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Brenda Bakke
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Brenda Bakke

Born 1963 · Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA · Active 1986–2025

Brenda Bakke, born in 1963, is an American actress known for her roles in cult cinema. She appears in Death Spa (1989), where she navigates the eerie atmosphere of a health club haunted by supernatural forces. Her work in Hardbodies 2 (1986) and Dangerous Love (1988) further cements her presence in the exploitation genre, bringing a blend of charm and intensity to her characters. Bakke's performances resonate within the realm of grindhouse cinema, making her a notable figure in SassyFlix's collection.

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Death Spa

Death Spa

1988 ★ 4.9
as Laura Danvers

Michael Evans (William Bumiller), whose wife Catherine Avery Evans (Shari Shattuck) has recently killed herself, is the owner of a high-tech health club. Catherine possesses the club's computer control systems and begins using the club's exercise machines, dumbbells, and other equipment to murder the club's members. Michael's health club is beseiged with a series of terrible murders involving killer saunas and other grisly devices. Michael's wife killed herself a while before and her brother holds Michael responsible. Michael needs to stop the bloodshed before he loses all of his clients.

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Filmography

58 credits
2020s 2 credits
2025
Movie
2020
Unbelievable!!!!! as Christine Choppel
Movie ★ 4.2
2010s 6 credits
2019
Foster Boy as Linda Ryan
Movie ★ 6.7
2019
WHAT / IF as Older Laura
TV ★ 6.4
2018
Billy Boy as Margarette
Movie ★ 4.6
2016
Colony as Swiss Chancellor
TV ★ 6.9
2016
Heartbeat as Marie Panttiere
TV ★ 6.3
2015
There as LLM
Movie
2000s 12 credits
2009
Dollhouse as Margaret Bashford
TV ★ 7.2
2009
Dark Blue as Ana Perry
TV ★ 6.9
2008
The Mentalist as Det. Sharon Florey
TV ★ 8.4
2005
TV ★ 8.3
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Gwen Nolan
TV ★ 8.2
2004
Broken as Victoria Blake
Movie ★ 10.0
2002
Moving August as Ginny Forster
Movie ★ 5.5
2002
Groom Lake as Joyce
Movie ★ 4.4
2001
Movie ★ 4.7
2000
Warm Texas Rain as Kim Steffans
Movie ★ 3.3
2000
TV ★ 7.6
2000
Dark Angel as Dr. Adriana Vertes
TV ★ 7.5
1990s 23 credits
1999
Popular as Mary Lou Parker
TV ★ 6.6
1998
Nobody Lives Forever as Laurel Trevelyn
Movie ★ 8.5
1998
Shelter as Helena
Movie ★ 4.4
1998
The Fixer as C.J.
Movie ★ 4.4
1998
Charmed as Soul Collector
TV ★ 8.2
1997
Trucks as Hope
Movie ★ 4.6
1997
L.A. Confidential as Lana Turner
Movie ★ 7.8
1995
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory as Cap. Linda Gilder
Movie ★ 5.9
1995
Movie ★ 6.9
1995
Movie ★ 8.0
1995
American Gothic as Selena Coombs
TV ★ 7.4
1994
Terminal Voyage as Zinovitz
Movie ★ 3.8
1993
Gunmen as Maria
Movie ★ 4.9
1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux as Michelle Rodham Huddleston
Movie ★ 6.5
1993
TV ★ 7.1
1993
TV ★ 5.5
1992
Solar Crisis as Claire Beeson
Movie ★ 4.4
1992
Twogether as Allison McKenzie
Movie ★ 3.3
1992
Secrets as Sandy Warwick
Movie ★ 5.0
1990
Movie ★ 3.8
1980s 15 credits
1989
Gunhed as Texas Air Ranger Sgt. Nim
Movie ★ 4.8
1989
Nowhere to Run as Joannie
Movie ★ 4.2
1989
Movie ★ 4.6
1989
Another Chance as Sandy / Nurse #1
Movie ★ 2.9
1988
Death Spa as Laura Danvers
Movie ★ 5.2
1988
Movie ★ 4.2
1988
A Father's Homecoming as Nurse Pitzer
Movie ★ 6.5
1988
Fast Gun as Julie Comstock
Movie ★ 4.0
1988
TV ★ 8.0
1987
Scavengers as Kimberly Blake
Movie ★ 9.0
1987
Medium Rare as Rosie
Movie ★ 5.0
1987
TV ★ 8.4
1987
TV ★ 6.2
1986
Movie ★ 3.4
1986
Last Resort as Veroneeka
Movie ★ 3.6