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{{Short description|British actress (1944–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pamela Salem
| image = Joanne Francis.jpg
| caption = Salem as [[Joanne Francis]] in ''EastEnders''
| birth_name = Pamela Fortunee Salem
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|1|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Province]], British Raj
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|2|21|1944|1|22|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Surfside, Florida]], US
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Heidelberg University]]|[[Central School of Speech and Drama]]}}
| occupation = Film and television actress
| spouse = {{Marriage|Michael O'Hagan|1983|2017|end=died}}
| known for = {{ubli|''[[Never Say Never Again]]'' (film, 1983) as [[Miss Moneypenny]]|''[[Into the Labyrinth (TV series)|Into the Labyrinth]]'' (1981–1982)|''[[EastEnders]]'' (1988–1989)|''[[Doctor Who]]''}}
}}

'''Pamela Fortunee Salem''' (22 January 1944 – 21 February 2024) was a British film and television actress. She was born in [[Bombay]], India, and educated at [[Wispers School]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/07/pamela-salem-obituary|title=''Guardian'': "Obituary Pamela Salem", 7 March 2024|newspaper=The Guardian |date=7 March 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |last1=Hadoke |first1=Toby }}</ref> and [[Heidelberg University]] in Germany, and later at the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] in London, England.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f08515b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527231314/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f08515b|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 May 2018|title=Pamela Salem|publisher=|accessdate=29 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://alumnius.net/central_school_of_sp-2579-2|title=Alumni US – Central School of Speech and Drama, U. of London|website=alumnius.net|accessdate=29 May 2017|archive-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213093627/http://alumnius.net/central_school_of_sp-2579-2|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==

=== Television ===
Salem was known for her co-starring role in the early 1980s [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] children's fantasy series ''[[Into the Labyrinth (TV series)|Into the Labyrinth]]'' as the evil witch Belor,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thechestnut.com/labyrinth/labyrinth.htm|title=Little Gems - Into The Labyrinth|website=www.thechestnut.com|accessdate=29 May 2017|archive-date=1 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801224346/http://www.thechestnut.com/labyrinth/labyrinth.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and her late 1980s guest role in the BBC soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' as shady mafia affiliate [[Joanne Francis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/558106/EastEnders-30th-anniversary-Albert-Square-s-iconic-characters|title=EastEnders 30th anniversary: A look back at Albert Square's most iconic characters|first=Annie|last=Price|date=13 February 2015|newspaper=Express|location=UK|accessdate=29 February 2024|archive-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209182244/https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/558106/EastEnders-30th-anniversary-Albert-Square-s-iconic-characters|url-status=live}}</ref> She was also seen in two adventures of ''[[Doctor Who]]'': as Toos in ''[[The Robots of Death]]'' (1977)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/robotsofdeath/detail.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Robots of Death - Details|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330174426/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/robotsofdeath/detail.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> and as Professor Rachel Jensen in ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' (1988),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/remembrancedaleks/detail.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Remembrance of the Daleks - Details|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-date=30 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430053920/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/remembrancedaleks/detail.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> a role she reprised for [[Big Finish Productions]]' officially licensed [[radio drama|audio drama]] spin-off series ''Counter Measures''.<ref>{{cite news| title=Big Finish: Counter-Measures| first=Chuck| last=Foster| website=Doctor Who News| date=23 October 2011| url=https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/10/dwn231011174008-big-finish-counter.html| access-date=18 February 2024| archive-date=18 February 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218232508/https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/10/dwn231011174008-big-finish-counter.html| url-status=live}}</ref> She was also heard as one of the many voices of Xoanon in ''[[The Face of Evil]]'' (1977).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/faceofevil/detail.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Face of Evil - Details|website=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=29 May 2017|archive-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721190251/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/faceofevil/detail.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> She had auditioned for the role of the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s [[companion (Doctor Who)|companion]] [[Leela (Doctor Who)|Leela]] but the role went to [[Louise Jameson]]. Salem also had a recurring role in the British sitcom ''[[French Fields]]'' from 1989 to 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/french_fields/|title=French Fields - ITV Sitcom|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203205257/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/french_fields/|url-status=live}} First broadcast 5 September 1989</ref>
