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June Chadwick

June Chadwick is an English film and television actress. Her best-known television roles are as Lydia in the science fiction TV series V: The Series, and as Lt. Joanna Parisi on the third season of the series Riptide. She also played Pamela Drake in Murder, She Wrote series 6, episode 1: "Appointment in Athens".

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June Chadwick (born 30 November 1951, Warwickshire) is an English film and television actress. Her best-known television roles are as Lydia in the science fiction TV series V: The Series, and as Lt. Joanna Parisi on the third season of the series Riptide.12 She also played Pamela Drake in Murder, She Wrote series 6, episode 1: "Appointment in Athens".

Her best-known film credit is as Jeanine Pettibone in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)2 and its sequel, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025).

Filmography

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Film

Year Title Role Notes
1978 The Comeback Nurse aka The Day the Screaming Stopped or Encore
1979 Yesterday's Hero Girl in Paris
The Golden Lady Lucy
1980 Silver Dream Racer Secretary
1982 Forbidden World Dr. Barbara Glaser Originally titled Mutant
The Last Horror Film First Reporter Also released as Fanatic
1984 This Is Spinal Tap Jeanine Pettibone
1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash Gillian
1987 Distortions Kelly Howell
1988 Quiet Thunder Karen Ashmore Direct-to-Video film
Headhunter Denise Giulliani
1989 Return of the Family Man Camera Voice
Rising Storm Mila Hart
The Evil Below Sarah Livingstone 4
1990 Back Stab Mrs. Chambers
1999 Diamonds Roseanne Agensky
2001 Facing the Enemy Irene Spellman
2025 Spinal Tap II: The End Continues Jeanine Pettibone

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1983 Sparkling Cyanide Sandra Farraday Television film
1984 Magnum, P.I. Lady Cynthia Warrington Stout, 'Cindy' Season 4; episode 12: "The Case of the Red Faced Thespian"
The Mating Call Joan Sims Television film
1984–1985 V Lydia Episodes 1, 2 & 4–18
1985 Magnum, P.I. English Flight Attendant, Rick's Girlfriend Season 5; episodes 1 & 2: "Echoes of the Mind: Parts 1 & 2"
The A-Team Carla Singer Season 4; episodes 1 & 2: "Judgment Day: Parts 1 & 2"5
1985–1986 Riptide Lt. Joanna Parisi Season 3; episodes 10–13 & 18–21
1986 MacGyver Dr. Jill Melissa Ludlum Season 2; episode 1: "The Human Factor"
1987 1st & Ten Molly Season 2; episode 8: "Easy Come, Easy Go"
Scarecrow and Mrs. King Elisa Danton Season 4; episode 19: "All That Glitters"
1989 Matlock Patricia Taylor Season 3; episode 16: "The Thoroughbred"
Murder, She Wrote Pamela Drake Season 6; episode 1: "Appointment in Athens"
1992–1993 Going to Extremes Dr. Alice Davis Episodes 1–176
1993 Civil Wars (unknown) Season 2; episode 16: "Alien Aided Affection"
Raven Dr. Susan Stringer Season 2; episode 8: "Something in the Closet"
1995 Fortune Hunter Angel Sheriden Episode 8: "The Cursed Dagger"
Dazzle Georgina Rosemont Miniseries; television adaptation of Judith Krantz's novel
One West Waikiki Woman Counterfeiter Season 2; episode 3: "Manpower"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Star Trek: Away Team Dr. Sheila Thatcher (voice) 7
References

References

  1. Abbott, Jon (2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-7864-4173-0.
  2. "June Chadwick". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. "June Chadwick". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. "The Evil Below (1989)". ALL HORROR. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. The A-Team : Judgment Day (1985), AllMovie, retrieved 21 March 2023
  6. O'Connor, John J. (22 September 1992). "Review/Television; Stateside City Slickers At Medical School In the Caribbean". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. "June Chadwick". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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