Fans identify the actress who played Becky Gelke in "The Good Samaritan" as Helen Slater, discussing why recognizable actors sometimes appear uncredited in cameo roles.
The episode where Kramer gets seizures when some womans voice is on TV, and Jerry goes after a hit-n'-run car-crasher which turns out to be a beautiful woman (Angela). The car that was hit belonged to Becky Gelke, "the blonde with the blue sweatpants". Who played her? Was it Helen Slater, the woman from City Slickers? I thought it looked like her, but I can't be sure. The credits for the episode didn't say...
Lars J
Wasn't she also the female lead with Michael J. Fox "The Secret of My Success"?...Lady H.
It WAS Helen Slater (one of my all-time favorite females who, for some reason, has never made it big). It's common for recognizable actors/actreses to appear in uncredited cameos if they like a project and want to be a part of it (for instance, James Earl Jones in the movie, "Sneakers"). I don't know if this is an ego thing (the audience will recognize them even if they are not identified), or whether it has to do with AFTRA compensation issues. Or a bit of both or some other reason.
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Sometimes what happens is that the actor is under contract with a studio and they are interested in a project that another studio is doing. In order not to break the contract with the first studio they appear in cameo roles and get no credit for it.
Shelley
In article [email] (Lars J. Aas) writes:
It's hard to believe that she wouldn't have been listed in the closing credits. Yes, she's Helen Slater, who played the title character in the movie SUPERGIRL; this ties in with Jerry's Superman fixation.
GR
It was indeed Helen Slater, who was also in the Michael J. Fox movie "The Secret of My Sucess." It wouldn't be out of line to suggest she was hired for the Superman theme. After all she played Supergirl.