Other television guest appearances included roles in popular British series such as ''[[Out of the Unknown]]'', ''[[Blake's 7]]'' (as Kara in "Cygnus Alpha", 1978), ''[[The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' (episodes "The Female Factor", 1978, and "Fall Girl", 1978), ''[[Howards' Way]]'', ''[[Ever Decreasing Circles]]'', ''[[The Tripods (TV series)|Tripods]]'', episodes of ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'' as Zoe Bennett; and later on in American series including ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'', ''[[Party of Five]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]'' where she played a British prime minister.<ref name=bfi/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/pamela-salem/credits/168825/100534/?from=100534|title=Pamela Salem|website=TVGuide.com|accessdate=29 May 2017|archive-date=14 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514214359/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/pamela-salem/credits/168825/100534/?from=100534|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=allmovie>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/pamela-salem-p62719|title=Pamela Salem - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie|website=AllMovie|accessdate=29 May 2017|archive-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515112125/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/pamela-salem-p62719|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Film===
In film, Salem played the role of [[Miss Moneypenny]] in the 'unofficial' 1983 [[James Bond]] film ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'', starring [[Sean Connery]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=25 April 2012|title=Interview with Pamela Salem|date=30 September 2005|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2005/09/30/pamela_salem_interview_feature.shtml|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505214147/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2005/09/30/pamela_salem_interview_feature.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> She also appeared in [[Michael Crichton]]'s ''[[The First Great Train Robbery]]'' (1979, another film which starred Connery), as well as supporting roles in ''[[The Bitch (film)|The Bitch]]'' (1979), ''[[Night Train to Murder]]'' (1983), ''[[After Darkness (1985 film)|After Darkness]]'' (1985), ''[[Thirteen at Dinner (film)|Thirteen at Dinner]]'' (1985), ''[[Salome (1986 film)|Salome]]'' (1986), ''[[God's Outlaw (1919 film)|God's Outlaw]]'' (1987), ''Succubus'' (1987), ''[[Gods and Monsters (film)|Gods and Monsters]]'' (1998), ''[[Quicksand (2002 film)|Quicksand]]'' (2002) and ''[[April's Shower]]'' (2003).<ref name=allmovie/> She can also be heard as the Queen in the English dub of "[[Hellsing]] Ultimate OVA IV" (2008).{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

==Personal life and death==
Salem was married to the actor Michael O'Hagan until his death on 1 November 2017. They lived in [[Surfside, Florida]],<ref name=BBC/> where she died on 21 February 2024, at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/pamela-salem-1944-2024|title=Pamela Salem 1944-2024|publisher=Big Finish|accessdate=22 February 2024|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222233713/https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/pamela-salem-1944-2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1976
|''No Longer Alone''
|Actress In TV Studio
|
|-
|1978<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Great Train Robbery {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_great_train_robbery_1979/cast-and-crew |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|''[[The First Great Train Robbery]]''
|Emily Trent
|
|-
|1979
|[[The Bitch (film)|''The Bitch'']]
|Lynn
|
|-
|1982<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Secret of Seagull Island {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_secret_of_seagull_island/cast-and-crew |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|''The Secret of Seagull Island''
|Carol
|
|-
|1983<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |last2= |last3= |date=2024-02-23 |title=Pamela Salem, British actor who played James Bond secretary Miss Moneypenny, dies at 80 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-02-23/pamela-salem-dead-bond-doctor-who-miss-moneypenny |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
|''[[Never Say Never Again]]''
|[[Miss Moneypenny]]
|
|-
|1986<ref name=":0" />
|[[Salomè (1986 film)|''Salomè'']]
|[[Herodias]]
|
|-
|1986
|[[God's Outlaw (1986 film)|''God's Outlaw'']]
|Lady Anne Walsh
|
|-
|1997
|''[[River Made to Drown In]]''
|Lady in Gallery 4
|
|-
|1998<ref name=":0" />
|[[Gods and Monsters (film)|''Gods and Monsters'']]
|Sarah Whale
|
|-
|1998
|''Suicide, the Comedy''
|Winnie
|
|-
|2002
|[[Quicksand (2002 film)|''Quicksand'']]
|Peggy
|
|-
|2002
|''The Book of Eve''
