Belinda Bauer (actress)

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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.

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.^{[1][failed verification]} Her maternal family owned Ritchie Brothers, a Sydney-based manufacturer of railway carriages, trains, and trams.^{[2][failed verification]}

Bauer grew up in Pymble and attended Abbotsleigh School, an independent Anglican day and boarding school for girls located in Wahroonga, Sydney.^{[3][failed verification]} 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.^{[4][failed verification]} In the early 1970s, she relocated to New York, adopted the surname Bauer, and pursued an acting career.^[5]

Bauer started her career as a ballet dancer, model, and television actress.^[6] In New York, she worked as the face of Revlon and appeared in fashion magazines.^{[7][page needed]} 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).^{[8][failed verification]}

Her television roles include The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983), Starcrossed (1985), and Christine Scavello in Dean R. Koontz's Servants of Twilight (1991).^{[9][failed verification]} She also appeared in the pilot episode of Airwolf (1984) as Gabrielle Ademaur and portrayed Delilah in Samson and Delilah (1984).^{[10][page needed]}

Bauer’s last credited appearance was in Poison Ivy II: Lily (1996). She was noted for portraying strong female characters.^[11]

Bauer resides in Los Angeles, California, where she works as a spiritual psychologist.^[12]

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