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'''Valerie Wildman''' {{born|6|August|1953}} played the role of [[Nevala]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode {{e|Message in a Bottle}}.
 
'''Valerie Wildman''' {{born|6|August|1953}} played the role of [[Nevala]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode {{e|Message in a Bottle}}.
   
Her uniform, which was later worn by [[Marilyn Blizzard]], was sold on [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] for $1,475.01. {{stala|6090}}
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Her uniform, which was later worn by [[Marilyn Blizzard]], was sold on [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] for US$1,475.01. {{stala|6090}}
   
==1980s Origins==
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==1980s origins==
Wildman made her film debut in the 1984 Ron Howard directed ''Splash'' with [[Patrick Cronin]], [[Clint Howard]] and [[Bill Smitrovich]]. Wildman followed this debut with the 1985 Cold War drama ''The Falcon & the Snowman'' with [[Jerry Hardin]]. Wildman appeared in the 1986 war film ''Salvador'' with [[Tony Plana]] and fellow VOY guest star [[John Savage]]. That same year Wildman returned to comedy in ''Blake Edwards:A Fine Mess'' alongside [[James Cromwell]], [[Castulo Guerra]], [[Darryl Henriques]], [[Keye Luke]] and [[Paul Sorvino]]. Henriques and Wildman shared in the box office success of their next film, the Jerry Bruckheimer/Don Simpson produced, Tony Scott directed ''Beverly Hills Cop 2''(1987) joining [[Ronny Cox]], [[John Hostetter]], [[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]] and [[Dean Stockwell]]. Towards the twilight of the 1980s, Wildman took her first telefilm roles. All in 1988 beginning with ''Justin Case'' with [[Molly Hagan]], [[Richard McGonagle]] and [[Kenneth Tigar]], ''Deadline:Madrid'' with [[Marta Dubois]] and finally in ''Break of Dawn'', Wildman reunited with Tony Plana and they worked with [[Kamala Dawson]].
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Wildman made her film debut in the 1984 Ron Howard directed ''Splash'' with [[Patrick Cronin]], [[Clint Howard]], and [[Bill Smitrovich]]. Wildman followed this debut with the 1985 Cold War drama ''The Falcon & the Snowman'' (with [[Jerry Hardin]]). Wildman appeared in the 1986 war film ''Salvador'' (with [[Tony Plana]] and fellow VOY guest star [[John Savage]]). That same year Wildman returned to comedy in ''Blake Edwards: A Fine Mess'' (alongside [[James Cromwell]], [[Castulo Guerra]], [[Darryl Henriques]], [[Keye Luke]], and [[Paul Sorvino]]). Henriques and Wildman shared in the box office success of their next film, the Jerry Bruckheimer/Don Simpson-produced, Tony Scott-directed ''Beverly Hills Cop 2'' (1987, with [[Ronny Cox]], [[John Hostetter]], [[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]], and [[Dean Stockwell]]). Towards the twilight of the 1980s, Wildman took her first telefilm roles. In 1988, she was in ''Justin Case'' (with [[Molly Hagan]], [[Richard McGonagle]], and [[Kenneth Tigar]]), ''Deadline: Madrid'' (with [[Marta Dubois]]), and finally in ''Break of Dawn'', (with Tony Plana and [[Kamala Dawson]]).
   
