Biography
After about a decade as a model, she turned to acting. Based in New York, Hamel appeared in Off-Off Broadway productions and toured in a road company of "Cactus Flower" before settling in Los Angeles in 1975. She was soon appearing in TV episodics, such as "The Bob Newhart Show" and "The Rockford Files," as well as telefilms like "City of Angels" (NBC, 1976). Hamel's profile in TV grew after she appeared as Helen Thornton in the Emmy-winning …
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Career Milestones
2001 | Had a recurring role as a judge on the ABC series "Philly", produced by Steven Bochco | |
1997 | Starred in the CBS telefilm "Stranger in My Home" | |
1996 | Acted in the ABC movie "Talk Time" | |
1995 | Did comic turn in "Here Come the Munsters" (Fox) | |
1990 | Last feature film to date "Taking Care of Business" | |
1988 | Co-starred in Alan Alda's "A New Life" | |
1981 | Starred in miniseries remake of "The Valley of the Dolls" | |
| TV series debut as Joyce Davenport on "Hill Street Blues" (NBC) | ||
1977 | Co-starred in miniseries "79 Park Avenue" | |
1976 | Made feature film debut in "Cannonball" | |
1975 | Moved to Los Angeles | |
| Appeared in touring company of "Cactus Flower" | ||
| Made stage debut in Off-Off-Broadway production of "The Big Knife" | ||
| Was model with Eileen Ford Agency for ten years | ||
Awards
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |
1984 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |
1983 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |
1982 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |
1981 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |