Bibi Besch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.8887

Gender

Female

Birthday

01-Feb-1942

Age

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria

Also Known As
  • Bibiana Maria Köchert

Bibi Besch

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.


Credits

Abandoned and Deceived Abandoned and Deceived (1995) Character: Iris
The film is the story of woman who is denied the pensions for her children by her ex-husband. Therefore she has to fight for her rights by appealing the courts of justice and the bureaucracy of the state.
The Last Shot The Last Shot (1993) Character: Helen Tullis
Film drama about terminal illness...
Distance Distance (1975) Character: Joanne Morse
’Distance’ is an award-winning, independent feature film exploring the distance between men and women through the intertwined stories of two couples. Made by the filmmaker while he was still in his 20s, ‘Distance’ features Oscar-nominee James Woods in his first leading role.
First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington (1975) Character: Sally Fairfax
TV biopic about the first US President's wife.
Tattle: When To Tell On A Friend Tattle: When To Tell On A Friend (1988) Character: Coach
The tale of four friends who are members of a high school swimming team, and the threat to those bonds when two of them experiment with cocaine.
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976) Character: Janet Farleigh
During a Cavalry massacre at an Indian village, two brothers, searching for their captured sister, rescue a white woman long ago kidnapped by the Cheyenne. They ride for their lives, haunted by the chant of the tribal Death Song.
The Plutonium Incident The Plutonium Incident (1980) Character: Barbara O'Neill
A plutonium plant employee becomes the target of management, as well as union harassment, when she tries to blow the whistle on the company for negligent safety procedures, and she soon finds her life in peril.
Betrayal Betrayal (1978) Character: Pat
Dramatization of the 1971 case involving a young woman who sued her psychiatrist for luring her into a sexual relationship with him under the guise of therapy.
Extreme Close-Up Extreme Close-Up (1990) Character: Mrs. Fields
Innovative drama mixing film and video, with a teenager obsessed with watching his late mother, killed in an auto accident, on tapes he recorded of their daily lives. The mother is seen in extreme close-up only on tape.
Wounded Heart Wounded Heart (1995) Character: Joan Lance
A ruthless businesswoman, Tracy Lance, returns to her childhood home in Texas after hearing her father, Jake Lance suffered a stroke. The two have been estranged for years, and Tracy is just in Texas to collect her inheritance, thinking (and hoping) her father will die. She makes plans to sell her inheritance, the Wounded Heart ranch, to an unscrupulous land developer. Her father does die, and her step-brother Sean Donnegal helps her discover her true, caring self again.
Skyward Christmas Skyward Christmas (1981) Character: Natalie Ward
In this sequel to "Skyward" and pilot to a prospective series, Julie attempts a secret flight to bring her grandfather home for a Christmas reunion.
Tough Girl Tough Girl (1981) Character: Marlene Lake
Streetwise teenager is sent to live in the suburbs with her father new family.
Crazy From the Heart Crazy From the Heart (1991) Character: Cynthia
A small-town, high-school principal still living at home with her mother shakes up her life in a way that even she never expected when she agrees to go out on a date with her school's Hispanic janitor.
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (1977) Character: Emily Lundy
A teenage boy gets a job as a Pony Express rider in the Nebraska Territory not long before the Civil War breaks out.
Secrets of a Mother and Daughter Secrets of a Mother and Daughter (1983) Character: Tessa Beaumont
A widowed mother, Ava Pryce (Katharine Ross) and daughter Susan Decker (Linda Hamilton) clash over the same man, a West Coast restaurant the owner named Alex Shepherd (Michael Nouri).
Transplant Transplant (1979) Character: Noreen
Fact-based story about a hard-driving young executive who rebels against his failing heart and undergoes a risky transplant.
Blue Bayou Blue Bayou (1990) Character: Claire Goldanna
A Los Angeles lawyer has to go to New Orleans for a steamy case involving a troubled teen.
Rattled Rattled (1996) Character: Gail Hendershot
A horde of rattlesnakes inexplicably descends into Eden Valley, terrorizing an isolated family and forcing them to fight for their lives.
Tom and Joann Tom and Joann (1978) Character: Lou
The story of Tom and Joann Hammil, a divorced couple who explore new relationships while maintaining their mutual affection a year after their sixteen-year marriage has ended. A sequel to Breaking Up (1978).
Gone Are the Dayes Gone Are the Dayes (1984) Character: District Attorney