==1980s Television Guest Work==
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==1980s television guest work==
*''St. Elsewhere'' starring [[Ed Begley, Jr.]], [[Ellen Bry]], [[Norman Lloyd]], [[Kavi Raz]] and [[Jennifer Savidge]]..."Ties That Bind"(1983)
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*''St. Elsewhere'' episode "Ties That Bind" (1983, starring [[Ed Begley, Jr.]], [[Ellen Bry]], [[Norman Lloyd]], [[Kavi Raz]], and [[Jennifer Savidge]])
*''Matt Houston''..."The Beach Club Murders"(1985) with [[Richard Herd]]
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*''Matt Houston'' episode "The Beach Club Murders" (1985, with [[Richard Herd]])
*''The A-Team'' starring [[Dwight Schultz]]..."Alive at Five"(1986) with [[Dick Durock]]
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*''The A-Team'' episode "Alive at Five" (1986, starring [[Dwight Schultz]] and with [[Dick Durock]])
*''My Sister Sam'' starring [[Joel Brooks]]..."And They Said It Would Never Last"(1987)
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*''My Sister Sam'' episode "And They Said It Would Never Last" (1987, starring [[Joel Brooks]])
*''Hunter''..."Turning Point"(1987) with [[Ed Trotta]]
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*''Hunter'' episode "Turning Point" (1987, with [[Ed Trotta]])
*''Jake & the Fatman''..."Snowfall"(1989) with [[Branscombe Richmond]]
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*''Jake & the Fatman'' episode "Snowfall" (1989, with [[Branscombe Richmond]])
*''Hardball''...."The Silver Scream"(1989) with [[Harvey Jason]] and [[Megan Parlen]]
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*''Hardball'' episode "The Silver Scream" (1989, with [[Harvey Jason]] and [[Megan Parlen]])
*''Monsters''..."Half as Old as Time"(1989) with [[Nick Ramus]]
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*''Monsters'' episode "Half as Old as Time" (1989, with [[Nick Ramus]])
   
==Career Growth in the 1990s==
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==Career growth in the 1990s==
Wildman took her first big screen roll in the sexually-themed police thriller ''Internal Affairs''(1990) with [[Victoria Dillard]] and [[Marco Rodriguez]]. That same year was the Mafia comedy ''My Blue Heaven'' with [[Ellen Albertini Dow]], [[Ed Lauter]] and [[Joel Polis]]. Wildman took her first Sci-Fi role in ''Neon City'' with [[Monte Markham]] and ''Dangerous Women'' with [[Paul Carr]] and [[Leonard Kelly-Young]] both in 1991. The next film in which Wildman appeared was ''Josh & S.A.M.''(1993) with [[Raye Birk]], [[Ronald Guttman]], [[Brent Hinkley]] and [[Don McManus]]. Wildman was surrounded my many Trek alumni in 1995's ''My Family, Mi Familia'' teamed with [[Scott Bakula]], [[Bibi Besch]], [[Bruce Gray]], [[Paul Robert Langdon]] and [[Benito Martinez]], next that year was the fact-based court drama ''Indictment:The McMartin Trial'' alongside [[Robert Clendenin]], James Cromwell, [[Gregg Daniel]], [[Miriam Flynn]], Castulo Guerra, [[Mary Mara]], [[Scarlett Pomers]] and [[Eileen Seeley]], then ''Fast Company'' with [[Geoffrey Blake]] and [[Tim Ryan]] and finally the thriller ''Rumpelstiltskin'' with [[Max Grodénchik]] in the title role as well as [[Sherman Augustus]], [[Mark Holton]] and [[Patrick Massett]]. In 1996, Wildman was seen in the postal comedy ''Dear God'' with [[Stephanie Niznik]]. Wildman then got work in the Tim Burton directed alien invasion comedy ''Mars Attacks'' reuniting with Gregg Daniel and along with [[Michael Reilly Burke]], [[Willie Garson]], [[Jeanne Mori]] and [[Paul Winfield]]. 1997 saw Wildman surrounded by ''Skeletons'' appearing with [[Dennis Christopher]] [[David Graf]], [[Julianna McCarthy]] and [[Christopher Plummer]]. Wildman's final film of the decade and 20th century was ''Inconceivable'' with [[Martha Hackett]].
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Wildman took her first big screen role in the sexually-themed police thriller ''Internal Affairs'' (1990, with [[Victoria Dillard]] and [[Marco Rodriguez]]). That same year was the Mafia comedy ''My Blue Heaven'' (with [[Ellen Albertini Dow]], [[Ed Lauter]], and [[Joel Polis]]). Wildman took her first sci-fi role in ''Neon City'' (with [[Monte Markham]]) and then was in ''Dangerous Women'' (with [[Paul Carr]] and [[Leonard Kelly-Young]]), both in 1991. The next film in which Wildman appeared was ''Josh & S.A.M.'' (1993, with [[Raye Birk]], [[Ronald Guttman]], [[Brent Hinkley]], and [[Don McManus]]). Wildman was surrounded by many ''Trek'' alumni in 1995's ''My Family, Mi Familia'' (with [[Scott Bakula]], [[Bibi Besch]], [[Bruce Gray]], [[Paul Robert Langdon]], and [[Benito Martinez]]), then next that year was the fact-based court drama ''Indictment: The McMartin Trial'' (alongside [[Robert Clendenin]], James Cromwell, [[Gregg Daniel]], [[Miriam Flynn]], Castulo Guerra, [[Mary Mara]], [[Scarlett Pomers]], and [[Eileen Seeley]]), then ''Fast Company'' (with [[Geoffrey Blake]] and [[Tim Ryan]]), and finally the thriller ''Rumpelstiltskin'' (with [[Max Grodénchik]] in the title role, as well as [[Sherman Augustus]], [[Mark Holton]], and [[Patrick Massett]]). In 1996, Wildman was seen in the postal comedy ''Dear God'' (with [[Stephanie Niznik]]). Wildman then got work in the Tim Burton-directed alien invasion comedy ''Mars Attacks!'' (reuniting with Gregg Daniel and along with [[Michael Reilly Burke]], [[Willie Garson]], [[Jeanne Mori]], and [[Paul Winfield]]). 1997 saw Wildman surrounded by ''Skeletons'' (appearing with [[Dennis Christopher]], [[David Graf]], [[Julianna McCarthy]], and [[Christopher Plummer]]). Wildman's final film of the decade and 20th century was ''Inconceivable'' (with [[Martha Hackett]]).
   