|Goldie
|
|-
|2003<ref name=":0" />
|''[[April's Shower]]''
|Anna
|
|-
|2007
|''Wide Awake''
|Mrs. Burns
|
|-
|2008<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Necessary Death {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a-necessary-death/cast-and-crew |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|''A Necessary Death''
|Matt's Mother
|
|-
|2011
|[[Pig (2011 film)|''Pig'']]
|Narrator
|
|-
|2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Down's Revenge {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/downs_revenge/cast-and-crew |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|''Down's Revenge''
|Mrs. McBride
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1969
|''Happy Ever After''
|Miss Grimble
|Episode: "Feeling the Pinch"
|-
|1971<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=2024-02-23 |title=Pamela Salem, Miss Moneypenny in ‘Never Say Never Again,’ Dies at 80 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pamela-salem-dead-miss-moneypenny-never-say-never-again-1235833870/ |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|''[[Out of the Unknown]]''
|Jeanette
|Episode: "The Sons and Daughters of Tomorrow"
|-
|1971
|[[Jason King (TV series)|''Jason King'']]
|Alexandra Lanova
|Episode: "To Russia with... Panache"
|-
|1972<ref name=":1" />
|''[[The Onedin Line]]''
|Emma Callon
| rowspan="2" |2 episodes
|-
|1972<ref name=":1" />
|[[Man at the Top (TV series)|''Man at the Top'']]
|Jane Wilson
|-
|1972<ref name=":1" />
|[[The Adventurer (TV series)|''The Adventurer'']]
|Michele
|Episode: "Return to Sender"
|-
|1972
|[[New Scotland Yard (TV series)|''New Scotland Yard'']]
|Ann Denbury
|Episode: "Two Into One Will Go"
|-
|1974
|''The Carnforth Practice''
|Dr. Helen Rheinman
|5 episodes
|-
|1974
|''The Early Life of Stephen Hind''
|Sarah Bernard
|2 episodes
|-
|1977
|''[[Van der Valk]]''
|Millie Sanger
|Episode: "Dead on Arrival"
|-
|1977, 1988<ref name=":1" />
|''[[Doctor Who]]''
|Xoanon / Toos / Rachel
|9 episodes (Serials: ''[[The Face of Evil]]'', ''[[The Robots of Death]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
|-
|1978<ref name=":1" />
|''[[Blake's 7]]''
|Kara
|Episode: "Cygnus Alpha"
|-
|1978
|''[[Scorpion Tales]]''
|Ursula
|Episode: "The Great Albert"
|-
|1978
|''Tycoon''
|Marjorie Reynolds
|Episode: "Personal Account"
|-
|1978
|[[The Professionals (TV series)|''The Professionals'']]
|Marikka Schuman / Ann Seaford
|2 episodes
|-
|1978–1988<ref name=":1" />
|[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|''All Creatures Great and Small'']]
|Zoe Bennett
|5 episodes
|-
|1979
|''[[General Hospital (British TV series)]]''
|Angela Wilding
|Episode: "Technical Hitch"
|-
|1980
|''Flesh and Blood''
|Jill Cornforth
|Episode: "Time of Life"
|-
|1980<ref name=":0" />
|[[Buccaneer (TV series)|''Buccaneer'']]
|Monica Burton
|13 episodes
|-
|1981
|''Seagull Island''
|Carol
|3 episodes
|-
|1981–1982<ref name=":0" />
|[[Into the Labyrinth (TV series)|''Into the Labyrinth'']]
|Belor
|21 episodes
|-
|1981–1984
|[[Crown Court (TV series)|''Crown Court'']]
|Juliet Parkinson
|4 episodes
|-
|1982
|[[Strangers (1978 TV series)|''Strangers'']]
|Helena Russell
|Episode: "A Much Underestimated Man"
|-
|1983
|''The Consultant''
|Jennifer
|3 episodes
|-
|1984<ref name=":1" />
|[[The Tripods (TV series)|''The Tripods'']]
|Countess
|4 episodes
|-
|1984
|''[[Ever Decreasing Circles]]''
|Sue
|Episode: "A Married Man"
|-
|1984
|''[[Night Train to Murder]]''
|Cousin Zelda
|Television film
|-
|1985<ref name=":1" />
|''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''
|Alyce
|Episode: "Deja Vu"
|-
|1985
|[[Thirteen at Dinner (film)|''Thirteen at Dinner'']]
|Mrs. Wildburn
|Television film
|-
|1985
|''[[Lytton's Diary]]''
|Isabelle de Montfort
|Episode: "The Lady in the Mask"
|-
|1986
|''[[Chance in a Million]]''
|Cousin Mary
|Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner"
|-
|1986
|''[[Howards' Way]]''
|Mrs. Travis
|3 episodes
|-
|1987
|[[Boon (TV series)|''Boon'']]
|Davida Duff
|Episode: "Credit Where It's Due"
|-
|1987
|''Succubus''
|Joy
|Television film
|-
|1988–1989<ref name=":0" />
|''[[EastEnders]]''
|[[Joanne Francis]]
|37 episodes
|-
|1989–1991<ref name=":0" />
|''[[French Fields]]''
|Chantal Moriac
|18 episodes
|-
|1990
|''[[El C.I.D.]]''
|Lisa
|Episode: "A Proper Copper"
|-
|1990
|''Chain''
|Vivienne Lynton
|Episode: "David Lynton"
|-
|1990
|''[[The Paradise Club]]''
|Delia Rich
|Episode: "Dead Dogs Don't Bark"
|-
|1992
|''[[Perfect Scoundrels]]''
|Julia Jones
|Episode: "The Goodbye Look"
|-
|1993
|''[[Then Churchill Said to Me]]''
|Baroness Hannah von Thump
|Episode: "The Goose Has Landed"
|-
|1993
|''Don't Leave Me This Way''
|Sandra Neil
|Television film
|-
|1996<ref name=":0" />
|[[ER (TV series)|''ER'']]
|Marian Vucelich
|Episode: "True Lies"
|-
|2000<ref name=":1" />
|''[[Party of Five]]''
|Ms. Shaw
|3 episodes
|-
|2003
|''[[L/R: Licensed by Royalty]]''
|Mrs. Butterfield
|Episode: "Gyakuten no hosoku"
|-
|2005<ref name=":0" />
|''[[The West Wing]]''
|P.M. Maureen Graty
|Episode: "The Wake Up Call"
|-
|2008
|''[[Hellsing]]''
|The Queen
|Episode: "Hellsing Ultimate, Vol. 4"
|-
|2010<ref name=":0" />
|''[[Big Love]]''
|{{N/a}}
|Episode: "Under the Roof"
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0758012|name=Pamela Salem}}
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2005/09/30/pamela_salem_interview_feature.shtml Audio interview] at BBC Wiltshire, September 2005
* {{rotten-tomatoes-person|pamela_salem}}
* {{discogs artist|Pamela Salem}}

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