Pamela Blair was an American actress best known for originating the role of Val in the musical A Chorus Line and several appearances on American soap operas.
12 Facts About Pamela Blair
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Pamela Blair studied dance, played sports, and dreamed of becoming a Radio City Rockette in order to meet her idols, The Beatles.
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Pamela Blair later met a friend at a dance class who told her Michael Bennett was looking for dancers for Promises, Promises.
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Pamela Blair appeared in Sugar, the stage musical version of the film Some Like It Hot, in which she played "Sugar Kane", a role made famous by Marilyn Monroe.
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In 1974, Pamela Blair was invited by Michael Bennett to participate in the workshops from which A Chorus Line was developed.
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Pamela Blair's turn as an eager to work prostitute earned her a Drama Desk Award nomination.
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Pamela Blair can be heard on the cast recording as the lead in "Hard Candy Christmas", although the song "Bus from Amarillo" was taken from her before the show opened.
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Pamela Blair made several appearances on American soap operas such as Loving, Another World, Ryan's Hope, and All My Children, for which she received a Daytime Emmy nomination.
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Pamela Blair appeared opposite Jodie Foster in the TV film Svengali and in feature films Mighty Aphrodite directed by Woody Allen, 21 Grams with Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro, Before and After with Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson and Annie as the maid Annette.
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Pamela Blair lived in Hollywood, California, for a time, where she landed the role of Sabrina's mother on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, although high-profile on-camera success eluded her.
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Pamela Blair married actor and film director Don Scardino in 1984, and they divorced in 1991.
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Pamela Blair died in Phoenix on July 23,2023, at the age of 73.