==1990s Television Guest Work==
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==1990s television guest work==
*''Freddy's Nightmares''..."Funhouse"(1990) with [[Clayton Landey]]
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*''Freddy's Nightmares'' episode "Funhouse" (1990, with [[Clayton Landey]])
*''Tales From the Crypt'' starring [[John Kassir]]..."Came the Dawn" with [[Michael J. Pollard]]
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*''Tales From the Crypt'' episode "Came the Dawn" (starring [[John Kassir]], with [[Michael J. Pollard]])
*''Murder, She Wrote''..."Proof in the Pudding"(1994) with [[Fran Bennett]]
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*''Murder, She Wrote'' episode "Proof in the Pudding" (1994, with [[Fran Bennett]])
*''Silk Stalkings'' starring [[Charlie Brill]]..."Ask the Dust"(1994) with [[Christopher Carroll]], Bruce Grey & [[Constance Towers]]
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*''Silk Stalkings'' episode "Ask the Dust" (1994, starring [[Charlie Brill]], with [[Christopher Carroll]], Bruce Grey, and [[Constance Towers]])
*''Tracey Takes On'' starring [[Seymour Cassel]]..."1976"(1996)
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*''Tracey Takes On'' episode "1976" (1996, starring [[Seymour Cassel]])
*''Walker, Texas Ranger''' starring [[Noble Willingham]]..."El Coyote"(1996) with [[Clifton Collins, Jr.]]
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*''Walker, Texas Ranger''' episode "El Coyote" (1996, starring [[Noble Willingham]], with [[Clifton Collins, Jr.]])
*''Baywatch Nights''..."Backup"(1996) with [[Scott Thompson Baker]]
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*''Baywatch Nights'' episode "Backup" (1996, with [[Scott Thompson Baker]])
*''High Incident'' starring [[Titus Welliver]]..."Nobody Walks in El Camino"(1996) with [[Lisa Vidal]]
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*''High Incident'' episode "Nobody Walks in El Camino" (1996, starring [[Titus Welliver]], with [[Lisa Vidal]])
*''Chicago Hope''..."Positive IDs"(1997) with Ellen Bry
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*''Chicago Hope'' episode "Positive IDs" (1997, with Ellen Bry)
*''Fired Up'' executive produced by [[Kelsey Grammer]] and starring [[Jonathan Banks]] and [[Sharon Lawrence]]..."Are We Not Friends"(1997) with [[Wendy Schaal]]
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*''Fired Up'' episode "Are We Not Friends" (1997, executive produced by [[Kelsey Grammer]], starring [[Jonathan Banks]] and [[Sharon Lawrence]], with [[Wendy Schaal]])
   
