Wildman, Valerie 1953-

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Wildman, Valerie 1953-

PERSONAL

Born August 6, 1953, in Miami Beach, FL; daughter of Leslie Ames (a model); married; children: four stepchildren. Education: Earned M.A., counseling; pursued doctoral studies in child and adolescent psychology. Avocational Interests: Meditating, yoga, expressive arts, and nature.

Addresses:

Agent—Kazarian, Spencer and Associates, 11969 Ventura Blvd., 3rd Floor, Box 7409, Studio City, CA 91604.

Career:

Actress. Wildwind Productions, project developer. U.S. Peace Corps, worked as a volunteer in Colombia; volunteer in Service to America (VISTA), volunteer in San Antonio, TX; Operation USA, volunteer relief worker in Mexico, Nicaragua, Russia, Ethiopia, and the Philippines; also worked as a youth counselor.

Awards, Honors:

DramaLogue Award, 1995, for Trojan Women.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Wedding guest, Splash, Buena Vista, 1984.

U.S. embassy official, The Falcon and the Snowman, 1984.

Pauline Axelrod, Salvador, Hemdale, 1984.

Anchorwoman, A Fine Mess (also known as Blake Edwards' "A Fine Mess"), Columbia, 1986.

Gun club receptionist, Beverly Hills Cop II, Paramount, 1987.

May, Internal Affairs, Paramount, 1990.

Television reporter, My Blue Heaven, Warner Bros., 1990.

Jennifer Reed, Inner Sanctum, Columbia, 1991.

Sandy Randall, Neon City, Trimark Pictures, 1992.

Dallas airline officer, Josh and S.A.M., Columbia, 1993.

Sunny, Gloria's friend, My Family (also known as East L.A., My Family, Mi familia, and Cafe con leche), New Line Cinema, 1995.

Nedda, Rumpelstiltskin, Spelling Films International, 1996.

Southern tourist, Dear God, Paramount, 1996.

Second GNN reporter, Mars Attacks!, Warner Bros., 1996.

Belinda, Skeletons, Skeleton Productions, 1996.

Sara, Inconceivable, Curb Entertainment/Asylum, 1998.

Prosecutor, Crime and Punishment in Suburbia, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2000.

Virginia Larson, Cast Away, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

Gervase O'Dara, The Last Sin Eater, FoxFaith, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Patricia Meadows/Faith Cronin, Dangerous Women, syndicated, 1991.

Christine Pettit, Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1992-95, 2000.

Faye Walker, Days of Our Lives (also known as Days and DOOL), NBC, 1999-2003.

Also appeared in Deadline, ABC.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Woman in black, Justin Case, ABC, 1988.

Christine Martin, Deadline: Madrid, 1988.

Julia Voitek, Break of Dawn, 1990.

Diana Sullivan, Indictment: The McMartin Trial, HBO, 1995.

Carrie Pendleton, Fast Company, NBC, 1995.

Wendy, The Shooter (also known as Desert Shooter), HBO, 1997.

Janet Sinclair, Mystery Woman, Hallmark Channel, 2003.

Also appeared in Galaxy Belt, CBS.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Ann Heller, Down Delaware Road, NBC, 1988.

Television Appearances; Specials:

"Beverly Hills, 90210": The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Woman in bar, "Ties that Bind," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1983.

Beth Thompson, "The Beach Club Murders," Matt Houston, 1985.

Sally Vogel, "Alive at Five," The A-Team, NBC, 1986.

Laura Ormand, "Turning Point," Hunter, NBC, 1987.

Randy, "Snowfall," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1989.

"The Silver Scream," Hardball, NBC, 1989.

Jacqueline, "Half as Old as Time," Monsters, 1989.

Evelyn Hall, "Funhouse," Freddy's Nightmares (also known as Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series), syndicated, 1990.

Jill, "Teenage Pajama Party Massacre: Part 1V," Dark Justice, 1993.

Woman at restaurant, "Came the Dawn," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1993.

Diane Weaver, "Proof in the Pudding," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1994.

Caroline Krane, "Ask the Dust," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1994.

Christine Pettit, "Christmas Comes This Time Each Year," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1994.

Voice of Christine Pettit, "P.S. I Love You: Part 2," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1995.

"Night of the Gardenia," Moloney, CBS, 1996.

Teri Lansing, "El Coyote: Parts 1 & 2," Walker, Texas Ranger (also known as Walker), CBS, 1996.

Doris Jennings, "Backup," Baywatch Nights (also known as Detectives on the Beach), syndicated, 1996.

"Nobody Walks in El Camino," High Incident, ABC, 1996.

Carolyn Hunter, "Positive I.D.'s," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997.

Silvia, "Are We Not Friends?" Fired Up, NBC, 1997.

Nevala, "Message in a Bottle," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 1998.

Shelly Edwards, "Kurt Dempsey," Nip/Tuck, FX Channel, 2003.

Donna Eiger's friend, "King Baby," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, and Les Experts), CBS, 2005.

Landon—2006, "Debut," Cold Case, CBS, 2006.

Staci Newman, "The Stranger," Without a Trace (also known as W.A.T.), CBS, 2006.

Also appeared as Anna, "1976," Tracey Takes On …, HBO; Elisa McCarran, "The Miracle," Air America, syndicated; in Downtown, CBS; My Sister Sam, CBS.

Stage Appearances:

Helen of Troy, Trojan Women, Los Angeles production, c. 1995.

Also appeared in productions of Anima/Animus, Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles; The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Morgan-Wixon Theatre, Santa Monica, CA; Growing, Negro Ensemble, Westside Arts Theatre, New York City; Life and Death Matters, Company Theatre, Los Angeles; Playback, Court Theatre; Saturday Nights, Front Row Theatre, Santa Monica, CA; Sudden Death, Pilot Theatre, Los Angeles; Voices [and] Elevator, Fifth Estate Theatre, Los Angeles; and Women Behind Bars, Cast Theatre.