However, that is how many Americans frequently see the actress.
But who is Pam Dawber, and why have we heard from her so infrequently since the 1990s?
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Then, tragedy struck.
In fact, Schaffer lived with Dawber and Harmon for a short time.
Dawber even knew Schaffer’s parents well.
That changed everything for Dawber, according toABC.com.
I thought of Rebecca every day of my life probably for two years.
But I couldn’t keep diving in.
“There’s something just so painful about the thought … She also testified before Congress in Washington, D.C. lobbying for what she called “saner gun laws.”
By 2000, she wasn’t acting at all, according to Biography.
It took former co-star Robin Williams to bring her back onto the small screen in 2014.
Sadly,Williams died from suicidethat same year (viaThe Hollywood Reporter).
Earlier in 2021,Pam Dawber made her first appearanceon that series as a character named Marcie.
This was the first time Dawber and Harmon have ever acted together despite being married for nearly 35 years.
“I’ve been asked to do ‘NCIS’ before over the years.
It just wasn’t the right character or the right time,” Dawber toldTV Insider.
They said, ‘But she’s always turned us down!’
I read the script and I’m going, ‘Oh no.’
My fear rockets flew off.”
Dawber explained her fears but also knew she had to take the role for her own personal satisfaction.
“I haven’t acted in so long.
It’s also, at my age, do you really want to be on a big screen?”
“I finally thought I’d feel worse if I chickened out.”
