Pamela Lincoln (born Pamela Gill; June 19, 1937 – November 21, 2019) was an American actress of television and film.[citation needed]

Pamela Lincoln
Lincoln in Anatomy of a Psycho (1961)
Born
Pamela Gill

(1937-06-19)June 19, 1937
DiedNovember 21, 2019(2019-11-21) (aged 82)
OccupationActress
Years active1959–1984
Spouse
(m. 1959; div. 1982)
Children2
MotherVerna Hillie

Career

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Her best-known movie role is the William Castle film The Tingler, where her screams save the life of Vincent Price, who is being attacked by the bizarre creature. Pamela had contract roles on two daytime soap operas. From 1974 to 1977, in Love of Life, she played the tragic Felicia Fleming Lamont, who was involved with the dashing Eduardo Aleata (played by John Aniston) while married to the older Charles Lamont,

From 1977 to 1979, in The Doctors, she played the scheming Doreen Aldrich, who notoriously kidnapped heroine Carolee Aldrich (her former sister-in-law) when she falsely believed that she was dying of leukemia and decided that she wanted Carolee's husband, Steve. In 1984, Pamela appeared on One Life to Live as Suzanne Allardyce, the widow of the president of a fictional South American country.

Personal life

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She was born in Los Angeles, California in June 1937[1] to actress Verna Hillie and writer Frank Gill Jr.[2][3] She was married to actor Darryl Hickman in 1959, and had two children with him.[4] They divorced in 1982.[5][6] Lincoln died in Branford, Connecticut, in November 2019 at the age of 82.[7]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1959 Father Knows Best Janet Mason 1 episode
1959 One Step Beyond Older Lisa Garrick 1 episode
1959 Zane Grey Theater Kitty 1 episode
1959 The Tingler Lucy Stevens
1959 Have Gun - Will Travel Mary - Maid 1 episode
1961 Anatomy of a Psycho Pat
1974–1977 Love of Life Felicia Fleming Lamont
1977–1979 The Doctors Doreen Aldrich
1982 Tootsie Secretary (final film role)
1984 One Life to Live Suzanne Allardyce 3 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Dying on soaps can be fun all the way to the grave". Lakeland Ledger. June 27, 1977. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Pamela Lincoln super organised". Boca Raton News. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Pam Lincoln Hitting On All Cylinders". Ottawa Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  4. ^ Tom Cameron (November 13, 1959). "Film couple get license to marry". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "Soap opera presents double problem". El Paso Herald. July 23, 1976. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Lindsey D (October 23, 2012). "Favorite things about… The Tingler". The Motion Pictures. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  7. ^ Aveleyman: Pamela Lincoln
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