Louan Gideon (November 12, 1955 – February 3, 2014) was an American actress best known for her role as antagonist Danielle Atron on Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex Mack. She was also the last actress to play Liza Walton Sentell on the long-running soap opera Search for Tomorrow.
Biography Born in Erath County, Texas, Gideon was a jazz singer in Europe and Asia before becoming an actress in the US. Gideon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Baylor University in Waco, Texas (1978); she majored in oral communications (radio-television-film). In her freshman year, she was voted as a "Baylor Beauty" - rare for a freshman.
In 2006, she left Los Angeles for the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, where she continued her career as a writer and stage actress. She successfully battled breast cancer in 2009, and in 2011 married her long-time partner, veteran entertainment executive Walt Borchers. The ceremony took place in Lake Como, Italy, and was presided over by their close friend Bryan Cranston. Her cancer returned in late 2013 and she died on February 3, 2014, at age 58.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1989Easy WheelsMolly Wolf1993AirborneMrs. Goosen1999P.U.N.K.S.Ms. Grimes1999Treehouse HostageMrs. Stevens201310 Rules for Sleeping AroundLaura
Television Year Title Role Notes1985–86Search for TomorrowLiza Walton SentellRegular role1989Where There's a WillCavatina AndrettiTV film1989DragnetCheryl Dodds"Cardiac Arrest"1990Night CourtSonia Blair"Can't Buy Me Love"1991They Came from Outer SpaceDr. B. L. Hinton"Play Doctor"1991Eerie, IndianaBetty Wilson"Foreverware"1991PrincessesWanda"Luv Leddahs"1991Get a LifeTammy"Meat Locker 2000"1992Night CourtHeidi"Party Girl: Part 2", "Opportunity Knock Knocks: Part 2"1992Saved by the BellMrs. Becky Belding"Earthquake"1993Beverly Hills, 90210Gina"Midlife... Now What?"1994One West WaikikiCommander Benson"Til Death Do Us Part"1994–98Danielle AtronRecurring role1995Saved by the Bell: The New ClassMrs. Belding"The Christmas Gift"1996L.A. FirefightersDonna Ryan"So What Else Happened"1996Lisa"Laborer of Love"1996Dark SkiesTammy"Dreamland"1997SeinfeldMrs. Hamilton"The Millennium"1998Maylee"Tom vs. the PTA", "The Band"2001Sabrina, the Teenage WitchEleanor"Tick-Tock Hilda's Clock"2001Six Feet UnderGrieving Woman"Life's Too Short"2003Joan of ArcadiaVal Wyatt"The Fire and the Wood"2004Malcolm in the MiddleWoman"Dewey's Special Class"
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