Person
Bibi Besch
Acting · 1942–1996 · Vienna, Austria
Biography
Bibi Besch (born Bibiana Maria Köchert; February 1, 1940 – September 7, 1996) was an Austrian-American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Carol Marcus in the science fiction film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Her other notable film roles were in Who's That Girl (1987), Steel Magnolias (1989), and Tremors (1990). Besch also appeared in a number of television productions, including the television film The Day After (1983) and The Jeff Foxworthy Show, and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Known for
Law & Order
Margaret Berman
ER
Ethel Garvey
Dallas
Dr. Gibson
Murder, She Wrote
Imogene Shaughnessy
Night Court
Mrs. Rollins
Dynasty
1981
Melrose Place
Mrs. Davis
Knots Landing
Dr. Sarah Gilbert
Falcon Crest
D.A. Caroline Earle
Family Ties
Dr. Hewitt
Filmography
- 1996RattledGail Hendershot
- 1995The Jeff Foxworthy Show
- 1995Ned & StaceyMrs. Porter
- 1995Wounded HeartJoan Lance
- 1995Abandoned and DeceivedIris
- 1994EREthel Garvey
- 1993The Last ShotHelen Tullis
- 1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanBeatrice Cartwright
- 1992Human Target
- 1992Melrose PlaceMrs. Davis
- 1992Doing Time on Maple DriveLisa Carter
- 1991Lonely HeartsMaria Wilson
- 1991Crazy From the HeartCynthia
- 1990Extreme Close-UpMrs. Fields
- 1990Law & OrderMargaret Berman
- 1990Northern ExposureJane O'Connell
- 1990Betsy's WeddingNancy Lovell
- 1990His & Hers
- 1990TremorsMegan - The Doctor's Wife
- 1990Blue BayouClaire Goldanna
- 1989Steel MagnoliasBelle Marmillion
- 1989Kill Me AgainJack's Secretary
- 1989Tales from the CryptArmelia
- 1989CoachDr. Andrea Wise
- 1988Dead Solid PerfectRita
- 1988Tattle: When to Tell on a FriendCoach
- 1987Date with an AngelGrace Sanders
- 1987J.J. Starbuck
- 1987A Year in the LifeMrs. Marilla
- 1987He's My GirlMarcia
- 1987Who's That GirlMs. Worthington
- 1986L.A. LawCorrinne Dupree
- 1986It's Garry Shandling's ShowMrs. Robinson
- 1986Mrs. Delafield Wants to MarryDoreen Delafield
- 1985The Golden GirlsHelen Budd
- 1985Hell TownSara
- 1985Scene of the CrimeJonna Hastings
- 1985Street HawkCorinne Collins
- 1984Murder, She WroteImogene Shaughnessy
- 1984Partners in Crime
- 1984Who's the Boss?
- 1984Highway to Heaven
- 1984Gone Are the DayesDistrict Attorney
- 1984Night CourtMrs. Rollins
- 1983The Day AfterEve Dahlberg
- 1983Secrets of a Mother and DaughterTessa Beaumont
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- 1983The Lonely LadyVeronica Randall
- 1982Remington SteeleDoris Wagenbacher
- 1982Family TiesDr. Hewitt
- 1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanDr. Carol Marcus
- 1982Cagney & LaceyLinda Carson / Mrs. Getlin
- 1982The Beast WithinCaroline MacCleary
- 1981Falcon CrestD.A. Caroline Earle
- 1981Skyward ChristmasNatalie Ward
- 1981Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten StoryHilda Flushing
- 1981Tough GirlMarlene Lake
- 1981The Sophisticated GentsSimone Parks
- 1981Dynasty
- 1980Secrets of Midland HeightsDorothy Wheeler
- 1980The Plutonium IncidentBarbara O'Neill
- 1980Skag
- 1979Knots LandingDr. Sarah Gilbert
- 1979MeteorHelen Bradley
- 1979Trapper John, M.D.
- 1979Hart to Hart
- 1979Eischied
- 1979TransplantNoreen
- 1979The PromiseDr. Faye Allison
- 1979HardcoreMary
- 1978BetrayalPat
- 1978Tom and JoannLou
- 1978DallasDr. Gibson
- 1977The PackMarge
- 1977Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat StallionEmily Lundy
- 1976Victory at EntebbeGerman Woman
- 1976The Captive: The Longest Drive 2Janet Farleigh
- 1976Charlie's AngelsCarrie Jo
- 1975DistanceJoanne Morse
- 1975First Ladies Diaries: Martha WashingtonSally Fairfax
- 1975Ellery Queen
- 1974Police Woman
- 1974The Rockford FilesMonica Steel
- 1974The Six Million Dollar ManCountess Lysandra Korischeva
- 1973Police Story
- 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMarlene Lake
- 1971Primus
- 1967Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1954The Secret Storm
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