Carol Potter Movies
Best known as Cindy Walsh, mother of Brenda and Brandon on TV's Beverly Hills 90210, Carol Potter began her acting career on the stage, appearing in the Broadway play Gemini in 1977. She began dabbling in onscreen acting in the early '80s, but her big break came in 1990 when she joined the cast of 90210. She stayed with the series until 1998, and while she continued to tend to her acting career with appearances on shows like NYPD Blue, she also decided to pursue another career avenue, earning a masters degree in marriage and family counseling in 1997, and subsequently opening up a counseling practice. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide- 1979
Racism is explored in this drama that chronicles the attempts of an African-American family to buy a home in a white suburb. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1981
In this drama, a crack team of G-men face danger and death as they attempt to gather evidence on a crime lord. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1983
To land a job as a sports reporter, a young woman must disguise herself as a man. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- 1986
- R
Two young adventurers sign on to a cruise ship as performing knife throwers and get involved in all kinds of hijinks that begin when the bodies of two officers are found stabbed to death in this sea-going musical British farce. Meanwhile, the smooth-talking dopes attempt to convince the members of an all-girl band that they are powerful record executives. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Landsberg, Lorin Dreyfuss, (more)
One of the definitive, landmark shows of the 1990s, "90210" quickly became an important fixture on the FOX and in the popular discourse of adolescents and young adults. The first season's main characters, Dylan, Kelly, Donna, Steve, David, Andrea and twins Brandon and Brenda all attended West Beverly Hills High School. Brandon and Brenda Walsh and their parents, transplants from Minneapolis, were the stable nuclear family with strong values; their home was a safe haven for the whole gang and the center of much of the drama. The show dealt with a steady stream of love triangles and other romantic entanglements and occasionally touched on more serious issues as well.
- Starring:
- Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, (more)
The prime television destination for many younger viewers during the early '90s, Beverly Hills 90210 delivered scandal, controversy, and sexy story lines on a weekly basis. The series centered on the lives of the teenage Walsh twins, Brenda (Shannen Doherty) and Brandon (Jason Priestly), who move with their parents from rural Minnesota to drama-rich Beverly Hills at the beginning of Season 1. Learning to assimilate to the California lifestyle isn't easy; it takes the help of their high school friends Kelly (Jennie Garth), Donna (Tori Spelling), Steve (Ian Ziering), Andrea (Gabrielle Carteris), and David (Brian Austin Green), as well as bad boy (and teen heartthrob) Dylan (Luke Perry) to get Brenda and Brandon to come out their shells. Season 2 (1991-92) of the Aaron Spelling/Darren Star-created drama features a pregnancy scare for Brenda; Dylan's rehab stint; the truth about Steve's birth mother; an accidental shooting; and the introduction of the fascinating but troubled Emily Valentine (Christine Elise). Also new to the scene is Jake Hanson (Grant Show), who eventually went on to anchor the 90210 spin-off Melrose Place, which launched in the autumn of 1992. Bonus features in this eight-disc include: "Our Favorite Valentine," Elise's look back at Emily; "Meet the Walshes," during which actors Carol Potter and James Eckhouse discuss their roles as the "perfect" Beverly Hills parents Cindy and Jim Walsh; and "Everything You Need to Know About Beverly Hills 90210 Season 2," featuring pop-culture experts and comedians Michael Colton and John Aboud.
One of the definitive shows of the 1990s, Aaron Spelling's Beverly Hills, 90210 joined the elite TV club in 1992, spinning off the slightly more grown up ensemble soap Melrose Place. The series focus remains on the lives of the teenage Walsh twins -- Brenda (Shannen Doherty) and Brandon (Jason Priestly) -- who move with their parents from rural Minnesota to drama-rich Beverly Hills. Season 3 marks senior year for Brenda, Brandon, and their high school friends: Kelly (Jennie Garth), Donna (Tori Spelling), Steve (Ian Ziering), Andrea (Gabrielle Carteris), David (Brian Austin Green), and bad boy heartthrob Dylan (Luke Perry). Naturally, they all get closer together as they make the high-stakes decisions for their post-graduation lives. Every juicy moment from 1992-93's Season 3 is highlighted on this 8-disc set, including the prom, overseas travels, addictions, summer jobs, secret liaisons, and of course, graduation.
- Starring:
- Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, (more)
The ensemble drama about young adults growing up in Beverly Hills is a blend of romantic drama and subject matter that crosses all cultural boundaries. The storyline has followed the Walsh family as they moved from a middle-class Midwestern neighborhood to wealthy and glamorous Beverly Hills, maturing from high school to college students, facing new challenges as they continue to grow and discover more about themselves and their personal ambitions. As their worlds evolve, old friendships will be tested as new relationships develop, but no matter how complicated their worlds become, they will always share in their strengths and experiences.
- Starring:
- Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, (more)
The friends of Beverly Hills, 90210 are just getting warmed up! Join Brandon (Jason Priestley), Dylan (Luke Perry), Kelly (Jennie Garth), Donna (Tori Spelling), David (Brian Austin Green), Steve (Ian Ziering), Val (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen), and Clare (Kathleen Robertson) as they discover new love, battle addictions, and test the waters outside the college campus in all 31 sizzling episode of 1995-6's Season 6. Witness Kelly's terrifying descent into drugs; Dylan's unlikely marriage proposal; and a porno that is filmed at Brandon's house! As their lives twist, turn, and bend in different directions, it's the bonds of friendship that will never break.
- Starring:
- Jason Priestley, Luke Perry, (more)
The ensemble drama about young adults growing up in Beverly Hills is a blend of romantic drama and subject matter that crosses all cultural boundaries. The storyline has followed the Walsh family as they moved from a middle-class Midwestern neighborhood to wealthy and glamorous Beverly Hills, maturing from high school to college students, facing new challenges as they continue to grow and discover more about themselves and their personal ambitions. As their worlds evolve, old friendships will be tested as new relationships develop, but no matter how complicated their worlds become, they will always share in their strengths and experiences.
- Starring:
- Jason Priestley, Luke Perry, (more)
In this martial arts actioner, a tough young fighter risks his life to protect his girl and her family from criminal creeps. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- T.J. Roberts, Jennifer Lyons, (more)
- 1998
Connecticut's Mashantucket tribe financed this Native American drama about three sisters who enter the business world by selling Naturally Native, a homegrown line of cosmetics based on traditional tribal remedies. Married to a Native American, Vickie (Valerie Red-Horse) believes strongly in Indian traditions. She needs backers for her cosmetics line, and her two younger sisters, Tanya (Irene Bedard of Pocahontas) and accountant-in-training Karen (Kimberly Norris Guerrero) join her enterprise, but when they team to manufacture and market Naturally Native cosmetics, they encounter racist, patronizing attitudes. Numerous Native American issues are raised in this film, shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Valerie Red-Horse, Irene Bedard, (more)
- 2001
Still hoping to link up with Jennifer Beck (Katie Fountain), the daughter whom she put up for adoption years ago, Det. Connie McDowell (Charlotte Ross) risks her job by arranging to have Jennifer hauled into the 15th precinct on a drug-misdemeanor charge. Elsewhere, the detectives investigate when the body of a woman who was supposed to have died in the World Trade Center attack turns up at construction site miles away from Ground Zero. And on a personal note, Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) has found out that his temporary partner, Eddie Gibson (John F. O'Donohue), has cancer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
