Portrait of Brenda Bakke

Acting

Brenda Bakke

Career

Active from 1986 to 2025, with a break from 2005 to 2014, busiest in 1988 and 1995 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for American Gothic
American Gothic
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Brenda Bakke Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Pathos
    4.0, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Crime 3
  • Techno-Thriller 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Gore 2
  • Campy 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character Study 2
  • 80s Horror 2
  • Slasher 2
  • Gritty Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles Β· average score 35
Medium Rare Cold Case
Medium Rare Cold Case (2025)

as Rosie

Unbelievable!!!!!
Unbelievable!!!!! (2020)
GoodWatch score 35

as Christine Choppel

2010s

6 titles Β· average score 55
Foster Boy
Foster Boy (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

as Linda Ryan

WHAT / IF
WHAT / IF (2019)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show Β· as Older Laura

Billy Boy
Billy Boy (2018)
GoodWatch score 35

as Margarette

Colony
Colony (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Swiss Chancellor

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show Β· as Marie Panttiere

There
There (2015)

as LLM

2000s

12 titles Β· average score 63
Dollhouse
Dollhouse (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Margaret Bashford

Dark Blue
Dark Blue (2009)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show Β· as Ana Perry

The Mentalist
The Mentalist (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Det. Sharon Florey

Supernatural
Supernatural (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show Β· as Suzie

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Gwen Nolan

Broken
Broken (2004)

as Victoria Blake

Moving August
Moving August (2002)

as Ginny Forster

Groom Lake
Groom Lake (2002)
GoodWatch score 28

as Joyce

The Quickie
The Quickie (2001)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jane

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Bonnie Ritten

Dark Angel
Dark Angel (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show Β· as Dr. Adriana Vertes

Warm Texas Rain
Warm Texas Rain (2000)

as Kim Steffans

1990s

21 titles Β· average score 56
Shelter
Shelter (1998)
GoodWatch score 47

as Helena

The Fixer
The Fixer (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

as C.J.

Charmed
Charmed (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Soul Collector

Trucks
Trucks (1997)
GoodWatch score 38

as Hope

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

as Cap. Linda Gilder

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
GoodWatch score 57

as Cordelia

American Gothic
American Gothic (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Selena Coombs

Lone Justice 2
Lone Justice 2 (1995)

as Wren

Terminal Voyage
Terminal Voyage (1994)
GoodWatch score 39

as Zinovitz

Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

as Michelle Rodham Huddleston

Gunmen
Gunmen (1993)
GoodWatch score 31

as Maria

Twogether
Twogether (1992)
GoodWatch score 39

as Allison McKenzie

1980s

15 titles Β· average score 50
Gunhed
Gunhed (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

as Texas Air Ranger Sgt. Nim

Fist Fighter
Fist Fighter (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ellen

Nowhere to Run
Nowhere to Run (1989)

as Joannie

Death Spa
Death Spa (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

as Laura Danvers

Dangerous Love
Dangerous Love (1988)
GoodWatch score 42

as Chris

A Father's Homecoming
A Father's Homecoming (1988)

as Nurse Pitzer

Fast Gun
Fast Gun (1988)

as Julie Comstock

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Rivan

Scavengers
Scavengers (1987)

as Kimberly Blake

Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Medium Rare
Medium Rare (1987)

as Rosie

Hardbodies 2
Hardbodies 2 (1986)
GoodWatch score 26

as Morgan