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Movie
Acting
Elisabeth Brooks
- Born
- Died
- (aged 46)
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Credits
- 12 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brooks was born Elisabeth Brooks Luyties in Toronto, Ontario and began her acting career aged five, encompassing both stage and screen. She started appearing in television roles in the mid-1970s and managed to pursue her acting career as a single mother while working a variety of jobs to support herself and her son. She had a brief role in Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), before appearing regularly on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, and in such popular television series as The Rockford Files, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Hart to Hart, Starsky and Hutch, The Six Million Dollar Man and Emergency!
Brooks is probably best remembered for her role as the evil leather-clad siren Marsha Quist in the horror film The Howling (1981). Her other film appearances included Deep Space (1988), and The Forgotten One (1989), starring Kristy McNichol.
After a three-year struggle with brain cancer, Brooks died in a hospital near her home in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 46
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 12
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Forgotten One Film | Carla |
| 1989 | Jaded Film | Rita |
| 1988 | Deep Space Film | Mrs. Ridley |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman TV | (1 ep) |
| 1981 | The Howling Film | Marsha Quist |
| 1979 | The Solitary Man Film | Joyce |
| 1976 | Family Plot Film | Woman in Cafe with Priest (uncredited) |
| 1975 | The Bionic Woman Film | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker TV | Natalie - Lab Assistant (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files TV | Jean Ludwig (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man TV | Nurse (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Emergency! TV | (2 ep) |