Joan Pringle
Birthday: Born in 1945-06-02 in New York City, New York, U.S.
Deathday: Alive
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joan Pringle (born June 2, 1945 in New York City, New York) is an American actress best known for playing vice principal "Sybil Buchanan" in the TV series The White Shadow. During the third and final season her character was promoted to principal. She also appeared in many TV shows ranging from The Waltons to Kojak. She was married to fellow actor Theodore Wilson from January 1980 until his death in July 1991. She and Wilson co-starred in The White Shadow episode "A Christmas Present" and became engaged when the two were recurring characters on the ABC series That's My Mama. Pringle starred as Ruth Marshall in the daytime drama Generations from 1989-1991 for NBC. Recent guest roles from film and television include Tyler Perry's Daddy's Girls and on Girlfriends as Carol Hart. She also guest appeared in an episode of season 1 of Friends as Dr. Oberman in The One with the Sonogram at the End. Joan has since remarried to multi-media producer Vernon L. Bolling. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Pringle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TV Credits
Star Trek: Enterprise
Character: Rianna Mayweather
During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation....
Beverly Hills, 90210
Character:
Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious California University after graduation....
Friends
Character: Dr. Oberman
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life....
JAG
Character: Agent Mary Holland
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth....
That's My Mama
Character: Tracy Curtis Taylor
Clifton Curtis has got it made—he runs a successful business he inherited from his late father and he's lucky with the the ladies—but he still lives with his Mama. She rules the roost and dispenses advice to everyone who'll listen—no one at Oscar's Barbershop is spared from Mama's wisdom. And they wouldn't have it any other way....
The White Shadow
Character: Sybil Buchanan
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981....
Rafferty
Character:
Rafferty is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from September 5 to November 28, 1977. The series stars Patrick McGoohan as Doctor Sid Rafferty, a former army doctor running his own private practice in Los Angeles and helping out part time at City General Hospital. ...
Code Red
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Code Red is an American drama series that ran from 1981 to 1982 on ABC and was produced by Irwin Allen. The series revolves around the family and crew of L.A. Battalion Fire Chief Joe Rorchek....
Roc
Character: Matty
Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor....
Moonlighting
Character: Martha Tracy
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other....
Burke's Law
Character: Academy President
Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from 1994 to 1995. The series centers on Amos Burke, a senior Los Angeles police officer and millionaire, and his son, Peter, who is a detective under his command....
Kojak
Character: Neva
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City....
Harry and the Hendersons
Character: Major Hayes
The Hendersons, an upwardly mobile Seattle family, bring home what they believe to be a dead Bigfoot. But he has only been wounded by a hunter, and the Hendersons offer the creature who they come to call Harry a temporary home until a recovers his health....
ER
Character: Hyams
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room....
One on One
Character: Eunice Barnes
A sportscaster becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter, Breanna, moves in with him....
Fastlane
Character:
Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on Fox from September 18, 2002 to April 25, 2003....
Starsky & Hutch
Character: Sharon
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City....
Girlfriends
Character: Carol Hart
The series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of their lives. They explore the many trials and tribulations that most women face today such as relationships, family, friends and other current issues that will interest most women. Whether it’s getting over a divorce, finding a career, or looking for true love, Girlfriends delivers along with comedy and wit....
Movie Credits
Original Sin
Character: Sara
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp....
Greyhounds
Character: Ann Smith
A retired sheriff, judge, coroner and con-man team up to solve crimes. Pilot....
J.D.'s Revenge
Character: Christella
Although notorious New Orleans gangster J.D. Walker is shot and killed in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotist's supernatural nightclub act allows him to take over the body of a mild-mannered law student and seek revenge on those who got him killed....
Gia
Character: Therapist at Rehab
Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction....
Incognito
Character: Dr. Palmer
A young socialite hires a bodyguard to protect her when an ex-convict begins stalking her....
Double Indemnity
Character: Neff's Secretary
A scheming wife lures an insurance investigator into helping murder her husband and then declare it an accident. The investigator's boss, not knowing his man is involved in it, suspects murder and sets out to prove it....
The Lost City
Character: Nana
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to the ancient city's lost treasure that featured in her latest story. Alan, determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, sets off to rescue her....
Visions of Murder
Character: Gwen Singleton
Psychological thriller about a San Francisco therapist with paranormal revelations -- or visions -- who comes under suspicion when one of her patients is murdered....
Percy & Thunder
Character: Mrs. Carter
A veteran trainer takes a promising fighter under his wing and lives his dreams through his protégé....
Corey: For the People
Character: Katie Ryan
A wealthy socialite is accused of killing her husband. She claims self-defense as a battered wife, and the district attorney plans to go along with that. However, an assistant district attorney files capital murder charges against her, as he believes she's not quite the innocent, abused wife she portrays herself to be. This was a pilot film for a proposed series that did not get picked up....
Up, Up, and Away
Character: Doris
A boy is the only family member without superpowers in this Disney Film. The world depends on him saving his family from computerized brainwashers. Will he realize that it doesn't take superpowers to be a hero in time to help them defeat the villains?...
For One Night
Character: Mrs. Edna Howard
Their town always had two proms, one for the whites and one for the blacks. When both proms wanted the same DJ, Brianna McCallister suggested combining the proms, which would also mean more money for decorations. However, her idea shook the town up, especially after a white student was let off for the same offense that a black student was suspended for. Can the town overcome racial tensions and finally combine the two proms?...
Eyes of Terror
Character: Gwen Singleton
Dr. Jesse Newman is assigned to treating David, a grieving policeman who lost his partner in a shootout. It seems the case is solved, until a lucky coin belonging to David's partner triggers a revealing series of psychic visions for Dr. Newman. The visions not only implicate the killer, but also reveal the sordid habits of San Francisco's business and political elite....
Best Friends
Character: Doria
When a professional couple, who have lived and worked together for many years, finally decide to marry, their sudden betrothal causes many unexpected difficulties. They soon find that being married is often quite different from being "best friends."...