Angeline Dickinson (née Brown; born September 30, 1931) is an
American actress. She began her career on television, appearing in
many anthology series during the 1950s, before landing her
breakthrough role in Gun the Man Down (1956) with James Arness and the
Western film Rio Bravo (1959), for which she received the Golden Globe
Award for New Star of the Year.In her six decade career, Dickinson has
appeared in more than 50 films, including China Gate (1957), Ocean's
11 (1960), The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961), Jessica (1962), Captain
Newman, M.D. (1963), The Killers (1964), The Art of Love (1965), The
Chase (1966), Point Blank (1967), Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971),
The Outside Man (1972) and Big Bad Mama (1974).From 1974 to 1978,
Dickinson starred as Sergeant Leann "Pepper" Anderson in the NBC crime
series Police Woman, for which she received the Golden Globe Award for
Best Actress â€" Television Series Drama and three Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nominations. As
lead actress, she starred in Brian De Palma's erotic crime thriller
Dressed to Kill (1980), for which she received a Saturn Award for Best
Actress.During her later career, Dickinson starred in several
television movies and miniseries, also playing supporting roles in
films such as Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994), Sabrina (1995), Pay
It Forward (2000) and Big Bad Love (2001).
American actress. She began her career on television, appearing in
many anthology series during the 1950s, before landing her
breakthrough role in Gun the Man Down (1956) with James Arness and the
Western film Rio Bravo (1959), for which she received the Golden Globe
Award for New Star of the Year.In her six decade career, Dickinson has
appeared in more than 50 films, including China Gate (1957), Ocean's
11 (1960), The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961), Jessica (1962), Captain
Newman, M.D. (1963), The Killers (1964), The Art of Love (1965), The
Chase (1966), Point Blank (1967), Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971),
The Outside Man (1972) and Big Bad Mama (1974).From 1974 to 1978,
Dickinson starred as Sergeant Leann "Pepper" Anderson in the NBC crime
series Police Woman, for which she received the Golden Globe Award for
Best Actress â€" Television Series Drama and three Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nominations. As
lead actress, she starred in Brian De Palma's erotic crime thriller
Dressed to Kill (1980), for which she received a Saturn Award for Best
Actress.During her later career, Dickinson starred in several
television movies and miniseries, also playing supporting roles in
films such as Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994), Sabrina (1995), Pay
It Forward (2000) and Big Bad Love (2001).
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