

Movies and TV shows
  
The Toolbox Murders, The Beguiled, Space Academy, The Odd Couple, A Boy Named Charlie B

Similar People
  
Jerry Vlasak, Peter Robbins, Jo Ann Harris, Darleen Carr, Mae Mercer

Years active
  
1964–1982, 1999, 2009

1965 chevy ok used car commercial with skip homeier and pamelyn ferdin


Pamelyn Wanda Ferdin (born February 4, 1959) is an American former child actress and animal rights activist.

Contents

Pamelyn Ferdin Pamelyn Ferdin Biography and Filmography 1959

Ferdin's acting career was primarily in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, though she has appeared in projects sporadically in later years. Ferdin began her career in numerous television series, and gained renown for her work as a voice actress supplying the voice of Lucy Van Pelt in A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969), as well as in two other Peanuts television specials.

Pamelyn Ferdin Pamelyn Ferdin Web Page

She later had supporting roles in The Beguiled (1971) with Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page, and a lead role in the exploitation film The Toolbox Murders (1978) with Cameron Mitchell. She also supplied the voice of Fern Arable in Charlotte's Web (1973). She was to be the voice of Penny in the 1977 Disney film The Rescuers, but was replaced by Michelle Stacy instead. Ferdin distanced herself from acting in the late 1980s, and shifted her career to animal rights activism, working as an activist and protester in animal protection programs in New York City and Los Angeles.

Pamelyn Ferdin - Animal Activist


Early life

Pamelyn Ferdin The Shazam Isis Podcast Episode 11 Pamelyn Ferdin

Ferdin attended Herbert Hoover High School, graduating in 1977.

Acting

Pamelyn Ferdin Pamelyn Ferdin Child Actress ImagesPicturesPhotosVideos Gallery

Ferdin played the Bumsteads' daughter Cookie in the 1968–1969 CBS revival series Blondie. She played Felix Unger's daughter Edna in the 1970s ABC series version of The Odd Couple and Paul Lynde's daughter Sally on the short-lived The Paul Lynde Show.

She appeared on the original Star Trek in 1968 as one of a group of orphaned children led by an alien with sinister motives in the episode "And the Children Shall Lead", and in the 1977 series Space Academy as Laura Gentry.

Ferdin provided the voice of Lucy van Pelt in three Peanuts cartoons: the 1969 TV special It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown, a 1969 feature film A Boy Named Charlie Brown and the 1971 TV special Play It Again, Charlie Brown. Ferdin was a frequent guest star on episodic television in the 1960s and 1970s, with appearances on Bewitched, Green Acres, The Andy Griffith Show, Branded, Daniel Boone, Custer, The Monkees, The Flying Nun, Gunsmoke, Shazam!, The High Chaparral, Mannix, The Brady Bunch, Family Affair, Love, American Style, Marcus Welby, M.D., Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Apple's Way, The Streets of San Francisco, Baretta, CHiPS, and 240-Robert.

She had a brief and uncredited role in The Reluctant Astronaut (1965) and was featured in the Walt Disney musical The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968). She appeared as Mary Constable in the supernatural thriller Daughter of the Mind and as Abby Clarkson in the horror film The Mephisto Waltz (1971) with Alan Alda. The same year, Ferdin appeared in The Christine Jorgensen Story, based on the life of the first trans woman in the United States to undergo sex reassignment surgery, and in The Beguiled alongside Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page. She then appeared in the Kurt Vonnegut adaptation Happy Birthday Wanda June, and in the exploitation horror film The Toolbox Murders (1978).

She voiced Fern Arable, the little girl who works to save the life of Wilbur the pig, in the 1973 film version of Charlotte's Web.

She was considered for the role of Regan MacNeil, the demon-possessed girl in the 1973 William Friedkin film The Exorcist, but casting directors preferred the then less-familiar actress Linda Blair.

Ferdin drew away from acting in the mid-1980s, but did voice the character of Shelley Kelley in seven episodes of the Kids' WB series Detention in 1999.