After the Days family witnesses a gang shooting in a Japanese restaurant, the police persuades them to testify against mobster Delgado. Detective Mitchell gets the job to hide the four until the trial. But how shall he keep two nervous adults and their two teenage kids under control?
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986) Character: Doreen Delafield
A rich widow shocks her snobbish WASP family when she decides to marry her Jewish, divorced, doctor. His family is equally shocked.
Victory at Entebbe Victory at Entebbe (1976) Character: German Woman
The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in Uganda.
Meteor Meteor (1979) Character: Helen Bradley
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
Kill Me Again Kill Me Again (1989) Character: Jack's Secretary
After Faye and her psychotic boyfriend, Vince, successfully rob a mob courier, Faye decides to abscond with the loot. She heads to Reno, where she hires feckless private investigator Jack Andrews to help fake her death. He pulls the scheme off and sets up Faye with a new identity, only to have her skip out on him without paying. Jack follows her to Vegas and learns he's not the only one after her. Vince has discovered that she's still alive.
He's My Girl He's My Girl (1987) Character: Marcia
Bryan and Reggie are best friends who are in the music business in Missouri. When Reggie enters Brian for a chance to go to L.A., Bryan wins the contest and wants to bring Reggie with him. However, Bryan must bring a girl. In an effort to make sure Bryan gets his shot, Reggie decides to pose as a girl. When the duo arrive in L.A., both fall in love with two women and they must stop the promoter of the contest when he steals Bryan's song for his star, Simon Sledge.
The Pack The Pack (1977) Character: Marge
The residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remnants of discarded pets by visiting vacationers.
Date with an Angel Date with an Angel (1987) Character: Grace Sanders
Aspiring composer Jim Sanders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty. But the morning after his bachelor party, Jim wakes up to discover a beautiful, broken-winged angel in his pool. When everyone finds out about his heavenly houseguest, Jim must cope with a dangerously jealous fiancée, an exploitive future father-in-law and a group of buddies with an outrageous business plan!
The Day After The Day After (1983) Character: Eve Dahlberg
In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.
Betsy's Wedding Betsy's Wedding (1990) Character: Nancy Lovell
Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but Betsy's father Eddie, a Long Island construction contractor, feels so threatened by Jake's rich WASP parents that he blows the ceremony up into a bank-breaking showpiece, sending his wife Lola into a financial panic.
Lonely Hearts Lonely Hearts (1991) Character: Maria Wilson
Alma, a lonely woman, falls for the conman who steals her money after seducing her. Frank doesn't want Alma around him, but he cannot do anything about the situation in case she goes to the police. Hot on the trail of the two is a female private detective, working for another of Frank's victims.
The Promise The Promise (1979) Character: Dr. Faye Allison
A rich student's fiancee has her face destroyed by a car accident, and refuses to return to him fearing the loss of his love.
The Beast Within The Beast Within (1982) Character: Caroline MacCleary
A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Character: Dr. Carol Marcus
The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.
Doing Time on Maple Drive Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992) Character: Lisa Carter
Yale scholar Matt Carter introduces his wealthy fiancée, Allison, to his family, and initially everything goes smoothly. However, it isn't long before Allison learns that Matt has lied to her about his relatives to mask their failures and dysfunctions. His brother, Tim, flunked out of school and developed a drinking problem, and Matt struggles to keep his own troubling secret from his less than tolerant parents.
Who's That Girl Who's That Girl (1987) Character: Ms. Worthington
An uptight New York City tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down one day when he's asked to escort a feisty free-spirited ex-convict who asks him to help prove her innocence of her crime.
Steel Magnolias Steel Magnolias (1989) Character: Belle Marmillion
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
Hardcore Hardcore (1979) Character: Mary
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angeles.
Tremors Tremors (1990) Character: Megan - The Doctor's Wife
Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981) Character: Hilda Flushing
The life and tragic death of the "Playboy" centerfold model/actress Dorothy Stratten.
Dead Solid Perfect Dead Solid Perfect (1988) Character: Rita
A second-string pro golfer desperate for his shot at success tours the country.
The Lonely Lady The Lonely Lady (1983) Character: Veronica Randall
A young screenwriter allows others to exploit her in the hopes of "making it" in Hollywood.



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