Belinda Balaski
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Belinda Balaski | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 8, 1947 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Father | Lester Balaski[1] |
Belinda Balaski (born December 8, 1947[2]) is an American actress. Her film credits include Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976) and The Howling (1981).
Balaski's father, Lester Balaski, was a jockey, and she originally wanted to follow that career path. She attended Colorado Women's College and majored in drama at Parsons College.[3]
Career
Balaski is known for her role as Terri Fisher in Joe Dante's The Howling (1981), and has appeared in most of Dante's other films, including Piranha, Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Matinee and Small Soldiers, as well as two segments that Dante directed for Amazon Women on the Moon. She also co-starred in The Food of the Gods and Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw, both featuring Marjoe Gortner, and in Cannonball! as a navigator in a cross-country car race.[2]
She won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Emma Duckworth in a production of Bus Stop at Los Angeles Metropolitan Theatre. The role led to her working in television.[3] Among many TV show appearances, she performed in two episodes of Baywatch: Sharks Cove (1992 Season 2) as a worried mother and Sail Away (1996 Season 6) as Cleo Jennings.