Activism

Departing from her role as a public relations director in the mid-1990s, Ferdin took up a position at the Center for Animal Care and Control in New York City. In August 2004, she assumed the presidency of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), as confirmed by sworn statements in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey. The incumbent, Kevin Kjonaas, resigned after being indicted on charges of conspiracy and interstate stalking. When Kjonaas and six other SHAC activists were jailed in 2006, Ferdin vowed to continue the campaign. According to Salon.com she defined her role as "a squeaky-clean representative for SHAC USA," but warned that if the SHAC 7 were convicted, "[P]eople, I think, are going to get hurt. There's going to be a lot of violence."

In 2004, she accused the parents of Kelly Keen, a three-year-old child killed in a coyote attack, of murdering their daughter and using the story of an animal attack to cover up the crime. This was part of her protest against public efforts to control the coyote population near suburban homes.

On June 22, 2006, Ferdin was sentenced to 90 days in jail for trespassing and "targeted demonstration" outside the home of an employee of the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services. She stated that the conviction "is not going to affect my speaking out and exposing the atrocities occurring at our six city shelters". She served 36 hours and was released for serving the full sentence due to prison overcrowding.

In December 2006, Ferdin's group the Animal Defense League, Los Angeles (ADLLA) announced that it had been awarded $75,000 against the city of Los Angeles for an anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) motion.

In 2008, Ferdin was convicted of contempt of court, after allegedly violating an injunction. The conviction was overturned and she is now suing UCLA for harassment in federal court.

