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Veronica Hamel

Birth Name:
Veronica Hamel
Birth Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer
  • Won a Q Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series at the1985 Viewers for Quality Television Awards for "Hill Street Blues․"
  • Model agency executive Eileen Ford discovered her while she was working as a secretary for an ironing board cover manufacturing company
  • As a model, she posed for many cigarette and cosmetic advertisements
  • Often plays intensely dramatic roles on television and in made-for-television movies
  • After purchasing a home formerly owned by Marilyn Monroe, the contractors she hired to remodel the house discovered that every room was monitored by eavesdropping and telephone tapping systems
  • Appeared in the last ever commercial for cigarettes aired on television
  • 1981Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 1982Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 1983Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 1984Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 1985Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 1985Q Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series:Winner
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