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Belinda Taubman Bauer (born Belinda Sylvia Taubman) is an Australian-born former actress and spiritual psychologist. She gained prominence in the 1980s for her roles in American films and television before transitioning into a career in psychology.

Early and personal life

Belinda Bauer was born Belinda Sylvia Taubman in Pymble, New South Wales, Australia. She is a descendant of Nathaniel James Taubman, the co-founder of Taubman’s Paints, a prominent Australian paint manufacturing company established in the early 20th century. Her maternal family owned Ritchie Brothers, a Sydney-based manufacturer of railway carriages, trains, and trams.

Bauer grew up in Pymble and attended Abbotsleigh School, an independent Anglican day and boarding school for girls located in Wahroonga, Sydney. She began her career as a ballet dancer and model, competing in beauty contests under her birth name, Belinda Taubman. She won titles including Miss Queen of the Pacific in 1968. In the early 1970s, she relocated to New York, adopted the surname Bauer, and pursued an acting career.

Career

Bauer started her career as a ballet dancer, model, and television actress. In New York, she worked as the face of Revlon and appeared in fashion magazines. She became known for her roles in cult films of the 1970s and 1980s, including Winter Kills (1979), The American Success Company (1980), Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982), and Flashdance (1983).

Her television roles include The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983), Starcrossed (1985), and Christine Scavello in Dean R. Koontz's Servants of Twilight (1991). She also appeared in the pilot episode of Airwolf (1984) as Gabrielle Ademaur and portrayed Delilah in Samson and Delilah (1984).

Bauer’s last credited appearance was in Poison Ivy II: Lily (1996). She was noted for portraying strong female characters.

Current work

Bauer resides in Los Angeles, California, where she works as a spiritual psychologist.

Selected filmography

References

1. "Nathaniel James Taubman (1864–1931)". Nathaniel James Taubman. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 29 November 2024. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
2. "£20,000 Fire at Ritchie Brothers' Auburn Carriage Works". Trove Digital Newspapers. 24 August 1913. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
3. "Abbotsleigh Official Website". Retrieved 29 November 2024.
4. "Biographical Entry for Taubman". ASAP. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
5. "Beauty Quest Finalists Announced". Trove Digital Newspapers. The Australian Women's Weekly. 17 May 1969. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
6. "Revlon Model Features - Belinda Bauer". Fashion Archives. June 1980.
7. Encyclopedia of Television. Encyclopedia of Television Press.
8. "Winter Kills Production Notes". National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
9. "Servants of Twilight Movie Page". Dean Koontz Official Website. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
10. The Television Encyclopedia. Television Press.
11. "Poison Ivy II Review". Film Review Monthly. January 1996.
12. "Profiles of Spiritual Psychologists - Belinda Bauer". Psychology Today. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

External links

• Belinda Bauer Spiritual Psychology and Consulting
• Belinda Bauer at IMDb
• Belinda Bauer at AllMovie

• 1950 births
• Living people
• 20th-century Australian actresses
• Actresses from Sydney
• Australian film actresses
• Australian television actresses
• People educated at Abbotsleigh
• Australian women psychologists
• Australian psychologists
• Australian expatriate actresses in the United States