Filmography

Actress
2009
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse (TV Movie) as
Christmas The Horse (voice)
1999
Detention (TV Series) as
Shelley Kelley
- Rule the School (2000) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- A Friend in Greed (2000) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- Boyz 'N the Parenthood (2000) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- The Blame Game (2000) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- Capitol Punishment (1999) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- Little Miss Popular (1999) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- Comedy of Terrors (1999) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- Breaking Out (1999) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- Too Good to Be Truant (1999) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- The Contest (1999) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- What Did You Séance? (1999) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- The Man with the Golden Brain (1999) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
- Shareena Takes the Cake (1999) - Shelley Kelley (voice)
1982
Heidi's Song as
Klara Sessman (voice)
1979
240-Robert (TV Series) as
Nikki
- The Apology (1979) - Nikki
1978
Project U.F.O. (TV Series) as
Cindy Harper
- Sighting 4023: The I-Man Incident (1978) - Cindy Harper
1978
Vega$ (TV Series) as
Katie Howard
- Serve, Volley and Kill (1978) - Katie Howard
1978
The Toolbox Murders as
Laurie Ballard
1978
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Susie
- Rustling (1978) - Susie
1977
Space Academy (TV Series) as
Laura
- Johnny Sunseed (1977) - Laura
- Star Legend (1977) - Laura
- Space Hookey (1977) - Laura
- My Favorite Marcia (1977) - Laura
- The Cheat (1977) - Laura
- Life Begins at 300 (1977) - Laura
- Planet of Fire (1977) - Laura
- The Phantom Planet (1977) - Laura
- Monkey Business (1977) - Laura
- The Rocks of Janus (1977) - Laura
- There's No Place Like Home (1977) - Laura
- Countdown (1977) - Laura
- Hide and Seek (1977) - Laura
- Castaways in Time and Space (1977) - Laura
- The Survivors of Zalon (1977) - Laura
1977
Baretta (TV Series) as
Judy
- The Runaways (1977) - Judy
1976
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Chris Cavanaugh
- Runaway (1976) - Chris Cavanaugh
1975
Miles to Go Before I Sleep (TV Movie) as
Lisa
1974
Apple's Way (TV Series) as
Sally
- The Flag (1974) - Sally
1974
Shazam! (TV Series) as
Lynn Colby
- Thou Shalt Not Kill (1974) - Lynn Colby
1974
These Are the Days (TV Series) as
Kathy Day (voice)
1974
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (TV Movie) as
Francie Nolan
1973
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (TV Series) as
Peggy
- Puppy Love (1973) - Peggy
- Frankenstein Drops In - Peggy
- Is There a Doctor in the Cave? - Peggy
1971
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Amy / Felicia
- The Tall Tree (1973) - Amy
- A Portrait of Debbie (1971) - Felicia
1972
Lassie (TV Series) as
Lucy Baker
- Johnny Piper (1973) - Lucy Baker
- A Joyous Sound: Part 3 (1973) - Lucy Baker
- A Joyous Sound: Part 1 (1973) - Lucy Baker
- Vigil of the Stork (1972) - Lucy Baker
- Run to Nowhere: Part 2 (1972) - Lucy Baker
- Run to Nowhere: Part 1 (1972) - Lucy Baker
- A Girl and a Boy (Part 2) (1972) - Lucy Baker
- A Girl and a Boy: Part 1 (1972) - Lucy Baker
- Scarecrow (1972) - Lucy Baker
- For Those Who Follow (1972) - Lucy Baker
- The Doves of St. Inez (1972) - Lucy Baker
- Lightning (1972) - Lucy Baker
- Circle of Life (1972) - Lucy Baker
- Paths of Courage (Part 2) (1972) - Lucy Baker
- Paths of Courage (Part 1) (1972) - Lucy Baker
1972
The Paul Lynde Show (TV Series) as
Sally Simms
- Springtime for Paul (1973) - Sally Simms
- Togetherness (1973) - Sally Simms
- Barbara Goes Home to Mother (1973) - Sally Simms
- Back Talk (1973) - Sally Simms
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Mother-in-Law But Were Afraid to Ask (1973) - Sally Simms
- Is This Trip Necessary? (1973) - Sally Simms
- Out of Bounds (1973) - Sally Simms (credit only)
- The Congressman's Son (1973) - Sally Simms
- P.S. I Loathe You (1973) - Sally Simms
- Howie's Inheritance (1973) - Sally Simms
- The Bare Facts (1973) - Sally Simms
- No More Mister Nice Guy (1972) - Sally Simms
- Paul's Desperate Hour (1972) - Sally Simms
- Martha's Last Hurrah (1972) - Sally Simms
- An Affair to Forget (1972) - Sally Simms
- Meet Aunt Charlotte (1972) - Sally Simms
- Whose Lib? (1972) - Sally Simms
- Unsteady Going (1972) - Sally Simms
- To Wed or Not to Wed (1972) - Sally Simms
- Pollution Solution (1972) - Sally Simms
- How to Be Unhappy, Though Poor (1972) - Sally Simms
- To Commune or Not to Commune (1972) - Sally Simms
- No Nudes Is Good Nudes (1972) - Sally Simms
- The Landlord (1972) - Sally Simms
- Whiz Kid Sizzles as Quiz Fizzles (1972) - Sally Simms
- Howie Comes Home to Roost (1972) - Sally Simms
1973
Charlotte's Web as
Fern Arable (voice, as Pam Ferdin)