==21st Century Work==
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==21st century work==
Wildman's first film in this century was 2000's ''Crime & Punishment in Suburbia'' with [[Brad Greenquist]] and [[Marshall Teague]], next that year was the Tom Hanks led drama ''Cast Away'' with [[Nan Martin]]. Wildman got her first telefilm role of the decade in ''Mystery Woman'' with [[David Bowe]] and [[Clarence Williams III]]. Wildman gained a role in the 2007 period film ''The Last Sin Eater'' with [[Louise Fletcher]].
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Wildman's first film in this century was 2000's ''Crime & Punishment in Suburbia'' (with [[Brad Greenquist]] and [[Marshall Teague]]), then next that year was the Tom Hanks-led drama ''Cast Away'' (with [[Nan Martin]]). Wildman got her first telefilm role of the decade in ''Mystery Woman'' (2003, with [[David Bowe]] and [[Clarence Williams III]]). Wildman gained a role in the 2007 period film ''The Last Sin Eater'' (with [[Louise Fletcher]]).
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*''Nip/Tuck'' episode "Kurt Dempsey" (2003, with [[Don McManus]] and [[Brenda Strong]])
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The other television guest work Wildman received in this decade was on shows produced by ''Beverly Hills Cop 2'' producer Jerry Bruckhemier who, for an entire year, had Wildman on a trio of his television series. First was ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (starring [[Wallace Langham]], reuniting with Nan Martin, and also working with [[Greg Ellis]]) in the transgressive "King Baby" (2005). Next in 2006 were ''Cold Case'' (co-produced by ''Voyager'' star [[Roxann Dawson]]) in "Debut" (with fellow VOY guest star [[Tom Virtue]]) and then ''Without A Trace'' (starring [[Enrique Murciano]]) in "The Stranger" (with [[David Doty]]).
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==''Beverly Hills 90210''==
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Wildman's most noteworthy television role is that of undercover FBI agent Christine Pettit on the prime-time soap ''Beverly Hills 90210''. Ostensibly, Pettit was the girlfriend of Jack McKay played by Josh Taylor whose ex-wife Iris was portrayed by [[Stephanie Beacham]]. Wildman was featured largely in the third season from 1992 to 1993. Her debut was that season's Thanksgiving-themed "The Kindness of Strangers" (1992) (with [[Clyde Kusatsu]] and [[Melanie Smith]]), then in 1993 was "Back in the High Life Again" (with [[Ann Gillespie]]), then "Dead End" (with Gillespie again) in which Pettit was revealed to be a federal law enforcement officer; her final appearance that season was "The Child is Father to the Man" (directed by [[James Whitmore, Jr.]], with [[Miguel Pérez]]). Wildman resumed playing Pettit in the fifth season in the holiday episode "Christmas Comes This Time Each Year" (1994, with Beacham as well as [[Michael Durrell]]) and "P.S. I Love You Too" (1995, directed by [[Victor Lobl]]). In 2000, Wildman returned in the tenth and final season as Pettit resurfaced in "Eddie Waitkus" (directed by [[Chip Chalmers]]) and finally "Ever Heard the One About the Exploding Father?" (directed by [[Anson Williams]], and with [[Matt Winston]]).
   
 
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*[http://www.speedreels.com/talent/vwildman/vwildman.html Valerie Wildman] at [http://www.speedreels.com SpeedReels.com]
 
*[http://www.speedreels.com/talent/vwildman/vwildman.html Valerie Wildman] at [http://www.speedreels.com SpeedReels.com]
 
   
 
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Nevala

...as Nevala

Valerie Wildman (born 6 August 1953; age 70) played the role of Nevala in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Message in a Bottle".

Her uniform, which was later worn by Marilyn Blizzard, was sold on It's A Wrap! sale and auction for US$1,475.01. [1]

1980s origins

Wildman made her film debut in the 1984 Ron Howard directed Splash with Patrick Cronin, Clint Howard, and Bill Smitrovich. Wildman followed this debut with the 1985 Cold War drama The Falcon & the Snowman (with Jerry Hardin). Wildman appeared in the 1986 war film Salvador (with Tony Plana and fellow VOY guest star John Savage). That same year Wildman returned to comedy in Blake Edwards: A Fine Mess (alongside James Cromwell, Castulo Guerra, Darryl Henriques, Keye Luke, and Paul Sorvino). Henriques and Wildman shared in the box office success of their next film, the Jerry Bruckheimer/Don Simpson-produced, Tony Scott-directed Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987, with Ronny Cox, John Hostetter, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr., and Dean Stockwell). Towards the twilight of the 1980s, Wildman took her first telefilm roles. In 1988, she was in Justin Case (with Molly Hagan, Richard McGonagle, and Kenneth Tigar), Deadline: Madrid (with Marta Dubois), and finally in Break of Dawn, (with Tony Plana and Kamala Dawson).

