California Graduate Institute (PhD, Clinical Psychology)
Occupations
Actress
clinical psychologist
writer
comedian
Years active
1971–present
Known for
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Saturday Night Live
Works
Full list
Spouses
Nicholas Ball
(m. 1978; div. 1984)
Billy Connolly
(m. 1989)
Children
3
Pamela Stephenson, Lady Connolly (born 4 December 1949) is a New Zealand-born psychologist, writer, actress and comedian. She moved with her family to Australia in 1953 and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). After playing several stage and television roles, she emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1976.
Parts in television shows including Space: 1999, New Avengers, The Professionals and Tales of the Unexpected preceded her breakthrough role in the satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982) alongside Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. She was shortlisted in both the Actress and Light Entertainment performance categories at the 1981 BAFTAs for her part in the programme. She acted in the films History of the World, Part I (1981) and SupermanIII (1983). In 1984–85, she was in the cast of American comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live for season 10.
She co-founded the Parents for Safe Food group, which successfully campaigned for a ban on Alar, which was believed to be carcinogenic, being sprayed on apples and pears for human consumption in the UK. Since a career change to clinical psychology, and obtaining her doctorate, she has written several books, which include two about her husband Sir Billy Connolly. She presented a psychologically themed interview show called Shrink Rap (2007) and is the author of Head Case: Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health (2009) and Sex Life: How Our Sexual Encounters and Experiences Define Who We Are (2011). Her sexual advice column in The Guardian has run since 2007. She was a finalist in the eighth series of the BBC1 television show Strictly Come Dancing in 2010. Her autobiography, The Varnished Untruth, was published in 2012.
PamelaStephenson, Lady Connolly (born 4 December 1949) is a New Zealand-born psychologist, writer, actress and comedian. She moved with her family to...
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ISBN 978-0-7528-1722-4. Stephenson, Pamela (2003). Billy. Perennial Currents. ISBN 978-0-06-053731-9. Stephenson, Pamela (2002). Billy (Audio Edition read by Pamela Stephenson)...
PamelaStephenson was born on 4 December 1949 in Takapuna, Auckland. Stephenson studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. After...
directed by Ray Cameron and starring the comedian Kenny Everett, PamelaStephenson and Vincent Price. It is an over-the-top spoof loosely inspired by...
presented by Paul Daniels, David Copperfield (the British comedian) and PamelaStephenson. The pilot show was rejected, allegedly, for being 'too vulgar'. Jeremy...
Martin Short (from "SCTV") and New Zealander PamelaStephenson (from "Not The Nine O'Clock News"). Stephenson beat out Geena Davis and Andrea Martin for...
produced by his friend John Lloyd. He featured in the show with PamelaStephenson, Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith, and was one of the main sketch writers...
November 2016. Kovalev was partnered with New Zealand writer and actress PamelaStephenson, and danced the Cha-Cha to "Jump" from the "Love Actually" soundtrack...
swing-a-thon. Tointon made it to the final along with Matt Baker and PamelaStephenson, where she made it to the final two, then went on to win and be crowned...
of International Year of Shelter for the Homeless, 1987: Meat Loaf PamelaStephenson Brian Cooper, dog-sledder Mel Smith Jane Seymour Chris de Burgh Viv...
of the TV series The New Avengers that featured also rising stars PamelaStephenson and Lindsay Duncan.[citation needed] In 1977, Munro turned down the...
produced by his friend John Lloyd. He featured in the show with PamelaStephenson, Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith, and was one of the main sketch writers...
Atkinson (born 1955) Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953) Mel Smith (1952–2013) PamelaStephenson (born 1949) Nicholas Parsons (1923–2020) Nigel Planer (born 1953)...
officer (uncredited) Scandalous (1984, with Sir John Gielgud and PamelaStephenson) - Vishnu The Little Drummer Girl (1984, EMI, a George Roy Hill film)...
the car was a Jaguar. Roald Dahl as the Host Jose Ferrer as Carlos PamelaStephenson as Cathy Michael Ontkean as Tommy Cyril Luckham as Rawlsden Katy Jurado...
Robert Smigel 1991–1993 2 Y Y David Spade 1990–1996 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y PamelaStephenson 1984–1985 1 Y Ben Stiller 1989 1 Y Y Y Cecily Strong 2012–2022 11...
See also: Saturday Night Live TV show sketches, listed alphabetically, listed chronologically. The following are the most frequent recurring characters...
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