Belinda Sylvia Taubman Bauer (born 13 June 1950) is an Australian-born former actress and psychologist. She gained notice in the 1980s with roles in American films such as Winter Kills (1979) and ' (1982). Bauer also had a supporting role in the film Flashdance (1983) and a co-starring role as Dr. Juliette Faxx in RoboCop 2 (1990).
After retiring from acting in the mid-1990s, Bauer began a career in psychology and maintains practice in Los Angeles.
Belinda Bauer was born Belinda Sylvia Taubman on 13 June 1950 in Sydney, Australia. Her great-grandfather, Nathaniel James Taubman, co-founded the Australian paint manufacturer Taubmans in 1901. Bauer grew up in Sydney and attended Abbotsleigh. She trained in ballet and performed as a dancer on Barry CrockerâÂÂs television program, The Sound of Music, in the late 1960s.
Under her birth name, Bauer entered beauty pageants. She won the Miss Queen of the Pacific title in 1968 and was a finalist in the Miss New South Wales contest in 1967. In the early 1970s, Bauer travelled abroad and eventually settled in New York City to pursue modelling and acting. During this period, she adopted the surname Bauer. She worked as a fashion model, including for Revlon cosmetics, and took acting classes.
Bauer's screen debut was a leading role in the conspiracy thriller Winter Kills (released 1979), appearing with Jeff Bridges and John Huston. She co-starred with Bridges again in the comedy The American Success Company (1980). Her subsequent roles included the time-travel film ' (1982) and a supporting part in Flashdance (1983). On television, she played the title role in the TV movie The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983) and the biblical character Delilah in the miniseries Samson and Delilah (1984). She also played the female lead in the pilot episode of the series Airwolf (1984).
Throughout the mid-1980s, Bauer appeared in thrillers and action films, including The Rosary Murders (1987) with Donald Sutherland and Act of Piracy (1990) with Gary Busey. She also had a cameo in the comedy UHF (1989). In 1990, she portrayed Dr. Juliette Faxx, an antagonist in the film RoboCop 2. The following year, she starred in Servants of Twilight (1991), a thriller adapted from a novel by Dean Koontz.
Bauer's final acting roles were in the mid-1990s. She starred in the television film A Case for Murder (1993) and had a supporting role in ' (1996). She retired from acting in 1996. Bauer has one screenwriting credit, for co-writing the screenplay for the film Happy Now (2001).
After retiring from acting, Bauer pursued a degree in psychology. In 2000, she completed a master's program in spiritual psychology at the University of Santa Monica. She also trained at Oneness University in India. Since 2001, Bauer has operated a private counseling practice in Los Angeles.
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