Bibi Besch

Personal Info

Birthday

February 1, 1942

Day of Death

1996-09-07

(54 years old)

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria

Also Known As

Bibiana Maria Köchert

Bibi Besch

Biography

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.

Known For

Law & Order

Dallas

Murder, She Wrote

The Six Million Dollar Man

Coach

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Charlie's Angels

Knots Landing

Filmography

1996
Rattled
as Gail Hendershot
1995
Wounded Heart
as Joan Lance
Abandoned and Deceived
as Iris
1993
The Last Shot
as Helen Tullis
1992
Doing Time on Maple Drive
as Lisa Carter
1991
Lonely Hearts
as Maria Wilson
Crazy From the Heart
as Cynthia
1990
Extreme Close-Up
as Mrs. Fields
Betsy's Wedding
as Nancy Lovell
Tremors
as Megan - The Doctor's Wife
Blue Bayou
as Claire Goldanna
1989
Steel Magnolias
as Belle Marmillion
Kill Me Again
as Jack's Secretary
1988
Dead Solid Perfect
as Rita
Tattle: When To Tell On A Friend
as Coach
1987
Date with an Angel
as Grace Sanders
He's My Girl
as Marcia
Who's That Girl
as Ms. Worthington
1986
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
as Doreen Delafield
1984
Gone Are the Dayes
as District Attorney
1983
The Day After
as Eve Dahlberg
Secrets of a Mother and Daughter
as Tessa Beaumont
The Lonely Lady
as Veronica Randall
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
as Dr. Carol Marcus
The Beast Within
as Caroline MacCleary
1981
Skyward Christmas
as Natalie Ward
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
as Hilda Flushing
Tough Girl
as Marlene Lake
1980
The Plutonium Incident
as Barbara O'Neill
1979
Meteor
as Helen Bradley
Transplant
as Noreen
The Promise
as Dr. Faye Allison
Hardcore
as Mary
1978
Betrayal
as Pat
Tom and Joann
as Lou
1977
The Pack
as Marge
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
as Emily Lundy
1976
Victory at Entebbe
as German Woman
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
as Janet Farleigh
1975
Distance
as Joanne Morse
First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
as Sally Fairfax