Colleen Celeste Camp is an American film and television actress, screenwriter and producer. She began her career at an early age, performing on stage in a children's theater. She became famous for her roles in the projects: "They All Laughed", "Smokey and the Bandit 3", "Police Academy 2", "Police Academy 4".
In the creative biography of the actress, 158 roles in television and film projects, including participation in popular American show programs, film awards and documentaries.
Since the mid-1990s, Camp began working as a producer and wrote scripts for several films.
Biography facts
The future actress was born in the USA in the summer of 1953. Already at the age of three, the girl first appeared on stage in one of the children's theatrical performances.
During her school years, she continued to perform on stage, taking part in staging performances of the theater studio.
After receiving her primary education, the girl entered The Joanne Baron DW Brown Studio, where she studied acting.
Her television debut was on The Dean Martin Show, where she sang the Billboard Chart "One Day Since Yesterday".
There is an interesting fact in Camp's biography. For a time she worked as a bird trainer at the Busch Gardens Bird Sanctuary, which is located in the San Fernando Valley.
Film career
One of the first roles Camp played in the musical biographical melodrama "Funny Lady". The leading role in the film was played by the famous Barbra Streisand. The film is dedicated to the unique pop singer Fanny Bryce, who had a great voice, sense of humor, acting skills and became the star of American musicals. The film received 5 Oscar nominations and 6 Golden Globe nominations.
In 1978, Colleen was lucky enough to be on the set with the famous actor and martial artist Bruce Lee in the action movie "Game of Death", where the girl played the girlfriend of the protagonist.
A year later, the actress starred in Coppola's war drama Apocalypse Now. The project has received many nominations and film awards, including: Oscar, British Academy, Cesar, Cannes Film Festival, Golden Globe.
In those years, Colleen had a very attractive appearance. In the late 1970s, she took part in a photo shoot for Playboy magazine.
After some time, Camp got a role in the famous TV series "Dallas". But she starred only in 2 episodes and later refused to participate in the project.
Colleen got her next role in the comedy They All Laughed, where she played the role of the singer Christie and earned good reviews from film critics and viewers.
Later, Camp worked on many projects, including: "Police Academy", "Girl from the Valley", "Smokey and the Bandit 3", "Murder She Wrote", "Tales of the Dark Side", "Daryl", "Clue", "Tales from the Crypt", "My Blue Paradise".
There were also complete failures in Colleen's career. She was twice nominated for the Golden Raspberry, playing supporting roles in the films Seduction and Sliver.
Currently, the actress is rarely shown on screens, being mainly involved in producing activities and writing scripts.
From the works of recent years, we can note her appearance in the fantastic film "The Mystery of the House with a Clock", where she played the role of Mrs. Hanshett.
In 2019, Camp will be featured in Peter Berg's crime thriller Wonderland.
Personal life
Colleen got married in 1986. John Goldwin, director of Paramount Pictures Corporation, became her chosen one. After 3 years, the actress gave birth to a daughter, Emily.
The husband and wife lived together for 15 years, but divorced in 2001.