1980s television guest work

Career growth in the 1990s

Wildman took her first big screen role in the sexually-themed police thriller Internal Affairs (1990, with Victoria Dillard and Marco Rodriguez). That same year was the Mafia comedy My Blue Heaven (with Ellen Albertini Dow, Ed Lauter, and Joel Polis). Wildman took her first sci-fi role in Neon City (with Monte Markham) and then was in Dangerous Women (with Paul Carr and Leonard Kelly-Young), both in 1991. The next film in which Wildman appeared was Josh & S.A.M. (1993, with Raye Birk, Ronald Guttman, Brent Hinkley, and Don McManus). Wildman was surrounded by many Trek alumni in 1995's My Family, Mi Familia (with Scott Bakula, Bibi Besch, Bruce Gray, Paul Robert Langdon, and Benito Martinez), then next that year was the fact-based court drama Indictment: The McMartin Trial (alongside Robert Clendenin, James Cromwell, Gregg Daniel, Miriam Flynn, Castulo Guerra, Mary Mara, Scarlett Pomers, and Eileen Seeley), then Fast Company (with Geoffrey Blake and Tim Ryan), and finally the thriller Rumpelstiltskin (with Max Grodénchik in the title role, as well as Sherman Augustus, Mark Holton, and Patrick Massett). In 1996, Wildman was seen in the postal comedy Dear God (with Stephanie Niznik). Wildman then got work in the Tim Burton-directed alien invasion comedy Mars Attacks! (reuniting with Gregg Daniel and along with Michael Reilly Burke, Willie Garson, Jeanne Mori, and Paul Winfield). 1997 saw Wildman surrounded by Skeletons (appearing with Dennis Christopher, David Graf, Julianna McCarthy, and Christopher Plummer). Wildman's final film of the decade and 20th century was Inconceivable (with Martha Hackett).

1990s television guest work

21st century work

Wildman's first film in this century was 2000's Crime & Punishment in Suburbia (with Brad Greenquist and Marshall Teague), then next that year was the Tom Hanks-led drama Cast Away (with Nan Martin). Wildman got her first telefilm role of the decade in Mystery Woman (2003, with David Bowe and Clarence Williams III). Wildman gained a role in the 2007 period film The Last Sin Eater (with Louise Fletcher).

The other television guest work Wildman received in this decade was on shows produced by Beverly Hills Cop 2 producer Jerry Bruckhemier who, for an entire year, had Wildman on a trio of his television series. First was CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (starring Wallace Langham, reuniting with Nan Martin, and also working with Greg Ellis) in the transgressive "King Baby" (2005). Next in 2006 were Cold Case (co-produced by Voyager star Roxann Dawson) in "Debut" (with fellow VOY guest star Tom Virtue) and then Without A Trace (starring Enrique Murciano) in "The Stranger" (with David Doty).

Beverly Hills 90210

Wildman's most noteworthy television role is that of undercover FBI agent Christine Pettit on the prime-time soap Beverly Hills 90210. Ostensibly, Pettit was the girlfriend of Jack McKay played by Josh Taylor whose ex-wife Iris was portrayed by Stephanie Beacham. Wildman was featured largely in the third season from 1992 to 1993. Her debut was that season's Thanksgiving-themed "The Kindness of Strangers" (1992) (with Clyde Kusatsu and Melanie Smith), then in 1993 was "Back in the High Life Again" (with Ann Gillespie), then "Dead End" (with Gillespie again) in which Pettit was revealed to be a federal law enforcement officer; her final appearance that season was "The Child is Father to the Man" (directed by James Whitmore, Jr., with Miguel Pérez). Wildman resumed playing Pettit in the fifth season in the holiday episode "Christmas Comes This Time Each Year" (1994, with Beacham as well as Michael Durrell) and "P.S. I Love You Too" (1995, directed by Victor Lobl). In 2000, Wildman returned in the tenth and final season as Pettit resurfaced in "Eddie Waitkus" (directed by Chip Chalmers) and finally "Ever Heard the One About the Exploding Father?" (directed by Anson Williams, and with Matt Winston).

External links