Louan Gideon (November 12, 1955 – February 3, 2014) was an American actress best known for her role as antagonist Danielle Atron on Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex Mack. She was also the last actress to play Liza Walton Sentell on the long-running soap opera Search for Tomorrow.

Louan Gideon
Born(1955-11-12)November 12, 1955
DiedFebruary 3, 2014(2014-02-03) (aged 58)
Alma materBaylor University (1978)
OccupationActress
Years active1985–2013
Spouse
Walt Borchers
(m. 2011; died 2014)

Biography

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Born in Erath County, Texas, Gideon was a jazz singer in Europe and Asia before becoming an actress in the US. Gideon earned Bachelor of Arts degree at Baylor University in Waco, Texas (1978); she majored in oral communications (radio-television-film). In her freshman year, she was voted as a "Baylor Beauty" - rare for a freshman.[citation needed]

In 2006, she left Los Angeles for the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, where she continued her career as a writer and stage actress. She successfully battled breast cancer in 2009, and in 2011 married her long-time partner, veteran entertainment executive Walt Borchers. The ceremony took place in Lake Como, Italy, and was presided over by their close friend Bryan Cranston. Her cancer returned in late 2013 and she died surrounded by loved ones on February 3, 2014, at age 58.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Easy Wheels Molly Wolf
1993 Airborne Mrs. Goosen
1999 P.U.N.K.S. Ms. Grimes
1999 Treehouse Hostage Mrs. Stevens
2013 10 Rules for Sleeping Around Laura

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1985–86 Search for Tomorrow Liza Walton Sentell Regular role
1989 Where There's a Will Cavatina Andretti TV film
1989 Dragnet Cheryl Dodds "Cardiac Arrest"
1990 Night Court Sonia Blair "Can't Buy Me Love"
1991 They Came from Outer Space Dr. B. L. Hinton "Play Doctor"
1991 Eerie, Indiana Betty Wilson "Foreverware"
1991 Princesses Wanda "Luv Leddahs"
1991 Get a Life Tammy "Meat Locker 2000"
1992 Night Court Heidi "Party Girl: Part 2", "Opportunity Knock Knocks: Part 2"
1992 Saved by the Bell Mrs. Becky Belding "Earthquake"
1993 Beverly Hills, 90210 Gina "Midlife... Now What?"
1994 One West Waikiki Commander Benson "Til Death Do Us Part"
1994–98 The Secret World of Alex Mack Danielle Atron Recurring role
1995 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Mrs. Belding "The Christmas Gift"
1996 L.A. Firefighters Donna Ryan "So What Else Happened"
1996 The Home Court Lisa "Laborer of Love"
1996 Dark Skies Tammy "Dreamland"
1997 Seinfeld Mrs. Hamilton "The Millennium"
1998 The Tom Show Maylee "Tom vs. the PTA", "The Band"
2001 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Eleanor "Tick-Tock Hilda's Clock"
2001 Six Feet Under Grieving Woman "Life's Too Short"
2003 Joan of Arcadia Val Wyatt "The Fire and the Wood"
2004 Malcolm in the Middle Woman "Dewey's Special Class"

References

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  1. ^ "'A perfect stage exit': Asheville actress Louan Gideon dies".
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