1972
Lassie: Joyous Sound (TV Movie) as
Lucy Baker
1972
Young Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Julie Loomis
- The Night of the Intern (1972) - Julie Loomis
1972
Sealab 2020 (TV Series) as
Sally
- The Arctic Story (1972) - Sally (voice)
- The Capture (1972) - Sally (voice)
- Collision of the Aquarius (1972) - Sally (voice)
- The Challenge (1972) - Sally (voice)
- The Deepest Dive (1972) - Sally (voice)
- Backfire (1972) - Sally (voice)
- Where Dangers Are Many (1972) - Sally (voice)
- The Shark Lover (1972) - Sally (voice)
- Green Fever (1972) - Sally (voice)
- Lost (1972) - Sally (voice)
- Deep Threat (1972) - Sally (voice)
1972
The Roman Holidays (TV Series) as
Precocia
- Father of the Year (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- Cyrano deHappius (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- Buried Treasure (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Chariot Wash (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- Double Dilemma (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- That's Show Biz (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- Switch Is Which? (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- Hectic Holiday (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- The Big Split-Up (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- Hero-Sandwiched (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- Star for a Day (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- The Lion's Share (1972) - Precocia (voice)
- Double Date (1972) - Precocia (voice)
1972
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (TV Series) as
Louisa / Lilibit
- Oliver and the Artful Dodger: Part 2 (1972) - Louisa / Lilibit (voice, as Pam Ferdin)
- Oliver and the Artful Dodger: Part 1 (1972) - Louisa / Lilibit (voice, as Pam Ferdin)
1972
The Delphi Bureau (TV Series) as
Alice, the Boarder
- Pilot (1972) - Alice, the Boarder
1972
Love, American Style (TV Series)(segment "Love and the Instant Father")
- Love and the Alibi/Love and the Instant Father/Love and the Lovely Evening/Love and Lover's Lane/Love and the Split-Up (1972) - (segment "Love and the Instant Father")
1971
The Odd Couple (TV Series) as
Edna Unger / Cindy
- Good, Bad Boy (1972) - Edna Unger
- Surprise! Surprise! (1971) - Edna Unger
- Bunny Is Missing Down by the Lake (1971) - Cindy
1971
Happy Birthday, Wanda June as
Wanda June
1971
Night Gallery (TV Series) as
Frances Anne Emsden (segment "Brenda")
- Midnight Never Ends/Brenda (1971) - Frances Anne Emsden (segment "Brenda")
1971
Curiosity Shop (TV Series) as
Pam
- Halloween Edition: Where Do You Go To Get Out of a Scare? (1971) - Pam
- Special (1971) - Pam
1971
The Forgotten Man (TV Movie) as
Sharon Hardy
1971
What's the Matter with Helen? as
Kiddie M.C.
1971
The Mephisto Waltz as
Abby Clarkson
1971
Play It Again, Charlie Brown (TV Short) as
Lucy van Pelt (voice)
1971
The Cat in the Hat (TV Movie) as
Sally (voice)
1971
The Psychiatrist (TV Series)
- The Private World of Martin Dalton (1971)
1966
Family Affair (TV Series) as
Shirley Dixon / Jennifer / Wendy / ...
- The Joiners (1971) - Shirley Dixon
- No Uncle Is an Island (1969) - Jennifer
- Birds, Bees and Buffy (1967) - Wendy
- Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You? (1966) - Melissa
1971
The Beguiled as
Amy
1971
The Brady Bunch (TV Series) as
Lucy Winters
- Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up? (1971) - Lucy Winters
1970
The Christine Jorgensen Story as
Dolly as a Child
1970
Mannix (TV Series) as
Dana
- Fly, Little One (1970) - Dana
1970
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Susie
- Smoke: Part 2 (1970) - Susie
- Smoke: Part 1 (1970) - Susie
1970
Smoke (TV Movie) as
Susie
1968
Blondie (TV Series) as
Cookie Bumstead
- The Dying Swan (1969) - Cookie Bumstead
- Run Buddy, Run (1969) - Cookie Bumstead
- Dagwood's Private War (1969) - Cookie Bumstead
- Pick on Someone Your Own Size (1969) - Cookie Bumstead
- Once Upon a Guru (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
- Blondie's Masquerade (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
- Marriage Menders (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
- Blondie's Birthday (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
- Blondie's Good Citizen (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
- Dagwood the Wheeler Dealer (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
- Dithers' Damned Dog (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
- Angel in Disguise (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
- The Gladiators (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
- Flower Child (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
- My Camp Runneth Over (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
- Sayanora Dagwood (1968) - Cookie Bumstead
1969
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as
Girl in Toy Store- Silent Spot
