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Gwen Van Dam(1928-2024)

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In the tradition of "Stand By Me" and "Crash" , Along the Way is an intense and poignant tale of the last summer of four lifelong friends and the tragic night the changed the course of their lives forever.
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Along the Way (2007)
Gwen Van Dam was born on 5 November 1928 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Burlesque (2010) and Stir Crazy (1980). She was married to Bill Smillie. She died on 19 December 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 5, 1928
DiedDecember 19, 2024(96)
BornNovember 5, 1928
DiedDecember 19, 2024(96)
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William Shatner and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Star Trek: Generations
6.6
  • El Aurian Survivor
  • 1994
Cher and Christina Aguilera in Burlesque (2010)
Burlesque
6.4
  • Curler Woman at Grundy Bus Stop
  • 2010
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy (1980)
Stir Crazy
6.7
  • Mrs. Beatty
  • 1980
Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, and Bruce Dern in Coming Home (1978)
Coming Home
7.3
  • Mrs. Harris
  • 1978

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  • No Tears in Hell
    • Mother
    • Post-production
  • The Christmas Garden
    • Hortense Pollard
    • Post-production



  • Interior Chinatown (2024)
    Interior Chinatown
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Hazel Carrey
    • 2024
  • Arthur Roberts, Gwen Van Dam, Wyomi Reed, John Schwab, Lawrence Jacomelli, George Kelly, Eliot, Felix Merback, Felix Lindsell-Hales, Ray Buffer, Scott Owen Ford, Sydney Brumfield, Victoria Hinks Taylor, Travis Lincoln Cox, Pascal Combes-Knoke, Brandon Brown, Britni Camacho, and Joseph Lopez in Blood Star (2024)
    Blood Star
    6.2
    • Ma
    • 2024
  • You Shall Not Sleep Tonight (2024)
    You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
    4.1
    • Lady at the House (segment: Sleepwalk)
    • 2024
  • You're Doing Great (2024)
    You're Doing Great
    Short
    • Elderly Woman
    • 2024
  • Hope Street Holiday (2023)
    Hope Street Holiday
    6.2
    • Nanna Margaret
    • 2023
  • Johnny Knoxville, Eric André, and Gabourey Sidibe in The Prank Panel (2023)
    The Prank Panel
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Ray's Grandmother
    • 2023
  • Diamond in the Rough (2022)
    Diamond in the Rough
    4.5
    • Elderly Lady
    • 2022
  • Albert Rutecki, Sue Ann Pien, and Rick Glassman in As We See It (2022)
    As We See It
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Bertha
    • 2022
  • JP Saxe: Like That (2021)
    JP Saxe: Like That
    5.7
    Music Video
    • Older Woman
    • 2021
  • Angela Lin and David Magidoff in Table Talk (2021)
    Table Talk
    Short
    • Eleanor
    • 2021
  • Louise Linton in Me You Madness (2021)
    Me You Madness
    3.8
    • Grandma Betty
    • 2021
  • Julien Baker in Julien Baker: Faith Healer (2020)
    Julien Baker: Faith Healer
    Music Video
    • Gwen Smillie (as Gwen Smillie)
    • 2020
  • Jake McLaughlin in Home (2020)
    Home
    6.4
    • Nancy
    • 2020
  • Were You Gay in High School? (2020)
    Were You Gay in High School?
    7.6
    Short
    • Grandma Berta
    • 2020
  • Victoria Zielinski and Reilly Anspaugh in Good Mourning (2020)
    Good Mourning
    8.7
    Short
    • Leanne
    • 2020

Soundtrack



  • Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, and Ben Gazzara in Husbands (1970)
    Husbands
    7.1
    • performer: "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" (1854) (uncredited)
    • 1970

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  • Alternative name
    • Gwen Smillie
  • Born
    • November 5, 1928
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 19, 2024
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Bill SmillieOctober 1959 - November 12, 2003 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Claudia

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    Appeared in productions for fourteen Los Angeles-based theater companies during her career.
  • Nickname
    • Gwen

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