Angela Adams

[deathbecomezher]

Birth: Feb. 27, 1956
Death: Nov. 27, 1988

Original name: Angela Haugland
She appeared in films such as "Bachleor Party," "Basic Training," "Scarface" and "The Lost Empire." She also made guest TV appearances on "Night Court," "Cheers" and "BJ and the Bear."
She died of a heart failure, which, according to the coroner, was likely caused by a virus

[eca1094]

Never heard of her.

[Jazbabee]

I can't place her either - got any pics ?

[cachluv]

Angela Aames

Original name: Angela Haugland
Birth: Feb. 27, 1956
Death: Nov. 27, 1988

Actress. She appeared in films such as "Bachleor Party," "Basic Training," "Scarface" and "The Lost Empire." She also made guest TV appearances on "Night Court," "Cheers" and "BJ and the Bear." She died of a heart failure, which, according to the coroner, was likely caused by a virus.

Burial:
Riverside Cemetery
Pierre
Hughes County
South Dakota, USA
Record added: Apr 29 2005







Date of Birth

27 February 1956, Pierre, South Dakota, USA

Date of Death

27 November 1988, West Hills, California, USA (heart disease)

Mini Biography

Angela Aames grew up in Pierre, South Dakota. She acted in high school and attended the University of South Dakota before coming to Hollywood in 1978 to begin her acting career. Her first film role was as Little Bo Peep in the film Fairy Tales (1979). She followed that up by playing Linda "Boom-Boom" Bang in H.O.T.S. (1979). Other film roles included ...All the Marbles (1981), Scarface (1983), Bachelor Party (1984), The Lost Empire (1985), Basic Training (1985), and Chopping Mall (1986). She did guest appearances on several television shows, including "Cheers" (1982) and "Night Court" (1984). Her last role was as Penny, a fitness instructor, on "The Dom DeLuise Show" (1987). Angela was found dead at a friend's home in West Hills in the San Fernando Valley on November 27, 1988. The coroner later ruled that her death was a result of a deterioration of the heart muscle, probably caused by a virus. She was 32 at the time.

Mini Biography

Beautiful, buxom blond Angela Aames made her mark in Hollywood during the late 1970s and 1980s while appearing in a string of silly T & A comedies and exploitation movies. Additionally, she appeared on numerous TV shows in sexy bit parts that sadly amounted to little more than window dressing.

While she aspired to be a comedienne, her ample curves made her most suitable to play the series of voluptuous party girls and sex kittens that eventually would comprise her resume.

Angela was born February 27, 1956. An early resume indicates that her thespian training included stints at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and Harvey Lembeck's Comedy Workshop, and stage appearances in such theatrical fare as Of Mice and Men, The Lion in Winter, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Importance of Being Earnest, Tartuffe, The Pleasure of his Company, Dark of the Moon, and The Women.

In addition to Angela's verified credits as published at IMDb, her resume lists a number of other appearances in film and television including the 20-minute educational short called "Malice in Bigotland" as well as an industrial short for G.T.E. that dealt with sexual harassment. Also listed are appearances on the Telethon for Autistic Children and Krofft Supershows.

Her television work included bit parts in shows like "Barnaby Jones" (1973), Angie, Out of the Blue (1980), "Mork & Mindy" (1978), "Hill Street Blues" (1981), Cheers, Automan, and Alice, in addition to her recurring appearances on "B.J. and the Bear" (1979), "The Fall Guy" (1981), and "Night Court" (1984). In her Cheers appearance, in the 1982 episode called "Sam's Women," Angela plays her "bimbo" role with such skill that her spelling of her name, "Brandee-with two E's," is the show's funniest and most memorable line.

In 1983, she appeared on Cinemax' "Likely Stories, Vol. 4" (1983), playing an 80-foot tall, bikini-clad giantess.

Her earliest film role appears to have been Fairy Tales (1979), in which she plays a sexier Little Bo Peep than you've probably seen before. Angela briefly appeared nude in this film, and clips of her nude scene later appeared in made-for-video compilations like The Best of Sex and Violence (1981) and Famous T & A (1982). Taking one look at her, Angela was simply made to play the part of Linda "Boom Boom" Bangs in H.O.T.S. (1979), which had her skydiving topless into a swimming pool, among other exploits that made effective use of her frontal anatomy. Her resume also lists an otherwise unknown film from this period, called The Crazy.

Angela appeared in bit parts a number of made-for-TV movies in 1980-81, appearances, which mostly showcased her figure and which included _Moviola_()vq (aka This Year's Blonde), Charlie & the Great Balloon Chase , The Comeback Kid, and The Perfect Woman.

The early 1980s saw her topless again in All the Marbles (1981). She also appeared, briefly, in Boxoffice, as a pregnant Hollywood starlet at a posh dinner party. In 1983, Angela had a non-speaking walk-through part in Scarface.

In 1984, she had arguably her most memorable moment on-screen, in the now-cult classic Tom Hanks vehicle Bachelor Party. During the film's opening credits, Aames appears in Adrian Zmed's photography studio as a mother having baby pictures taken of her infant child. With a red "come get me" top cut practically to her navel, she made indelible impressions on legions of adoring male fans.

Here she is in Bachelor Party:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5k8NDhKxs

Her later film roles, in the mid to late 1980s, included Jim Wynorski's The Lost Empire, Basic Training, and Chopping Mall. The Lost Empire, in particular, allowed Angela to take more of a leading role, demonstrating her fine flair for comedy in addition to her big breasts.

There are also some vague Internet references to an appearance in a 1988 "documentary" on bodybuilding called Flex, and also starring Harry Grant and Tom Platz. This is certainly plausible, as Angela had reportedly taken up weightlifting in the years just before her untimely death.

In 1988, she had secured a starring role in the weekly sit-com "The Dom DeLuise Show" (1987), in which she portrayed an aerobics instructor. During the show's pilot episode, she made a spectacular entrance, clad in a skin tight leotard, during which Dom DeLuise commented, to the audience, "I just love watching her jog!"

In addition to her TV and film appearances, Angela occasionally modeled. She was a "Mint 400 Girl" in 1982. The Mint 400 Girls were glamorous race beauty queens integrally involved in the publicity for the prestigious Mint 400 Las Vegas off-road race.

She has been featured in Adam Magazine, Playboy, Partner, Variety, Celebrity Sleuth, Femme Fatales and the National Enquirer.


Spouse

Mark Haughland(? - 27 November 1988) (her death)

[LitaMalibu]

I just found out she passed as I started doing research for a blog I'm writing, how sad. She was so cute in H.O.T.S.

Is there any way of changing the name on the Subject as her name is not Angela Adams?

[Guest]

Aames packed so much into her short life! Sad that she died at a relatively early age. I've seen her in many roles, and she always made an impression.