Highest rated as cast or director
Rio Bravo
1959
Point Blank
1967
Dressed to Kill
1980
The Chase
1966
Police Woman
1974 · 4 Seasons
Biography
Angeline Dickinson (née Brown; September 30, 1931) is a retired American actress. She began her career on television, appearing in many anthology series during the 1950s, before landing her breakthrough role in Gun the Man Down (1956) with James Arness and the Western film Rio Bravo (1959), for which she received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. In her six decade career, Dickinson has appeared in more than 50 films, including China Gate (1957), Ocean's 11 (1960), The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961), Jessica (1962), Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), The Killers (1964), The Art of Love (1965), The Chase (1966), Point Blank (1967), Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971), The Outside Man (1972) and Big Bad Mama (1974). From 1974 to 1978, Dickinson starred as Sergeant Suzanne \"Pepper\" Anderson in the NBC crime series Police Woman, for which she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nominations. As lead actress, she starred in Brian De Palma's erotic crime thriller Dressed to Kill (1980), for which she received a Saturn Award for Best Actress. During her later career, Dickinson starred in several television movies and miniseries, also playing supporting roles in films such as Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994), Sabrina (1995), Pay It Forward (2000) and Big Bad Love (2001).
Acted in 130
2000s
- 2009
Mending Fences
Ruth Hanson
- 2004
- 2001
Big Bad Love
Mrs. Barlow
- 2000
The Last Producer
Poker Player
Comanche
Libbie Custer (voice)
1990s
- 1999
Sealed with a Kiss
Lucille Ethridge
- 1997
Deep Family Secrets
Rénee Chadway
- 1996
The Sun, The Moon and The Stars
Abbie McGee
- 1995
The Maddening
Georgina
- 1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Miss Adrian
- 1993
La Classe américaine
Jacqueline (archive footage)
Daddy Dearest
Mrs. Winters · 1 episode
Wild Palms
Josie Ito · 5 episodes
- 1992
Treacherous Crossing
Beverly Thomas
- 1990
Fire and Rain
Beth Mancini
1980s
- 1989
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
Carolyn Payton
Prime Target
Sgt. Kelly Mulcahaney
- 1988
- 1987
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Officer Anne Cavanaugh
Stillwatch
Abigail Winslow
- 1985
- 1984
A Touch of Scandal
Katherine Gilvey
Jealousy
Georgia / Laura / Ginny
- 1982
One Shoe Makes it Murder
Fay Reid
- 1981
Dial M for Murder
Margot Wendice
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Dragon Queen
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
The Suicide's Wife
Diana Harrington
Jig-Saw
Karen
- 1978
Pearl
Midge Forrest · 3 episodes
Overboard
Lindy Garrison
- 1977
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
Marjorie 'Margie' Delaney
- 1974
Pray for the Wildcats
Nancy McIlvain
- 1973
See the Man Run
Joanne Taylor
The Norliss Tapes
Ellen Sterns Cort
- 1972
The Outside Man
Jackie Kovacs
Hec Ramsey
Sarah Detweiler · 1 episode
- 1971
Thief
Jean Melville
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Miss Betty Smith
- 1970
The Sixth Column
Sandy
1960s
- 1969
Some Kind of a Nut
Rachel Amidon
- 1967
The Last Challenge
Lisa Denton
- 1966
- 1965
The Art of Love
Laurie Gibson
- 1964
The Killers
Sheila Farr
- 1963
- 1962
Rome Adventure
Lyda Kent
- 1961
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Rachel Cade
A Fever in the Blood
Cathy Simon
- 1960
The Bramble Bush
Fran Walker
I'll Give My Life
Alice Greenway Bradford
1950s
- 1959
Frontier Rangers
Rose Carver
- 1958
Man with a Camera
Norma Delgado · 1 episode
Northwest Passage
Rose Carver · 1 episode
Cry Terror!
Eileen Kelly
I Married a Woman
Actress in a Movie (uncredited)
- 1957
Meet McGraw
Lisa Parish, Mary Gaan · 1 episode
Calypso Joe
Julie, Flight Attendant
China Gate
Lucky Legs
Down Liberty Road
Mary
- 1956
The Black Whip
Sally Morrow
Hidden Guns
Becky Carter
- 1955
The Return of Jack Slade
Polly
Buffalo Bill Jr.
Anna Louise Beaumont · 1 episode
- 1954
Lucky Me
Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Shaw · 1 episode
- 1952
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Ann, Ellen · 1 episode
No release date
The Love War
Sandy
Appearances47
2020s
- 2024
Point Blank the Documentary
Self
- 2022
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self
2010s
- 2019
Valerie
Self
- 2017
- 2012
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Self
2000s
- 2009
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
Self
- 2008
- 2007
Brando
Self
3055 Jean Leon
Self
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
Self
- 2001
The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
Self
1990s
- 1997
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
Self
- 1994
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Self
- 1993
- 1990
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Self
1980s
- 1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
- 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
- 1986
Perry Como's Christmas in San Antonio
Self
- 1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Orson Welles' Magic Show
Self
- 1983
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Self / Various
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
- 1982
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Self
1970s
- 1979
The Orson Welles Show
Self
- 1978
- 1976
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Self
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular
Self
- 1975
- 1973
- 1971
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
1940s
- 1949
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 episode
- 1944
