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Melinda Cordell(1941-2015)

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Melinda Cordell and Elizabeth Hoy in Bloody Birthday (1981)
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Melinda Cordell was born on 26 February 1941 in Shelby, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Lou Grant (1977), Quantum Leap (1989) and Search for Tomorrow (1951). She was previously married to Nicholas Pryor. She died on 7 April 2015 in Fresno, California, USA.
BornFebruary 26, 1941
DiedApril 7, 2015(74)
BornFebruary 26, 1941
DiedApril 7, 2015(74)
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Melinda Cordell, Tani Guthrie, Robert Hogan, and Sunja Svensen in Greenwich Village Story (1963)

Known for

Edward Asner in Lou Grant (1977)
Lou Grant
7.3
TV Series
  • Helen Mitchell
Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)
Quantum Leap
8.2
TV Series
  • Winnie
Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Louan Gideon, Lee Godart, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
Search for Tomorrow
7.3
TV Series
  • Patti Barron Tate Whiting #8 (1967-1969)
  • Patti Barron Tate
Greenwich Village Story (1963)
Greenwich Village Story
6.5
  • Genie(as Melinda Plank)
  • 1963

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Actress

  • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
    The Young and the Restless
  • Heather Locklear and Emma Samms in Illusions (1992)
    Illusions
  • Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)
    Quantum Leap
  • Barbara Eden, Jennie Garth, David Tom, Don Murray, Shawnee Smith, Alison Sweeney, and Byron Thames in A Brand New Life (1989)
    A Brand New Life
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
  • Dan Hedaya, Mandy Ingber, Jean Kasem, Carlene Watkins, Timothy Williams, and Aaron Moffatt in The Tortellis (1987)
    The Tortellis
  • Kirstie Alley, Woody Harrelson, Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
    Cheers
  • Masquerade (1983)
    Masquerade
  • Maurice Benard, Ingo Rademacher, Julie Berman, Steve Burton, Tyler Christopher, Nancy Lee Grahn, Rebecca Herbst, Kelly Monaco, Kirsten Storms, Laura Wright, Dominic Zamprogna, and Chad Duell in General Hospital (1963)
    General Hospital
  • Bloody Birthday (1981)
    Bloody Birthday
  • The White Shadow (1978)
    The White Shadow
  • Edward Asner in Lou Grant (1977)
    Lou Grant
  • Michael Christian in Hard Knocks (1979)
    Hard Knocks
  • Kevin Dobson and Melinda Dillon in Transplant (1979)
    Transplant
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie

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    • February 26, 1941
    • Shelby, Ohio, USA
    • April 7, 2015
    • Fresno, California, USA(malnutrition)
    • Nicholas PryorFebruary 27, 1968 - ? (divorced)
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    She and her ex-husband Nicholas Pryor worked together on the soap The Nurses (1965).

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