Gwen Van Dam

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| birth_name = Gwendolyn Greta Van Dam

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|11|5}}

| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|12|19|1928|11|5}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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| occupation = Actress

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| notable_works = Coming Home
Stir Crazy

| spouse = {{marriage|Bill Smillie|1959|2003|end=died}}

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Gwendolyn Greta Van Dam (November 5, 1928 – December 19, 2024) was an American character actress.

Life and career

Van Dam was born in San Francisco, California, on November 5, 1928. In 1950, she graduated from San Jose State University with a B.A.

She appeared in the films Husbands (1970), The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), Coming Home (1978), Joni (1980), Stir Crazy (1980), True Confessions (1981), Star Trek Generations (1994), and Me You Madness (2021).

Van Dam was married to actor Bill Smillie from October 1959 until his death in November 2003. She died in West Los Angeles on December 19, 2024, at the age of 96.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/gwen-van-dam-dead-veteran-character-actress-1236246914/|title=Gwen Van Dam Dies: Veteran Character Actress Was 96|website=Deadline|date=January 5, 2025|access-date=January 5, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gwen-van-dam-dead-character-actress-1236099247/|title=Gwen Van Dam, a Character Actress for 70 Years, Dies at 96|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 5, 2025|access-date=January 5, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/gwen-van-dam-obituary?id=57174492|title=Gwen Van Dam Obituary|website=Legacy.com|date=January 4, 2025|access-date=January 5, 2025}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0885934}}

Category:1928 births

Category:2024 deaths

Category:20th-century American actresses

Category:Actresses from San Francisco

Category:San Jose State University alumni