Belinda Bauer was born Belinda Jane Taubman on June 13, 1950 in
Australia. Her family managed Taubman Paints, the country's largest
paint manufacturing company. She competed as Belinda Taubman in several
beauty contests in Sydney, New South Wales. Starting her career as a
ballet dancer and later worked as a model in New York, Bauer became
popular in several American cult films of the 1980s, including
Philadelphia Clan (1979),
Jetzt komme ich (1979),
Timerider - Das Abenteuer des Lyle Swann (1982)
and Flashdance (1983). Between
television work, she also appeared in the comedy film
UHF - Sender mit beschränkter Hoffnung (1989) and the action sequel
RoboCop 2 (1990). Her main title roles
were in the television films
The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983);
as Delilah in
Samson und Delilah (1984);
as an alien woman living on Earth in
Starcross (1985); and as
Christine Scavello in the supernatural thriller
Twilight (1991).
Bauer also appeared in the pilot of the television series
Airwolf (1984) as Stringfellow
Hawke's love interest Gabrielle Ademaur; her character was killed near
the series' ending. Her last credited appearance was in the erotic
thriller Poison Ivy II - Jung und verführerisch (1996). Her
portrayals of hard, vindictive women resulted in constant typecasting,
which may have contributed to the fading away of her career.
