Thompson, Andrea 1959– (Rebecca Thompson, Rebecca Andrea Thompson)

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THOMPSON, Andrea 1959
(Rebecca Thompson, Rebecca Andrea Thompson)

PERSONAL

Full name, Rebecca Andrea Thompson; born May 22, 1959, in Dayton, OH; daughter of Leslie Gerald (a hotel executive) and Mary (a registered nurse) Thompson; married David Guc (an entertainment agent), 1987 (divorced, 1990); married Jerry Doyle (an actor), 1995, (divorced, 1997); children: Alec. Education: Studied acting at Herbert Bergdof Studios with Uta Hagen and at Strasberg Studio and Actors Studio, New York City. Avocational Interests: Cycling, swimming, lifting weights, watching videotapes with her son.

Career: Actress. KRQETV, Albuquerque, NM, news correspondent, 200001. Worked as a model in New York City; also worked as a waitress, bartender, bicycle messenger, and dog walker.

Awards, Honors: Soap Opera Digest Award nomination, 1990, for Falcon Crest; Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, 1998, 1999, and 2000, for NYPD Blue; Feature Film Award, best actress, New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, 2001, for Rocket's Red Glare.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Genele Ericson, Falcon Crest, CBS, 19891990.

Talia Winters, Babylon 5 (also known as B5 ), syndicated, 19941995.

Commander Allison Krennick, JAG, CBS, 19951996.

Detective Jill Kirkendall, NYPD Blue, ABC, 19962000.

Anchor, Headline News, CNN, 20012002.

Host, Saturday Night Solution, Court TV, 2002.

Dr. Nicole Duncan, a recurring role, 24, Fox, 20032004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Martha, "Hawk's Eyes," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1986.

Lori Ross, "Robbery, Armed," Crime Story, 1987.

"New York Honey," Monsters, syndicated, 1988.

Maggie Dawson, "The Leap Home: Part 2Vietnam, April 7, 1970," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1990.

Devon Connar, "Nightmare Bay: Parts 1 & 2," Bay-watch, NBC, 1991.

Kristy Parrish, "Unauthorized Obituary," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991.

"DreamsFebruary 28, 1979," Quantum Leap, 1991.

Audrey Carlton, "His Honor's Offer," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992.

JoJo Cardell, "Meat Market," Silk Stalkings, CBS, 1993.

Voice of Corrina, "The Dark Side of the Moon," Nowhere Man, UPN, 1996.

Voice of Lilith, "The Monkey Has Landed," Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys (animated), 1996.

Giselle, "Visionary for a New Millennium," Arli$$, 1997.

Commander Alison Krennick, "Death Watch," JAG, CBS, 1998.

Voice of Zita, "Forget Me Not," The Wild Thornberrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 2000.

Voice of Zita, "Birthday Quake," The Wild Thornberrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 2000.

The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003.

Also appeared as panelist, The List, VH1; in The Hollywood Squares.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Presenter, Caribbean Music Awards, 1997.

Sex with Cindy Crawford, ABC, 1998.

Narrator, Sweetheart Swindlers (documentary), Discovery Channel, 2000.

Presenter, 2nd Annual TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2000.

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2003.

Film Appearances:

Linda, Nightmare Weekend, 1986.

(As Rebecca Andrea Thompson) Leslie, Manhattan Gigolo, 1986.

Hooker, Wall Street, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1987.

Lisa Winston, Doin' Time on Planet Earth, Cannon, 1988.

(As Rebecca Thompson) Jennifer, Hot Splash, 1988.

Nurse Helen Caldwell, Delirious, MetroGoldwyn Mayer/Pathe, 1991.

Sandy Franzetti, Lost Valley (also known as Kiwi Safari ), 1998.

Jade Norfleet (the blonde), A Gun, a Car, a Blonde, Showcase Entertainment, 1998.

Ruth in the booth, Encounter in the Third Dimension (short film), Iwerks Entertainment, 1998.

Lois Shayne, Rocket's Red Glare, Capital Arts, 2000.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, April 27, 1998, p. 129.

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