Deborah Van Valkenburgh will be
appearing at the Hollywood Show, January 4 & 5th
at the Loew's Hotel / Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood.
Biography
Born on August 29, 1952, Deborah Van Valkenburgh began her
acting career on Broadway appearing in the play
"Hair". She also appeared in off-Broadway plays
"Honeybee", "The Tempest", "Six
Characters in Search of an Author", "Hay Fever",
"When Did You last See Your Mother?", "Iolanthe",
"It Ain't Aardvark" and "Minutemen".
In addition to acting in numerous New York shows, Deborah has
also acted in regional and touring company productions of
"A View from the Bridge", "Mooney's Kid Don't
Cry" and "The Children's Hour". Ms. Van Valkenburgh's
big acting break came when she landed the role of Jackie Rush on
the hit ABC series "Too Close For Comfort" (1980).
Deborah has studied acting with William Esper and John Shea,
ballet with Ballet Arts Carnegie Hall, modern dance with James
Cunningham, puppet production with Jim Henson of "The
Muppets" fame, voice with Kirk Nurock and Richard Green,
and improvisation with Dan Richter.
Her most notable screen credits include the roles of Mercy in
the cult classic "The Warriors", Reva Cody in
"Streets of Fire", Marlena in the indie feature
"Free Enterprise" opposite William Shatner, and Mary
Conant in the recent Sci Fi Channel mini series "Firestarter:
Rekindled" with Malcom McDowell. Numerous television
appearances include "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine",
"Quantum Leap", and 5 seasons as Jackie Rush on
"Too Close For Comfort".
Deborah currently lives in L.A., but works regularly on
stage, and most recently appeared in the acclaimed "The
Beauty of Leenane" with Priscilla Allen (from "Total
Recall"), for which she received the Patte' Award for Best
Assemble along with her fellow cast members.
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FILMS (Link to IMDB)
Filmography
"Firestarter 2: Rekindled" (2002) TV... Mary Conant
"Chasing
Destiny" (2001)... Suzy Aquado
"Free
Enterprise" (1998)... Marlena
"Mean
Guns" (1997)... Cam
"Brain
Smasher... A Love Story" (1993)... Cammy Crain
"Phantom of
the Ritz" (1992)
"One Man
Out" (1989)... Liliana
"Rampage"
(1988)... Kate Fraser
"C.A.T.
Squad: Python Wolf" (1988) TV... Nikki Pappas
"Going for
the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story" (1985) TV... Kimberly
"A Bunny's
Tale" (1985) TV... Pearl
"Streets of
Fire" (1984)... Reva Cody
"King of the
Mountain" (1981)... Tina
"Too Close
For Comfort" (1980) TV... Jackie Rush (1980-1985)
"The
Warriors" (1979)... Mercy
Notable TV
Guest Appearances
"Once and Again" (1999)
playing Ms. Gonzalez
"Huntress,
The" (2000) playing 911 Operator #4
"Chicago
Hope" (1994) playing Robin Kleiman
"Marshal,
The" (1995) in episode: Grab the Money and Run
"Star
Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) playing Det. Preston
"Quantum
Leap" (1989) playing Diana St. Cloud
"Picket
Fences" (1992) playing Myra Marino
"Bodies
of Evidence" (1992) playing Donna Flint
"Civil
Wars" (1991)
"Monsters"
(1988)
"MacGyver"
(1985) playing Sandra Masters / Sue Edwards
"Cagney
& Lacey" (1982) playing Valerie Bailey
"Crime
Story" (1986) playing Luca's Attorney
"Houston
Knights" (1987"
"Hotel"
(1983) playing Camila Palandrini
"Glitter"
(1984)
"The Match
Game/Hollywood Squares Hour" (1983) playing
Guest Panelist
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