Brenda Bakke

Returned to series TV as the mother of a teenage undercover cop in the Fox drama "Ryan Caulfield: Year One"

Played Lana Turner in the highly-praised film "L.A. Confidential"

Cast as a regular on "American Gothic", a highly touted CBS supernatural drama

Debut as a series regular, played The Wren, a beautiful "sportin' gal" on the short-lived CBS Western "Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times"

First notable mainstream Hollywood credit, "Hot Shots! Part Deux"

TV-movie debut, "A Father's Homecoming"

Feature debut, "Hardbodies 2"

Began her acting career at age 15 in a Portland stage production of "Years Ago" playing the young Ruth Gordon

Moved to Los Angeles to study acting at the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts

Performed in several more local theater productions

Raised in Portland, Oregon