- The Son of Oliver Twist or Junior Is Just a Little Dickens (1969) - Girl in Toy Store- Silent Spot (uncredited)
1969
Daughter of the Mind (TV Movie) as
Mary Constable
1969
A Boy Named Charlie Brown as
Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
1969
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (TV Short) as
Lucy van Pelt (voice)
1969
The High Chaparral (TV Series) as
Charity / Jennie Simmons
- For the Love of Carlos (1969) - Charity
- No Bugles, No Drums (1969) - Jennie Simmons
1968
The Flying Nun (TV Series) as
Violetta / Linda Shapiro
- Cousins by the Dozen (1969) - Violetta
- The Reconversion of Sister Shapiro (1968) - Linda Shapiro
1968
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Annie Jarvis
- The Money Store (1968) - Annie Jarvis
1968
Star Trek: The Original Series (TV Series) as
Mary
- And the Children Shall Lead (1968) - Mary
1968
Mad Mad Scientist (TV Movie) as
Sally Springer
1968
Green Acres (TV Series) as
Molly
- Instant Family (1968) - Molly
1968
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band as
Laura Bower
1967
The Second Hundred Years (TV Series) as
Nancy
- Luke's First Christmas (1967) - Nancy
1967
Custer (TV Series) as
Irene Maloney
- To the Death (1967) - Irene Maloney
1967
The Reluctant Astronaut as
Mary - Little Girl (uncredited)
1967
Valley of Mystery (TV Movie) as
Penny (uncredited)
1967
The Monkees (TV Series) as
Girl
- Monkees at the Movies (1967) - Girl (credit only)
1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) as
Little Girl
- Free of Charge (1967) - Little Girl
1966
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Little Girl
- Requiem for Craw Green (1966) - Little Girl
1966
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Roseann
- Fly Away Home (1966) - Roseann
1966
And Baby Makes Three (TV Movie) as
Linda Jayne
1966
The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series) as
Rosey Bryant
- A Burying for Rosey (1966) - Rosey Bryant
1966
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Ginny Hall
- The Four Dollar Law Suit (1966) - Ginny Hall (uncredited)
1965
The John Forsythe Show (TV Series) as
Pamela
- Anyone for a Fat Lip? (1966) - Pamela
- Super Girl (1965) - Pamela
- That Little Old Matchmaker (1965) - Pamela
1965
Branded (TV Series) as
Abigail - Orphan
- A Proud Town (1965) - Abigail - Orphan
1965
Never Too Late as
Little Girl in Elevator (uncredited)
1965
The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) as
Corlis
- The Bazaar (1965) - Corlis (as Pam Ferdin)
1965
Bewitched (TV Series) as
Young Girl at Vending Cart
- Eat at Mario's (1965) - Young Girl at Vending Cart (uncredited)
1965
Brainstorm as
Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
1965
We Learn About the Telephone (Short) as
Susie Matthews (as Pam Ferden)
1964
What a Way to Go! as
Geraldine Crawley - Age 4 (uncredited)
1964
The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) as
Cindy Clark
- The Babysitter (1964) - Cindy Clark
1964
Breaking Point (TV Series) as
Little Girl
- The Summer House (1964) - Little Girl
Soundtrack
2021
Clarice (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Silence Is Over (2021) - (performer: "There Must Be Something More")
1982
Heidi's Song (performer: "Imagine")
1973
Charlotte's Web (performer: "There Must Be Something More")
1971
The Cat in the Hat (TV Movie) (performer: "Calculatus Eliminatus", "Cat, Hat" - uncredited)
1968
Star Trek: The Original Series (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- And the Children Shall Lead (1968) - (performer: "Ring Around the Rosie")
Thanks
2007
Man in the Chair (grateful acknowledgment - as Pamelyn Ferdon)
2006
Behind the Mask (Documentary) (special thanks)
2001
Breaking Free 2 (Documentary short) (special thanks)
1999
Breaking Free (Documentary short) (thanks)
Self
2022
Creature Features (TV Series) as
Self
- Daughter of the Mind (2022) - Self
2020
Ken Boxer Live (TV Series) as
Self - Co-Host / Self - Guest
- Barry Livingston (2020) - Self - Co-Host
- Pamelyn Ferdin (2020) - Self - Guest
2007
Your Mommy Kills Animals! (Documentary) as
Self - Animal Defense League, Los Angeles / President, Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) (as Pam Ferdin)
2004
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- P.E.T.A. (2004) - Self
2002
Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Melody Thomas Scott (2002) - Self
1985
It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1971
Dinah's Place (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 25 March 1971 (1971) - Self
1970
Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls (TV Special) as
Self (uncredited)
1968
The Woody Woodbury Show (TV Series) as
Guest
- Episode dated 29 March 1968 (1968) - Guest
- Episode dated 13 February 1968 (1968) - Guest
Archive Footage
1972
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Laura Bower
- The Family Band: Part 2 (1972) - Laura Bower
- The Family Band: Part 1 (1972) - Laura Bower

References

Pamelyn Ferdin Wikipedia


Similar Topics