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Bibi Besch

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Bibi Besch

Born February 1, 1942 in Vienna, AustriaDied September 7, 199642 films

Bibi Besch (born Bibiana Maria Köchert; February 1, 1940 – September 7, 1996) was an Austrian-American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Carol Marcus in the science fiction film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Her other notable film roles were in Who's That Girl (1987), Steel Magnolias (1989), and Tremors (1990). Besch also appeared in a number of television productions, including the television film The Day After (1983) and The Jeff Foxworthy Show, and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan posterFirst watchStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan19827.5as Dr. Carol MarcusThe starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.View film

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Filmography

42 films as actor
  1. 1996RattledGail Hendershot
  2. 1995Wounded HeartJoan Lance
  3. 1995My FamilyMrs. Gillespie
  4. 1995Abandoned and DeceivedIris
  5. 1993The Last ShotHelen Tullis
  6. 1992Doing Time on Maple DriveLisa Carter
  7. 1991Lonely HeartsMaria Wilson
  8. 1991Crazy From the HeartCynthia
  9. 1990Extreme Close-UpMrs. Fields
  10. 1990Betsy's WeddingNancy Lovell
  11. 1990TremorsMegan - The Doctor's Wife
  12. 1990Blue BayouClaire Goldanna
  13. 1989Steel MagnoliasBelle Marmillion
  14. 1989Kill Me AgainJack's Secretary
  15. 1988Dead Solid PerfectRita
  16. 1988Tattle: When to Tell on a FriendCoach
  17. 1987Date with an AngelGrace Sanders
  18. 1987He's My GirlMarcia
  19. 1987Who's That GirlMs. Worthington
  20. 1986Mrs. Delafield Wants to MarryDoreen Delafield
  21. 1984Gone Are the DayesDistrict Attorney
  22. 1983The Day AfterEve Dahlberg
  23. 1983Secrets of a Mother and DaughterTessa Beaumont
  24. 1983The Lonely LadyVeronica Randall
  25. 1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanDr. Carol Marcus
  26. 1982The Beast WithinCaroline MacCleary
  27. 1981Skyward ChristmasNatalie Ward
  28. 1981Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten StoryHilda Flushing
  29. 1981Tough GirlMarlene Lake
  30. 1980The Plutonium IncidentBarbara O'Neill
  31. 1979MeteorHelen Bradley
  32. 1979TransplantNoreen
  33. 1979The PromiseDr. Faye Allison
  34. 1979HardcoreMary
  35. 1978BetrayalPat
  36. 1978Tom and JoannLou
  37. 1977The PackMarge
  38. 1977Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat StallionEmily Lundy
  39. 1976Victory at EntebbeGerman Woman
  40. 1976The Captive: The Longest Drive 2Janet Farleigh
  41. 1975DistanceJoanne Morse
  42. 1975First Ladies Diaries: Martha WashingtonSally Fairfax